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COD Black Ops Cold War & Warzone to get Season 3 content on April 22

- Advertisement - Activision has revealed the road map for Cold War – Season 3 that is set to begin after the nuke event called Operation Rapid Sunder in Warzone on April 21. The nuke event has been hinting towards a possible zombie invasion which could lead to an overhaul of Verdansk which would fall more in line with Black Ops: Cold War’s 80’s theme. Season 3 also introduces a new mode called Hunt for Adler which will be available for a limited time and brings characters from Cold War

Addiction to Free Fire Leads Player Commit Suicide in India

by Jason Parker in General | Apr, 2nd 2021 Gaming addiction is serious and has led a Free Fire fan to commit suicide recently. Before PUBG Mobile got banned in India, we spoke several times about players who, addicted to the game committed crimes or suicide as a result of their addiction. This is not why PUBG Mobile got banned. Seeing more of these news stories shows that gaming addiction is serious, and is not being treated properly in India. Instead of simply scolding and forbidding things, there has to

Riot Games investigates CS:GO Match-fixing allegations

Riot Games is conducting several investigations into allegations of match-fixing amongst VALORANT and ex-CS:GO players, according to Dexerto. The game developer is interviewing several professional players as part of these ongoing investigations. This is independent of ESIC’s ongoing investigation into the same allegations.Riot Games Investigates Match-fixingThe relevant allegations of match-fixing in CS:GO first surfaced in September 2020. These allegations surrounded matches in the North American Mountain Dew League (NA MDL). Several tier 2 CS:GO players allegedly threw matches for money and match-fixing was rampant in lower-tier NA CS:GO events.The Esports

Apex Legends’ ChinaTown Market Crossover Skins Delayed After Company Rebrand

Apex LegendsBacklash from the AAPI community has prompted a rebrand. | Photo Courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentThe Apex Legends' ChinaTown Market crossover event has been delayed after the latter organization announced a company rebrand. After feedback and backlash from the AAPI community, ChinaTown Market decided to rebrand, meaning the skins from the event will not be released on March 30, as planned.In support of our friends at @ChinatownMarket's decision to rebrand, we're holding the launch of in-game CTM-branded skins in @playapex tomorrow.The skins will come back with a fresh look after

Frogwares Reveals Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Gameplay

Top GamesSherlock Holmes Chapter One sees Frogwares return to the IP for the first time since the Sinking City controversy. | Photo courtesy of FrogwaresFrogwares, the development studio behind the scandal-plagued The Sinking City, revealed gameplay Wednesday for its next game, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.The game follows a young Sherlock Holmes as he investigates a series of crimes on the same Mediterranean island where his mother died. The trailer shows Holmes bantering with suspects, collecting clues, piecing together mysteries, and frequently beating the snot out of hostile adversaries.[embedded content]Despite its

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.2 Currently Being Tested

Patch notes will be shared ahead of its release. CD Projekt RED recently showcased some of the changes coming to Cyberpunk 2077 with update 1.2. A release date wasn’t provided for the patch but it should be coming soon. On Twitter, the developer confirmed that the update was “currently being tested” and that patch notes for the same would be revealed ahead of release. New features in update 1.2 include a steering sensitivity slider in response to complaints of vehicle steering being too sensitive. Those driving and stuck on certain

Bandai Namco US Speaks Out Against Anti-Asian Racism

Top GamesThe United States division of Japan-based game developer and publishing company, Bandai Namco, published a statement denouncing anti-Asian hate. | Bandai NamcoThe United States division of Japan-based game developer and publishing company, Bandai Namco, published a statement denouncing anti-Asian hate via Twitter on Tuesday, March 16.In its tweet, the company drew direct attention to "the recent rise in anti-Asian hate" and "rise in hate crimes committed against people of Asian descent." It explained that the issue hit close to home for many employees, considering Bandi Namco was originally established

ESIC’s spoken about the coaches. Will Valve be next?

On Monday, the preliminary findings of ESIC’s landmark spectator bug investigation were made public, implicating 37 coaches for a slate of offenses across the last five years. With more to come (supposedly about issues involving stream-sniping, not to mention the match-fixing investigation), it feels like a purge is overdue. The real question is whether Valve will step in, and if so, will they keep with the brutal precedents they set almost half a decade ago.And then there were thirty-sevenThe slow-motion fallout of the spectator bug controversy continued on Monday with

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Linn: Path of Orchards’, ‘Arcade Archives Super Punch-Out!!’, and Today’s Other New Releases and Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 14th, 2020. It’s a usual Friday around these parts, and that means today’s article is made up of just two things: new release summaries and sales information. There are several new games to look at today, and while many of them are decent I wouldn’t call it a bumper crop. The incoming sales are also oddly somewhat limp in spite of their sheer number. Well, that’s how it goes sometimes. Let’s go digging for gold! New Releases Linn: Path