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Minecraft Dungeons Was Originally More Like Zelda Than Diablo

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Time Stamp: May 6, 2020 12:50 AM - Modified On: May 6, 2020 - Published By:
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Minecraft Dungeons, which releases on May 26 for Xbox One and PC (through Game Pass), as well as Switch and PlayStation 4, has been a long time coming. The game was originally being developed with the 3DS in mind, and now in a new interview the game's director has revealed that an entirely different gameplay style was initially planned.Talking to USGamer, Mojang's Måns Olson has revealed that the game was originally envisioned as a Zelda-style game. "We wanted to bring a new Minecraft experience to players," he says. "To make

Xbox Is Launching Nintendo Direct-Style Monthly Events For The Rest Of The Year

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Time Stamp: May 5, 2020 9:01 AM - Modified On: May 5, 2020 - Published By:
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With E3 2020 canceled, Xbox is shifting some of its plans to create digital events to showcase the Xbox Series X, its games, and more in the lead-up to release this holiday season. That includes a new Nintendo Direct-style video series called Xbox 20/20.These events will happen each month for the rest of 2020, beginning with the May 7 Inside Xbox stream that will focus on third-party Xbox Series X games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Each instalment of Xbox 20/20 will be different, focusing on things like Xbox Series X,

Halo Infinite’s First Gameplay Could Premiere In July

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Time Stamp: May 5, 2020 9:01 AM - Modified On: May 5, 2020 - Published By:
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Despite being less than a year away from release, Microsoft has shown no gameplay footage for the much-anticipated Xbox Series X launch title, Halo Infinite. That could change relatively soon, as Microsoft confirmed that its Xbox 20/20 event in July will focus on Xbox Game Studios titles.Given that Halo Infinite is perhaps the biggest Xbox Game Studios title we know about so far, and that it's a launch title for the new console, it's expected that the first gameplay or at least new details on the project will be divulged

PewDiePie Has Signed An Exclusive Streaming Deal With YouTube

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Time Stamp: May 5, 2020 3:40 AM - Modified On: May 5, 2020 - Published By:
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Felix Kjellberg AKA PewDiePie was one of the earliest success stories of online gaming content, having had millions of followers and pulling in millions in revenue for years.Despite being one of YouTube's breakout gaming stars, he found himself in hot water with the company after creating an anti-Semetic stunt, with YouTube cancelling his reality show and pulling him from many of its ads. But now it appears PewDiePie is back in the good books, having partnered with YouTube to stream exclusively with them, the Washington Post reports.While he pulls in

Half-Life: Alyx Added 1 Million New Monthly VR Players To Steam

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Half-Life: Alyx was one of the most anticipated VR launches ever, and now it's got the numbers to back that hype up. Thanks to data crunched by Road To VR, we can now see just how big Alyx's impact on the VR market was, with a dramatic spike in the number of VR headsets connected to Steam in the month of April.The data tracks the number of VR headsets that are connected to Steam within a given month--so while it can't tell us whether they were actually used or not,

Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming To Xbox Game Pass On Xbox One, But A Big Game Is Leaving

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Time Stamp: April 23, 2020 9:07 AM - Modified On: April 23, 2020 - Published By:
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Xbox Game Pass for Xbox One is getting another big game from Rockstar. Red Dead Redemption 2 will join the subscription service on May 7, Microsoft has announced.Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel to the highly-regarded 2010 game Red Dead Redemption, showing the fall of the Van der Linde gang through the eyes of one of the gang's most trusted enforcers, Arthur Morgan. As the group is chased across the country by lawmen and bounty hunters, tensions rise and rifts appear in the tight-knit group. The Game Pass version

Cooking Mama: Cookstar unavailable digitally, physical copies out now

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 10:30 PM - Modified On: April 9, 2020 - Published By:
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After a bizarre saga where Cooking Mama: Cookstar was unavailable for purchase, it looks like physical copies are available to buy once more, but not digital versions. There's a new Cooking Mama game out, but you wouldn't know it from the total silence surrounding its release – save for the weird circumstances surrounding its debut. After releasing on the Nintendo Switch eShop and then summarily disappearing (with accusations of being involved in a cryptocurrency mining scam), Cooking Mama: Cookstar was nowhere to be found for a bit, making it a bit

Star Trek Online Events: Free Borg Packs And First Contact Celebration

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Starting on April 2 and April 9 for the PC and console versions respectively, Star Trek Online--the free-to-play MMORPG based on Stark Trek--will give players one free Borg pack. The pack includes four Borg Lock Box Weapon Packs, a Borg Bridge Officer, and a Small XP Boost. The pack will be available to get for two weeks.Star Trek Online is also running a First Contact Celebration from April 2 to 23 on PC and April 9 to 30 on Xbox and PS4. April marks the month that Vulcans and humans

A Water Bottle Has Been Discovered In The Oscar-Winning Movie Little Women

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Time Stamp: April 1, 2020 10:59 PM - Modified On: April 1, 2020 - Published By:
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The plastic water bottle strikes again. After a water bottle (and a coffee cup) snuck into episodes of Game of Thrones in 2019, a plastic water bottle has now been discovered in the background of a scene from Greta Gerwig's Oscar-winning drama Little Women.Little Women super-fan Madelyn Rancourt posted a video on TikTok where she reveals that one scene in the movie clearly shows a hydroflask and a plastic water bottle in the background where it does not belong. You can very clearly see the items behind Timothee Chalamet.Variety points

Captain America’s Chris Evans Is A Father Pushed To The Limit In Trailer For Dramatic Apple Plus Series

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Time Stamp: March 25, 2020 8:16 PM - Modified On: March 25, 2020 - Published By:
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Apple has released the first trailer for its new mini-series, Defending Jacob, which stars Captain America actor Chris Evans as a father whose young son has been accused of murder.Complicating things is that Evans plays an assistant district attorney who must navigate the waters of supporting his beloved son and finding justice. The movie is based on the 2012 book of the same name. The first trailer promises a lot of drama and intrigue in small-town Massachusetts.As you can see in the debut trailer, Evans partakes in some shady behaviour