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Sony Creates $100 Million Fund To Support COVID-19 Relief

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Sony has announced that it will be committing $100 million in support of COVID-19 relief around the world. The fund is called the "Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19," with the intention of providing much-needed relief to those in need during this crisis.Support will be divided into three main areas:Assistance to individuals engaged in the medical field like doctors, nurses, and first responders efforts fighting the virus on the front-lines.Implementing new forms of education for children and educators who can no longer attend school and must work from home.Support for

As Call Of Duty Mobile Reaches New Milestone, VP Discusses Removing Zombies, Microtransactions, And Lots More

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Activision's Call of Duty Mobile is a juggernaut. With more than 150 million installs worldwide, the game's big success has helped mobile become Activision's biggest platform by revenue.The game, which is developed by Tencent's TiMi Studios in China, recently hit a milestone in Australia: 1 million installs. Chris Plummer, Activision's vice president of mobile, spoke to GameSpot about this achievement and a lot more about the mobile game in a new interview.Plummer tells GameSpot that Call of Duty Mobile is resonating globally, but for the Australia audience specifically, he had

Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord April Patch Is Out Now

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TaleWorlds Entertainment has released another patch for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, which is now out via Steam Early Access. This patch follows on the heels of a day one update and day two patch, the latter of which addresses a pesky bug that was affecting the Rival Gangs quest.Like the March 31 patch, the April 1 patch for Bannerlord addresses a bunch of bugs that have been causing the game to crash. The patch doesn't focus on any one quest though--instead it addresses several problems associated with both Bannerlord's

Letter from the Editor: We’re not working on April Fools’ Day 2020

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Time Stamp: April 1, 2020 4:10 PM - Modified On: April 1, 2020 - Published By:
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April Fools' Day is already a stupid day on the Internet, and we are not having it this year. The Shacknews Staff is taking the day off with pay. 2020 has been enough of a pain. I have certainly engaged in my fair share of pranks on this day, but now is not the time for that magumbo. Shacknews will not encourage any of this in the middle of the global COVID-19 pandemic. I paid Shacknews employees a day early. Suck it, #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/2RWmBMj5R9 — Productive Citizen ✌?????? (@technosucks) March

Overwatch League shifts remaining homestands to online format

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Time Stamp: March 31, 2020 11:05 PM - Modified On: March 31, 2020 - Published By:
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Blizzard's plans for Overwatch League homestands have gone up in smoke, as the publisher announced on Tuesday that all remaining regular season homestands will now take place online. Like everything in the esports world, the Overwatch League has been looking to cope with the continuing COVID-19 outbreak. The league has shifted almost entirely to an online-only ecosystem and it looks like that's how it will stay for the remainder of the 2020 season. On Tuesday, Blizzard announced that all remaining Overwatch League homestands will take place entirely online. "Given the

Arc World Tour 2020 canceled due to coronavirus concerns

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Time Stamp: March 31, 2020 4:50 AM - Modified On: March 31, 2020 - Published By:
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The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has claimed a full esports circuit, as Arc System Works has pulled the plug on Arc World Tour 2020. A number of esports leagues and circuits have been hoping to carry on in the face of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Some have shifted to online-only events while others have had events postponed. For Arc System Works, the burden of the ongoing coronavirus crisis has proven to be too much to handle. On Monday night, the publisher announced that the Arc System Tour 2020 is being canceled

Niantic Just Revealed Plans for ‘Pokemon GO’ in April and How It Will Let Players Do More Indoors in the Future

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Time Stamp: March 31, 2020 2:53 AM - Modified On: March 31, 2020 - Published By:
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TouchArcade Rating: Pokemon GO (Free) from The Pokemon Company and Niantic initially exploded before seeming to slow down a bit. The game has continued to be popular ever since and it definitely feels like the developers are doing a good job at keeping players happy. Today, Niantic revealed plans for April and also a look at how the company will let players do more indoors given the global pandemic right now. Adventure Sync will now track house activities and there will be improvements made to have it track indoor movement

Final Fantasy 7 remake might ship earlier than launch date in certain regions

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Time Stamp: March 30, 2020 2:17 PM - Modified On: March 30, 2020 - Published By:
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Square Enix asks players who might receive Final Fantasy 7 Remake early to keep the spoilers to a minimum. The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced a lot of organizations to make various unusual decisions in their efforts to keep business running. This is especially true in the video game industry where events have shut down and some manufacturing has been repurposed towards relief efforts. Final Fantasy 7 remake has been one of the most anticipated titles of the year and Square Enix is dead set on making sure its launch

PS5 Horror Game Quantum Error Gets First Trailer, Watch It Here

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Time Stamp: March 29, 2020 10:36 PM - Modified On: March 29, 2020 - Published By:
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One of the first horror games for PlayStation 5 has received its first trailer. Developer TeamKill Media has released the first trailer for the "cosmic-horror" first-person shooter game Quantum Error.The trailer looks impressive, but the studio cautioned that the footage was generated in-engine, and is a work-in-progress look at how the game is coming along. As such, it does not represent the final game, so keep that in mind when taking a look at the trailer.Quantum Error is the second game from TeamKill, following their debut game, Kings of Lorn:

Halo 5 Adds DLC To Support COVID-19 Relief

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Time Stamp: March 29, 2020 7:18 PM - Modified On: March 29, 2020 - Published By:
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Following Call of Duty: Modern Warfare before it, Halo 5: Guardians has added a new premium DLC pack that players can purchase to support the ongoing COVID-19 relief effort.Microsoft has released the "Relief and Recovery" REQ pack for Halo 5, which includes an assortment of rare items that players can use in the game's multiplayer mode. All proceeds from the $10 USD microtransaction will go directly to the charity Global Giving's Coronavirus Relief Fund.The DLC pack comes with five customization items that are at least ultra-rare, in addition to 10