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Doom Eternal Review In Progress

Editor's note: We will be finalizing this review once Doom Eternal has officially released and its multiplayer servers become available. Look out for an update after the game launches on March 20; for now, read on for our full thoughts on the single-player portion.Id Software's return to Doom in 2016 was a phenomenal update of the franchise's classic shooter formula. It was fast and intense, full of huge monsters and scorching metal tracks, modernizing the feel of the 1990s original while adding some new-school flourishes. Where Doom 2016 brought the

Xbox One’s Latest Deals Bring Huge Discounts On Final Fantasy Games And More

The Xbox Store's weekly deals have arrived, bringing steep discounts on a wide selection of Xbox One games. The big sale this week focuses on Square Enix titles, including franchises like Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider. There's also the Wild World of Robots Sale, which features--you guessed it--games with robots. You also still have two more days to shop last week's Triple Threat Sale as well, so you can still nab Far Cry, Tom Clancy, and Assassin's Creed titles at low prices.As Final Fantasy VII Remake's release draws closer, why

Nintendo Switch Online Services Are Down

Nintendo's online services are experiencing issues at one of the worst possible times. Nintendo Switch players are currently unable to connect to the internet, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons' release is just days away.The issues began this morning, with Nintendo's online network services going down across Switch, Wii U, 3DS, and web browsers, according to the official Nintendo operational status page. All network services are affected, which means you won't be able to play games or buy new ones until the problem is resolved. However, others have reported sporadic success

Persona 5 Royal Early Review Impressions

Persona 5 is a very long game. My first playthrough was about 120 hours, so you can imagine how much time I'll be putting into Persona 5 Royal--an expanded version of the base game--which I am in the process of reviewing. Thankfully, every hour of P5R has been (and continues to be) an absolute joy and a tremendous reminder of why I loved the original in the first place. It's a game that wears its heart on its sleeve, for better or worse, but when it fires on all cylinders,

Persona 5 Royal – What To Expect In The First 50 Hours

Persona 5 Royal is an expanded version of Persona 5, meaning there's a lot to the game. The original release was an achievement as an RPG and an evolution of the long-running franchise. It brought together an expressive art style, incredible soundtrack, bold narrative, and wonderful characters for what turned out to be a 100+ hour journey in rebelling against abusive authority figures. In the same vein as Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 FES, P5R acts as a definitive version of the base game, but we'll leave that to

Here’s 12 Minutes Of Gameplay For Borderlands 3’s New DLC

Ahead of the March 26 release of Borderlands 3's newest campaign DLC Guns, Love, and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock, Gearbox has released a video showing off the first 12 minutes of gameplay. Despite the name, there are definitely far more guns than there are love or tentacles, but presumably those will come in time.The DLC will have players working with wedding planner Gaige to make sure the union of Sir Alistair Hammerlock and Wainwright Jakobs goes to plan despite the many dangers of ice planet Xylourgos.Gearbox describes

Samsung Has Quietly Canceled Its Game Streaming Service

With a number of big-name companies--from Google to Nvidia to Microsoft--trying to corner the emerging game streaming market, it's not surprising that some competitors are already dropping out of the race. Samsung has announced that its PlayGalaxy Link PC-to-mobile streaming service will shut down as of March 27.The announcement was so quiet that, despite being made on February 26, it's only been picked up by gaming and tech outlets in the last 24 hours.The announcement doesn't provide much detail on why PlayGalaxy Link is being discontinued. "After many difficult discussions,

The Wide World of Electronic Sports Ep. 41: Not canceled

Hello, folks. Monday is back up in your ass with the resurrection and that means an all-new episode of The Wide World of Electronics Sports. If you aren’t familiar, the Shacknews Twitch Channel plays host to the internet’s best discussions and overviews of the top moments and competitors on the electronic sports scene with hosts Blake and Asif. On today’s episode of WWES, the crew returns to talk about the weekend in canceled electronic sports, non-canceled electronics sports, OWL, and much more. Don’t be shocked to see a little Rocket