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MLB The Show 20 Review – Bases Loaded

MLB The Show 20 suddenly finds itself in an unprecedented position. The COVID-19 coronavirus has disrupted sports across the globe, and baseball is no different, as Opening Day of the 2020 Major League Baseball season was recently postponed for at least the next two months--and even that seems optimistic. It's an unfathomable turn of events, yet it also means Sony San Diego's latest baseball sim is now one of the only ways to experience the 2020 season of America's favorite pastime. It's a good job, then, that MLB 20 maintains

Dev Chat 01 – Doom 64 Composer Aubrey Hodges

In the inaugural episode of Shacknews' Dev Chat series of conversations with game developers, Doom 64 composer Aubrey Hodges discusses his background in music, his experience with Doom, and more. There are two kinds of soundscapes in Doom. One, invented by legendary composer Bobby Prince and carried on by Doom 3 musician Chris Vrenna and Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal rock star Mick Gordon, played to the series' action roots. (Doom 3 was more action-survival horror, but its main motif was very much an evolution from Trent Reznor's and Nine

New Chrono Trigger-Inspired RPG, Sea Of Stars, Revealed By The Messenger Dev

2018's The Messenger was a stellar throwback to the action-genre from the era dominated by the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. Developed by Sabotage Studios, it took great inspiration from games like Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden, while at the same time possessing an incredibly self-aware and humorous story with the protagonist traveling between the 8- and 16-bit realms. Following the success of The Messenger, the developers have their eyes set on bringing their talent for stylized sprite work and action gameplay to the realm of the JRPG.With their follow-up, Sea

Xbox Series X: A Closer Look at the Technology Powering the Next Generation

A few months ago, we revealed Xbox Series X, our fastest, most powerful console ever, designed for a console generation that has you, the player, at its center. When it is released this holiday season, Xbox Series X will set a new bar for performance, speed and compatibility, all while allowing you to bring your gaming legacy forward with you and play thousands of games from four generations. Recently, along with the tech experts Austin Evans and Digital Foundry, we had the chance to take a closer look at some

Out Now: ‘Path to Mnemosyne’, ‘Don Zombie’, ‘Angry Birds Casual’, ‘Harvest Moon: Mad Dash’, ‘Seven Scrolls’, ‘Cyber Drive’, ‘Running Away’, ‘You’re Fired! Job Simulator!’, ‘Final Outpost’ and More

TouchArcade Rating:Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store

Path of Exile update 3.10.0 patch notes prepare for Delirium

There's a lot that's set to hit Path of Exile this Friday if today's 3.10.0 patch notes are any indication, as the game prepares for the new Delirium expansion. Path of Exile is ready to fall into a state of Delirium with the game's latest patch. On Tuesday, Grinding Gear Games posted the patch notes for Path of Exile's 3.1.0 update, which officially launches the all-new Delirium Challenge League. [embedded content] As is the case with all challenge leagues, Delirium offers a chance for all-new Path of Exile players to

HTC reveals three new flavours of VIVE Cosmos VR headset for novice and experienced users

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