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

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Time Stamp: May 5, 2020 2:40 AM - Modified On: May 5, 2020 - Published By:
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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,

Is Streaming Movies To Friends Through Discord And Zoom Legal?

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Time Stamp: May 1, 2020 12:54 PM - Modified On: May 1, 2020 - Published By:
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In these exceptionally strange times, people everywhere are finding new ways to socialize while maintaining physical isolation from friends, family, and everyone else on the planet. That isolation means no more gathering to watch movies together on the couch, but users on conferencing platforms like Zoom and Discord are engaging in a smart workaround: watching movies digitally together using these platforms' streaming and screen-sharing capabilities.Streaming movies and other media through platforms like Zoom and Discord is easy and fun, and it provides a small modicum of normality in this abnormal

The Cartridge Family 098 – Animal Crossing Eggs, Resident Evil 3, John’s Butcher

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 6:00 PM - Modified On: April 6, 2020 - Published By:
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The global pandemic continues and John chose to take drastic measures to ensure his family’s survival. He buys fruit and veggies from a local farm, he orders meat from a butcher (at least he’s not hunting…yet), and he even cut his own hair! Joe, meanwhile, finally left his house after two months of isolation. Download The Cartridge Family, Episode 098 What’s the one thing keeping these two sane? Animal Crossing: New Horizons! They’re passing the time collecting bugs, Easter eggs, and other things. John and his kids have their own

Voice actors and cast – Resident Evil 3

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 11:31 AM - Modified On: April 3, 2020 - Published By:
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Want to know who voices your favorite character in Resident Evil 3? Here's a list of all the voice actors and cast for the main characters and additional voices. It takes a lot of talented people to bring a video game to life, and Resident Evil 3 is no different. There are a host of voice actors and cast members that have worked tirelessly to portray the various characters in Resident Evil 3. For those that want to know who voices what character, we’ve collected a list of the actors

Steam sets concurrent user count record with over 23 million players

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Time Stamp: March 30, 2020 9:31 PM - Modified On: March 30, 2020 - Published By:
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Steam continues to break records during the period of social distancing we're experiencing at the moment. Steam has reached another impressive milestone as we all continue to practice social distancing – or, at least, we should be. Looking at you, spring breakers. According to analyst Daniel Ahmad, who took to Twitter to discuss this very finding, Steam just hit two new records: the highest peak concurrent user count ever and highest number of concurrent in-game players. Steam has just achieved two new records.Highest Peak Concurrent User Count ever: 23.4 millionHighest Number

Limited-time App Store free games include Monument Valley 2, Lara Croft GO

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Time Stamp: March 28, 2020 12:30 AM - Modified On: March 28, 2020 - Published By:
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In an effort to help their users shelter in place, Apple is offering a handful of App Store games for free, including Monument Valley 2 and Lara Croft GO. While our weekly deals posts touch on the PC and console spaces, there are a handful of mobile games that are also going for free during these difficult times. Several developers and publishers have come together in hopes of making social isolation a little bit easier by offering up a handful of free games on Apple's App Store. These are games

How Moons of Madness Creates Fear on Multiple Levels

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Time Stamp: March 26, 2020 2:01 PM - Modified On: March 26, 2020 - Published By:
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A good psychological horror game should have scares that linger long after you’ve put down your controller. Eerie sounds, lighting, and well-placed jump scares all contribute to creating this kind of a memorable experience, but for Moons of Madness we have also used several other methods to create a unique and terrifying atmosphere. The Red Planet First and foremost, we had to create the right backdrop. There is no hiding that H.P. Lovecraft has been a big influence for this project. His stories about supernatural cosmic horrors that inflict insanity

Ring Fit Adventure Adds Free Rhythm Mode With Music From Zelda Breath Of The Wild And More

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Time Stamp: March 26, 2020 11:43 AM - Modified On: March 26, 2020 - Published By:
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Ring Fit Adventure, Nintendo's popular fitness-focused game for Nintendo Switch, has received a free update that adds an entirely new rhythm-based mode with songs from its biggest franchises.Announced during the surprise Mini Direct, Ring Fit Adventure will get its own rhythm-based mode that lets you move along to the best of tracks from Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, and more. You'll be doing a variety of moves like twists, ab holds, pushes and pulls on the Ring-Con, and more. Notes with specific

What’s New On Shudder In April 2020? Watch All The Jason Voorhees Movies Next Month

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Time Stamp: March 24, 2020 3:02 PM - Modified On: March 24, 2020 - Published By:
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While we all spend our days in isolation, figuring out what to do while the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has altered our routines, streaming services continue to push out new content every month. There are plenty of new movies being release for rent and purchase, but what about all those services you're already subscribed to? Well, AMC's horror-themed Shudder just revealed what's coming in April, and if you're a Jason Voorhees fan, you're in luck.On April 1, Shudder has almost all of the Jason Voorhees movies coming to the service. Every

Stalker 2 Unveils Its First Screenshot, But It’s Not Much To Go On

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Time Stamp: March 23, 2020 8:43 PM - Modified On: March 23, 2020 - Published By:
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Stalker 2, the sequel to Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, was announced in May 2018, but we haven't seen any screenshots from it since--until now. Developer GSC Game World has celebrated the 13th birthday of the original Stalker by releasing this first screenshot from the sequel, and while it doesn't show any gameplay, there's material here to speculate on.The screenshot, below, came alongside a Facebook post about the series on the game's official page, which praised the Stalker community and discussed the current isolation many are feeling as they practice social-distancing