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Life Is Strange: True Colors Shows Protagonist Alex & Return of Geek Queen Steph in New Trailers

Square Enix has revealed two new trailers of the upcoming Life is Strange game by Deck Nine Life Is Strange: True Colors.The first trailer introduces protagonist Alex, while the second moves on to show off the return of the queen of the nerds from Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Steph.You can check both out below.[embedded content]“In Life is Strange: True Colors, you’ll play as Alex Chen; a 21-year-old who grew up in the Oregon foster care system. She is visiting her estranged brother, Gabe, in Haven Springs, and will

The Fighting Game Community Vs COVID-19: A New Underdog Story

Top GamesA pre-pandemic photo from Combo Breaker 2019, showing the size, diversity, and community of the FGC. | Photo from Combo BreakerSimply put, 2020 was a rough year for just about everyone. Numerous industries, interests, and careers were put on hiatus with their futures in danger amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Industries such as food, cinema, and live events were drastically hit and a fully packed restaurant, movie theatre, or music festival seems like a distant memory just over a year later. The afflictions of COVID-19 on esports were similar to

CSL Esports Moves into High School Esports With New Offering

Collegiate esports competition and academic services company CSL Esports has expanded into high school esports with the launch of CSL High School. The new competitive league will provide seasonal competition opportunities to high school students with its inaugural “Season Zero” launching in May. CSL High School will be initially restricted to Oregon and Nevada and is actively seeking additional partners. Season Zero will offer competitions for Rocket League and Dota 2. Dota 2 is a somewhat uncommon title to see listed in amateur-level or scholastic competitions, but CSL Esports CEO

Ranking the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Bogus to Bodacious

Cowabunga, booyakasha, and St Peter’s nipples! These are just a few of the phrases closely associated with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and any of them can most appropriately be bellowed at the top of your lungs in 2021, with the retro-styled beat-em-up Shredder’s Revenge now on the horizon. In keeping with the franchise’s penchant for alliteration, it promises some Foot flingin’ fun, and we cannot wait to get our hands dirty and just a little bit green. Some say that’s the leprosy talking, but if all but three of

Developer Behind PS4-Exclusive The Order: 1886 Sells To Facebook, Will Focus On VR Games

It's a big day for Facebook as it relates to video games. In addition to Microsoft partnering with Facebook for livestreaming games after closing Mixer, the social network has now acquired a major developer.Facebook announced that it has acquired Ready at Dawn, the studio known for its work on the God of War franchise. The studio developed God of War: Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta for PSP, in addition to the God of War: Origins Collection for PS3. On top of the God of War franchise, Ready at

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Dandy Dungeon’ Updates in April, Mini-Views Featuring ‘Knight Swap’ and More, Today’s New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for March 24th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a couple of news bits about upcoming updates and releases. There are a few new releases to check out, and a trio of Mini-Views to snack on. We round things out with the usual list of sales, and if that’s not good enough for a Tuesday, I don’t know what is. Let’s have a look! News ‘Dandy Dungeon’ Gets Massive Update on April 2nd Yamada-kun may be a bit silly, but he’s

Rainbow Six Siege Patch Notes: Here’s What The New Update Fixes

Rainbow Six Siege is in its fifth season now and updates are still being pushed out frequently for small technical errors and slight visual tweaks. That's the name of the game in the latest update Y5S1.1, with numerous fixes for sound effect-related issues and minor graphical inconsistencies.There's nothing in the way of balancing or changes to the overall meta, so this latest update is likely only going to interest you if you're been bugged by duplicated walking effects or issues with pulling out your shield when playing as certain operators.There

R6 Siege Update Fixes Rubberbanding Debris Bug; Full Patch Notes Listed

Rainbow Six Siege is in its fifth season now and updates are still being pushed out frequently for small technical errors and slight visual tweaks. That's the name of the game in the latest update Y5S1.1, with numerous fixes for sound effect-related issues and minor graphical inconsistencies.There's nothing in the way of balancing or changes to the overall meta, so this latest update is likely only going to interest you if you're been bugged by duplicated walking effects or issues with pulling out your shield when playing as certain operators.There

Portland Retro Gaming Expo canceled, Classic Tetris World Championship in limbo

The COVID-19 outbreak has forced this year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo's cancellation, momentarily leaving the Classic Tetris World Championship without a home. The Classic Tetris World Championship has become an annual tradition, one hosted every year by the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. There were some question marks heading into this year with Portland bumping up this year's show to August, two months earlier than its normal October date. However, a bigger problem has arisen. The continuing COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in this year's PRGE being canceled and momentarily left the

Halo Infinite: They Recorded Antique Steam Engines For Sounds In The Game

The developers of Halo Infinite have shared another behind-the-scenes look at how they are capturing sounds for the game, and, like the ones before it, this latest video is a delight.The team at 343 Industries visited the Powerland Heritage Park in Oregon to record steam engines that will serve as the inspiration for some of the sounds you'll hear in Halo Infinite. Specifically, the steam engines will bring to life some "mechanical sounds" for Halo Infinite.Check out the video below and try to guess what these sounds may be used