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Heroes of the Storm’s entire hero roster is free to play until April

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Time Stamp: March 23, 2020 5:41 PM - Modified On: March 23, 2020 - Published By:
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If you've never played Blizzard's MOBA or have been eyeing a particular character, now's the time to try everyone on the roster out. Heroes of the Storm is one of the most inviting games in all of the MOBA genre. Even so, as approachable as it can be, it still has a roster of nearly 90 heroes to play with and that can be daunting when you can’t decide who to buy and main. Fortunately, Blizzard is making it easy for new and old players to try things out. All

Knife-only runs return in Resident Evil 3 remake

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Time Stamp: March 23, 2020 5:13 PM - Modified On: March 23, 2020 - Published By:
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The hardcore of the hardcore will be elated to know that the Resident Evil 3 remake developers have made knife-only runs of the game possible. Knife-only runs of Resident Evil games are a peculiar challenge. For one, they’re challenging as hell, forcing you to understand enemy AI well enough to skirt the monsters without use of any guns whatsoever. That said, they’re also beautiful dances through any Resident Evil game when done right. It was difficult to do a knife-only run in Resident Evil 2 remake, but in Resident Evil

Doom Eternal was ‘really boring’ the first year of development, says director

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Time Stamp: March 21, 2020 12:17 AM - Modified On: March 21, 2020 - Published By:
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Can Doom possibly be boring? Doom Eternal Director Hugo Martin reveals how Doom Eternal was missing something in the first year of dev work. It can’t be anywhere near easy to find the spark of something phenomenal after you’ve arguably peaked. That was a problem id Software found itself in after the launch of Doom 2016. How do you make a game predicated on pure comical aggression and violence an actual game? And not just a game, but better than what came before? Doom Eternal Director Hugo Martin claims it

Square Enix makes Tomb Raider free on PC to help players stay at home

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 10:49 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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Both Tomb Raider (2013) Game of the Year Edition and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris are available for free to help players enjoy themselves during self-isolation. With the world mobilized to combat the spread and dangers of coronavirus, COVID-19, a lot of people are stuck indoors in self-isolation and quarantine, so a lot of organizations have stepped up to help quell the boredom. Count Square Enix among them today. The publisher is offering a stay-at-home Tomb Raider bundle that includes both the Game of the Year edition of

Call of Duty: Warzone crosses 30 million player milestone

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 9:07 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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Infinity Ward's take on battle royale is sweeping up the attention of players around the world. Over 30 million players have taken the drop into Call of Duty: Warzone. Call of Duty: Warzone hasn’t been out for long, but the Modern Warfare 2019 take on battle royale has gotten the attention of fans and players worldwide in no time. As Activision and Infinity Ward continue to bring updates and new content to the game, they’ve also taken a few victory laps along the way, the latest of which was that

EGX Rezzed 2020 event rescheduled for early July

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 8:09 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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The EGX Rezzed gaming event in London is set to take place once more this coming Summer after originally being postponed due to risks of coronavirus. As events started to be canceled due to issues related to COVID-19, the coronavirus, London’s EGX Rezzed 2020 was one of the gaming industry events that was forced to postpone and re-evaluate whether or not it would happen this year. Now, a new plan has been set for EGX: Rezzed 2020. It’s back on and currently set to take place in early July this

Doom Eternal was built to be more brutal Super Mario, less Last of Us

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 7:07 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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Doom Eternal Director Hugo Martin shared his priorities of design for the game, saying the goal was to make more of a brutal Nintendo game and less of a The Last of Us. Doom Eternal Director Hugo Martin has gone on record previously about how a major part of Doom Eternal was not taking itself so seriously that it becomes morbid and uncomical in how ridiculously violent it is. He recently expanded upon this premise of design, claiming that Doom Eternal was meant to take more of a step towards

Overwatch League online matches canceled following California lockdown

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 6:16 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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A new schedule had been set up to counter delays from COVID-19, but even the Overwatch League matches are canceled due to the recent California lockdown. Overwatch League seemingly can’t catch a break as it attempts to move things along and get going again in the wake of cancelations and delays due to the coronavirus. The League had recently announced that it would be shifting to online matches and even put up a schedule for March and April, but due to a recently announced lockdown in California, even the rescheduled

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered appears on South Korean ratings board

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 5:19 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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A new listing on video game ratings boards in South Korea seems to indicate that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered could be coming in the near future. Given the success of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered and the revamped Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2019, the equally successful Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 seems set for a remaster any day now. According to a recent listing on South Korean video game ratings boards, that day may be closer than we think. Call of Duty:

NVIDIA & AMD Doom Eternal graphics card drivers are available now

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 1:27 AM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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Rip and tear until it is done, but not before you're ready to make Doom Eternal look beautiful with the newly available NVIDIA and AMD drivers. Doom Eternal is upon us. Hell has come a knockin’ on Earth and the Doom Slayer is set to shove his Super Shotgun up some demon rears and pull the trigger till it goes click. That said, you don’t need to go demon hunting in anything short of absolute style, so Bethesda, NVIDIA, and AMD have prepared some updated graphic drivers just in time