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The Mandalorian Season 2 Is Adding A Big Name From Aliens And The Terminator

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The Mandalorian season 2 is due in October on Disney Plus, and while it's not filming at the moment due to the outbreak of COVID-19, an exciting new casting decision has been made. Making Star Wars is reporting that Michael Biehn is joining the second season as another bounty hunter who Mando has had past dealings with.Biehn's breakout role was Kyle Reese in 1984's The Terminator, but he's perhaps best known for playing Corporal Hicks in Aliens--both James Cameron films. You might also recognize him as Sgt. Rex "Power" Colt

Freedom Finger Review: An iron fist

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Time Stamp: March 24, 2020 4:00 PM - Modified On: March 24, 2020 - Published By:
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Freedom Finger is a side-scrolling shoot’em up from Wide Right Interactive. Set in space, players assume the role of Gamma Ray, a rookie space pilot on a mission to save their colleagues from terrorists. Under the command of Major Cigar - who is played excellently by Nolan North, Gamma Ray will have to master a number of battle tactics in order to finish the mission in one piece.  Helping hand Within the first few minutes, Freedom Finger completely sets the tone for the rest of the game. Major Cigar is

Doom Eternal Is Having A Great Start, It Seems

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Time Stamp: March 23, 2020 12:50 AM - Modified On: March 23, 2020 - Published By:
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Doom Eternal is off to a Hell of a good start, it seems. The game's PC edition recorded almost 105,000 concurrent players on Steam recently after release. That's a massive number, and to put it into further context, it's more much higher than the reported all-time high concurrent player number for its predecessor, 2016's Doom.Benji Sales on Twitter crunched some numbers and reports that 105,000 concurrent players on Steam is far and away the biggest release for Bethesda in recent years. It surpasses peak concurrent player numbers on Steam for

Disaster Report 4 Has A Demo Out Now

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Time Stamp: March 22, 2020 8:37 PM - Modified On: March 22, 2020 - Published By:
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After a long wait, Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories is finally playable in English in a new demo, ahead of its release on April 4.The game, which sees its protagonist traversing a city rocked by a deadly earthquake, has had a difficult history with numerous delays. Originally created for the PS3, development delays pushed Disaster Report 4 back from its original release date of March 10, 2011--the day before the devastating Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.The game was cancelled soon after the disaster struck Japan, but due to fan demand the

GameStop believes they are an essential retailer, will stay open during COVID-19 pandemic [UPDATED]

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Apparently GameStop needs business bad enough to risk its employee's health to bring you crappy trade-in prices. Updated (March 20 - 11:25AM PT): According to Kotaku, Gamestop has been forced to close by mandate from the Governor of California. Less than a day after insisting that it would stay open as an "essential business," a note has apparently gone out to stores reversing the decision due to the enforcement of the local government authorities. “We are closing our stores in California,” the note allegedly said. “The closure will remain in

Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 Adds Rosario Dawson As Fan-Favorite Character – Report

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 1:44 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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While production on Season 2 of The Mandalorian--the live-action Star Wars show on Disney+--has been underway for some time, there's very little known about what to expect when the show returns. However, a new report reveals a massive piece of casting that should make fans of the Star Wars franchise incredibly happy.According to Slashfilm, fan-favorite character Ahsoka Tano will appear in the new season of the show. What's more, the site reports that Zombieland: Double Tap star Rosario Dawson will play the role.For those that aren't familiar with the animated

GameStop believes they are an essential retailer, will stay open during COVID-19 pandemic

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Apparently GameStop needs business bad enough to risk its employee's health to bring you crappy trade-in prices. The coronavirus pandemic has been quite a wake up call for a lot of people. Amidst the craziness, we’ve seen all kinds of weird and dumb things happening. Perhaps one of the stupidest things to crop up lately, though, is a report that GameStop has advised its employees to disregard any state or city lockdowns put into effect because of the virus outbreak happening right now, stating that the company is “an essential

Playtest Totally Reliable Delivery Service on Xbox One Starting March 19!

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Time Stamp: March 19, 2020 1:31 PM - Modified On: March 19, 2020 - Published By:
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tinyBuild invites you to playtest Totally Reliable Delivery Service this weekend beginning Thursday, March 19 @ 10:30 AM PT (5:30 PM GMT) to Sunday, March 22 at 11:59 PM PT (6:59 AM GMT). Buckle up your back brace and fire up the delivery truck, it’s time to deliver! Play with friends (up to 4 players) and haphazardly get the job done in an interactive sandbox world. Totally Reliable Delivery Service is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders

Watch the Day of the Devs: GDC Edition Direct livestream here

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Double Fine's Tim Schafer and Greg Rice will host a special Day of the Devs: GDC Edition Direct livestream, bringing the indie games originally scheduled for GDC 2020 directly to you. This would normally be the time of the year where the Game Developers Conference takes place in San Francisco, CA. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, this is not meant to be. However, the crew at GDC is doing its best to carry on via digital means. That includes the people behind Day of the Devs hosting a

Xbox Series X Release Date Set For Thanksgiving, Microsoft Website Reveals

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 2:57 PM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Xbox Series X was previously announced to be launching during the Holiday 2020 period, but now we have what appears to be a more precise date: Thanksgiving 2020, which falls on November 26.That's according to a minor detail updated on a regional Xbox website; as of this moment, the US version still reads "Holiday 2020." Microsoft is set to host an Xbox Series X-focused stream as part of its digital GDC replacement event today, so it's possible more will be shared there. This news comes on the heels of Sony's