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Ash’s Lore in Apex Legends: What We Know So Far

Apex LegendsImage courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentNew playable Legend, Ash, is about to enter Apex Legends. Here's everything we know about her lore so far. Apex Legends Season 11 is just around the corner. Set to begin at the start of November, this new season will be titled "Escape." A new Legend, Ash, will be added in the upcoming season, and she's been generating a fair amount of buzz within the community. Originally appearing as a boss in the 2016 Titanfall 2, Ash has certainly been through the worst of it

XSET looks to tackle DMCA issues with new music platform, StreamJ

DMCA takedowns are the bane of every gaming streamer’s existence. And with many top publishing companies proving to be extremely litigious, the issue isn’t going away anytime soon. But with the help of its connections to the music industry, XSET has found a way to give streamers music to play on stream, while at the same time helping up-and-coming musicians get much-needed exposure. XSET announced today that it’s partnered with DMCA-free music brand PRTL to create a space for streamers to find music that they can stream for free called

Where to Find the Morph Ball in Metroid Dread

Top GamesImage courtesy of NintendoHere's what you need to know in order to find the iconic Morph Ball in Metroid Dread. The long-awaited Metroid Dread has finally launched on Switch, and fans everywhere are getting stuck into this sci-fi adventure. Initially conceived as a Nintendo DS game, Metroid Dread was put on hold for numerous years due to the limitation of the console. This only stoked the anticipation of fans, who hoped to see it get its full release in the future. Now, thanks to the Nintendo Switch, Metroid Dread

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to host Metroid Dread-themed spirit board event

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate usually announces their upcoming weekly spirit event on a Tuesday, but due to the massive final character reveal that took place yesterday, it was seemingly pushed the announcement back. Nonetheless, this week’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit event will be themed after the newly released Metroid Dread game for Nintendo Switch. Along with the event, we’ll also see the introduction of three new spirits taken from the game that can be earned by taking part in this week’s event. While Nintendo hasn’t explicitly said what spirits

Netflix makes first game studio acquisition with Oxenfree developer Night School Studio

With its plans to expand further into game streaming, Netflix has officially acquired its first development studio in Night School Studio.  Night School is best known for developing 2016’s supernatural mystery indie darling Oxenfree, along with Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n and Afterparty. The team is working on Oxenfree II: Lost Signals and it’s excited about what working in-house with Netflix can open up in terms of future projects.  Specifically, studio co-founder Sean Krankel thinks this deal will allow Night School to continue focusing on telling the stories and creating the games that

Most important takeaways from the Overwatch 2 exhibition match

A lucky group of players got to show off some of Overwatch 2’s new features in the middle of the action-packed Overwatch League Grand Finals match, in which the Shanghai Dragons claimed a sweeping victory over the Atlanta Reign. Ten players previously eliminated in the playoff bracket got to team up and play an exhibition match for league viewers. They fought it out on one of the sequel’s new modes, Push, in which an adorable robot moves a barricade to a point on the map as players defend him. The

Final Fantasy 16 and Shin Megami Tensei 5 Top Famitsu Most Wanted Charts Once More

For the last couple of weeks, the upcoming Switch exclusive Shin Megami Tensei 5 has topped Famitsu’s weekly charts for the most highly anticipated upcoming games, as voted by their readers, and it’s been followed in second place by Final Fantasy 16. This week sees no changes as far as the top two is concerned, with very few votes separating the two games once again. Bayonetta 3, which was in third place last week, has dropped down to No. 4, with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s sequel dropping down to fifth place. They’ve both

Overwatch League players show off Overwatch 2 in first pro exhibition match

After the announcement that the fifth season of the Overwatch League would be played on an early build of Overwatch 2, the biggest question on most fans’ minds was how professionals would adapt to the myriad of changes coming in the sequel.  Overwatch League players stepped up to play an Overwatch 2 exhibition match during the league’s Grand Finals broadcast and display the sequel’s competitive potential, especially with its switch to five vs. five rosters. Ten players from the Washington Justice and Los Angeles Gladiators joined forces to create two

Shin Megami Tensei 5 and Final Fantasy 16 Top Famitsu Most Wanted Charts Again

Last week’s Famitsu charts for the most highly anticipated upcoming games saw some interesting changes in the top positions, with Shin Megami Tensei 5 taking the top spot and Final Fantasy 16 coming in at second place. In this week’s charts, that continues to be the case, but just as it was last week, the two are separated by very few votes. Beyond the those two, most of the top 10 is dominated by upcoming Switch games. Super Robot Wars 30’s PS4 version takes sixth place (with its Switch version coming in at No. 9), and