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

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

Family Guy – The 20 Best Cutaway Gags From Seasons 1, 2, and 3

Family Guy recently returned to airwaves. Here are the funniest cutaway gags from the show's first three seasons.Family Guy returned to the airwaves recently for the second half of its 18th season. Who could have guessed that this show would have lasted over two decades since its rocky beginnings? It was cancelled after its third season due to low ratings, but the show's young, college-aged fans were persistent, and as a result of strong DVD sales, Fox revived the show.Since then, creator Seth MacFarlane has become a mainstream success, authoring

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’, ‘DOOM 64’, ‘Quell Memento’, and Today’s Other New Releases, Tons of Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for March 20th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got an absolute boat-load of new releases to check out. That’s the bulk of today’s edition, in fact. There’s also a really large list of new sales to check out while we’re at it. News-wise, there isn’t much going on. Sunset Riders is coming to Arcade Archives, and I can confirm the new release of Ittle Dew 2+ is in fact a separate SKU/purchase from the Nicalis release of the game. That’s about

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

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

Xbox Series X Has A Big Advantage Over PS5 For Backwards Compatibility Right Now

The next-generation of consoles continues to come into focus. Both Microsoft and Sony have shared a lot of details on their new consoles in recent weeks, and one element that is resonating particularly strongly with consumers is their different approaches to backwards compatibility--or, at least, the messaging of how this much-loved feature will be implemented. Right now, based on what we know today, Microsoft's Xbox Series X has a huge advantage over Sony's PlayStation 5 in terms of overall list of supported backwards compatible games and messaging about the feature.What

Bungie Raises $1 Million For Australia Bushfire Relief

With seemingly the whole world enveloped by discussion and concern around COVID-19 (coronavirus), it might be easy to forget another terrible tragedy that impacted Australia earlier this year. Horrible bushfires ripped through the country, destroying land and causing deaths and other devastation that the country won't soon recover from. Destiny developer Bungie raised money to support the bushfire relief efforts, and now the company has revealed it raised $1 million through its campaign.The Bungie Foundation, which is the developer's charitable arm, raised $1 million ($1.7 million AUD) through sales of

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Dezatopia’, ‘Ittle Dew 2+’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Octopath Traveler’ and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for March 19, 2020. With it being Thursday and all, we’re going to head directly to the new releases for the day. There are quite a few of them as usual, with the excellent shoot-em-up Dezatopia and the re-release of the wonderful Ittle Dew 2+ leading the pack. We’ve also got a list of sales that includes a very deep discount on the superb RPG Octopath Traveler. Let’s get to business! New Releases Dezatopia ($19.99) SwitchArcade Highlight! Uh, this is a

Friends Reunion Special Delayed Due To COVID-19 Outbreak

One of the most-anticipated TV specials ever, the Friends reunion for HBO Max, is facing a delay due to the COVID-19 crisis. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. has decided to delay the previously scheduled March shoot due to concerns around the virus."Given the current state of the global coronavirus pandemic, production has been delayed until at least May," the site reported.One of the sticking points with getting the Friends reunion off the ground was the challenge of aligning each of the six star's schedules. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox,