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Valorant Release Update 1.0 Patch Notes: New Map, New Agent, New Mode

Valorant launched out of its closed beta this week. With the arrival of update 1.0 comes a host of additions, adjustments, and some big changes--including the new agent Reyna, the new Ascent map, the new Spike Rush game mode, and the temporary removal of ranked Competitive mode. We have all the info on what's new in Valorant and the full version 1.0 patch notes below. Reyna is Valorant's new agent. "Straight from the heart of Mexico," Reyna has a host of vampiric abilities and thrives on getting kills. Her abilities

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Pokemon Sword and Shield’ Expansion Pass Part One Dated, ‘Skelattack’ and Today’s New Releases and Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 3rd, 2020. Shaun’s a busy beaver today, and that means you’ll have to make do with a somewhat slimmer edition of the SwitchArcade Round-Up today. We’ve got a couple of news items, a couple of new releases, and more than a couple new sales to check out. Don’t worry, friends. Tomorrow will be a big boy article once again. Let’s get to today’s business! News ‘Pokemon Sword/Shield’ Isle of Armor Expansion Hits June 17th [embedded content] Ready to continue

Those Who Remain: Creating a Psychological Thriller From Concept to Launch

After more than three years of development the psychological thriller, Those Who Remain, releases digitally on Xbox One today. The game is a narrative lead experience, filled with tension and mystery, which, is in ways similar to the story of the game’s development, which we wanted to share a little of with you here today. The Idea At the start of 2017, after gathering experience on other projects, we knew we wanted our next game to be a horror/thriller. As massive fans of horror and the supernatural (Think “Twin Peaks,”

May 2020 Xbox One Update Introduces Simpler Guide & More

Here at Xbox we believe that gaming is for everyone. To serve both new Xbox gamers and longtime fans, our team has been hard at work streamlining and refining the Xbox experience. Driven by feedback from you, our worldwide community, we are excited to share some new updates and improvements that are already rolling out to all Xbox One consoles. The May 2020 Update is available now and delivers a simpler Guide interface, a new Community experience, additional collection filters and a better way to browse Mixer. Simplified Guide Layout

Next Week on Xbox: New Games for June 2 to 5

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change). Strawberry Vinegar – June 3 In this visual novel, save your soul from being devoured by making delicious food! Sakuraba

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid’ Season 3 Announced, ‘Pokemon Sword and Shield’ Mystery Gifts, the Latest Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 25th, 2020. I’m not going to lie, friends: this week is a bit of a wild one. There are so many games hitting at the end of the week that I’m actually a bit scared of all the work I’ve got ahead of me. Oh well, that sounds like a problem for Shaun of the Future. Shaun of the Present doesn’t have any new games to look at, but there’s some cool news to dig into. We’ve also got

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted’, ‘Monstrum’, and Today’s Other New Releases, Plus the Latest Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 22nd, 2020. With it being Friday, we’ve got a lot of new releases to check out today. That includes surprise release Journey to the Savage Planet and the latest release in the Five Nights at Freddy’s series among many others. We’ve also got a ton of new sales to dig into. Let’s have a look and see what’s what! New Releases Journey to the Savage Planet ($29.99) SwitchArcade Highlight! This humorous exploration game hit other platforms a few months

Minecraft Dungeons has charm and potential, but needs lot more time in the furnace

  Minecraft is one of the most popular games on the planet, so it’s natural that Microsoft, after buying creator Mojang some years back, would attempt to apply the genre’s playful, blocky aesthetic to other genres. After modest success with the Story Mode adventure game and Pokémon GO-like Minecraft Earth, they’ve tried their hand at a light action-RPG à la Diablo — and unfortunately come up rather short. For now, that is. Minecraft Dungeons is a sort of my-first-dungeon-crawler type game, a friendly, streamlined version of the genre Diablo created

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Arrest of a Stone Buddha’, ‘What The Golf?’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 21st, 2020. As we approach the end of the month, we’re seeing more releases arriving. There are a lot of new games to check out today, and that’s how we’ll be spending most of our time here. There are also the usual lists of sales information, and that’s about the lot. Let’s check it out! New Releases Arrest of a Stone Buddha ($14.99) SwitchArcade Highlight! One of the coolest surprises of last year was The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa