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Razer To Make And Donate Medical Masks To Aid With Coronavirus

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, one risk to emergency service providers is a shortage of supplies like the face masks that keep them safe as they treat patients. The gaming hardware and accessory manufacturer Razer is planning to step in and do its part, by shifting some of its production capacity to make and donate up to one million surgical masks.In a thread on Twitter (via Kotaku), CEO Min-Liang Tan said that designers and engineers at the company have been working long hours to convert their production lines

Don’t Worry, Overwatch Has More Tank And Support Heroes In Development

Following the reveal of Overwatch's newest Damage hero Echo, game director Jeff Kaplan said Blizzard has "multiple tanks and supports in development," addressing concerns relating to role availability.Kaplan made the comment in a recent developer livestream, where he noted the number of Damage characters Overwatch has when compared to other roles. As it stands, there are 17 Damage heroes, eight Tanks, and seven Supports in total. Overwatch's roster, with the inclusion of Echo, is 53% damage-focused."I know a lot of people are going to be like, 'Oh my gosh, she

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

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

Overwatch’s Echo Plays Like A Hero Designed To Fit Any Situation, With Devastating Effect

Overwatch's list of characters just got a little bigger with the addition of Echo, the game's 32nd playable hero. Blizzard first showed off Echo in action, at least a bit, during the "Zero Hour" cinematic trailer for Overwatch 2, and finally announced her arrival in the game earlier this week. We now have a sense of what Echo's role is on a team, how she'll play, and where she came from.Blizzard gave GameSpot an early look at the character ahead of her launch on the public test realm, showing us

Overwatch Echo Preview: A Hero Who Can Switch Roles To Devastating Effect

Overwatch's list of characters just got a little bigger with the addition of Echo, the game's 32nd playable hero. Blizzard first showed off Echo in action, at least a bit, during the "Zero Hour" cinematic trailer for Overwatch 2, and finally announced her arrival in the game earlier this week. We now have a sense of what Echo's role is on a team, how she'll play, and where she came from.Blizzard gave GameSpot an early look at the character ahead of her launch on the public test realm, showing us

Splinter Cell Is Crossing Over With Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Soon

Splinter Cell is crossing over with Ghost Recon again, with Sam Fisher joining in for a new adventure announced for the series' latest iteration, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. The event will go live on March 24, along with a big content update that hopefully won't be delayed due to COVID-19.A teaser trailer features the infamous agent conversing with a member of the Ghosts present on Auroa--the fictional island that is home to the armed-drone nightmare of Breakpoint's main campaign. Fisher also mentions Terminators, which references a limited-time event that was previously

MapleStory 2 Closing Servers Less Than Two Years Since Launch

Less than two years after launching, MapleStory 2 will have its global servers shut down. The servers will officially go dark on May 27.The decision was announced on the game's official website, which details which regions will be affected and when players can expect support to cease. MapleStory's global servers encompassed most regions, with only South Korea and China expected to stay running after May. MapleStory 2 support will also be shut down on June 27."We are forever grateful for your patience and dedication to MapleStory 2 as we tried

Does Animal Crossing: New Horizons require Switch Online?

Learn whether you need to have a subscription for Switch Online in order to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is upon us. As players zip around their personal islands, some questions begin to form, like: Does Animal Crossing: New Horizons require Switch Online? Thankfully, that answer is fairly straightforward. Does Animal Crossing: New Horizons require Switch Online The answer to the question, “Does Animal Crossing: New Horizons require Switch Online,” is yes it does for online play and no it does not, provided you’re not trying

Shackstream: To hell and back again – Doom Eternal

It’s time to rip and tear – again. Join me as I take on the demon hordes once more in Doom Eternal, the follow-up to id Software’s critically acclaimed Doom (2016). We’ll be kicking off the show in around 10 minutes or so via the official Shacknews Twitch channel. [embedded content] You can tune in with the embed above, or click the link right here to go to the official Shacknews channel. In our Doom Eternal review, I write: While Doom Eternal does a good job of building off of

PS5 backwards compatibility won’t support all PS4 games at launch

Not all PS4 games are created equal as Mark Cerny confirmed today that the PS5 won't support all PS4 games with backwards compatibility at launch, but that could change later. Backwards compatibility is a huge feature and the center of a lot of conversations when you talk about the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Those looking to be able to play their favorite PlayStation 4 games on the PS5 will be sad to know that the PS5 won’t support all PS4 games with backwards compatibility at launch. [embedded content]