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Half-Life: Alyx release time

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Time Stamp: March 19, 2020 8:45 AM - Modified On: March 19, 2020 - Published By:
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The Half-Life: Alyx release time has been revealed and it is close, very close. Half-Life: Alyx has finally got a release time that players can look forward to. While we’ve known about the release date for a while (it’s still hard to believe it’s actually happening), players have been holding out for an exact time they can get in and experience the world of Half-Life again. Well, the wait is over. Half-Life: Alyx release time Half-Life: Alyx has a release time of 10AM PT and 1PM ET on Monday, March

Super Doom: How id Software’s Opus Made the Jump to Super NES

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ON DECEMBER 10, 1993, ID Software's developers uploaded Doom to a high-speed file-sharing server maintained by an IT administrator who oversaw University of Wisconsin's network. The shareware episode arrived to great fanfare. So great, in fact, that the admin had to ask hundreds of users eager to download Doom to log off so id could transfer the game. Instantly the chat rooms became ghost towns. At midnight on the dot, the gamers at id uploaded their game, and all hell broke loose. Grown adults in businesses suits clogged office networks

Remastered Shadow Man in development by Nightdive Studios

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 7:00 PM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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From the team that brought us Turok 2: Seeds of Evil and System Shock: Classic comes another cult game from the 90s: Shadow Man. Nightdive Studios is making a name for itself as a team that brings cult classics, lost in the annals of history, to the modern era. Now, in partnership with Valiant Entertainment, Nightdive is working on a remaster of Shadow Man for PC, as well as console. Nightdive Studios is working on remastered Shadow Man Shadow Man originally released across four different platforms back in 1999. Players

Butterscotch Shenanigans Launching Level Creation Platformer ‘Levelhead’ on April 30th

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It was nearly two years ago to the day that we sat down with the fellas from Butterscotch Shenanigans during GDC 2018 to take a look at what they had cooking to follow up their previous release Crashlands, which was our Game of the Year back in 2016. The new game was called Levelhead and it was a precision platformer based heavily around the ability to create and share your own levels, similar to something like Super Mario Maker. The following May we got some new details and a new

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate “Perks” Now Offer Some Free DLC

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 11:40 AM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Microsoft has revealed a free additional extra that is now available to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Dubbed Perks, it will add in-game content and DLC to existing games on the service, starting with four titles today.Perks will automatically be applied to anyone subscribed to Game Pass Ultimate at no additional cost, and be accessible on an Xbox One, the Xbox app on Windows 10, or via the Xbox Game Pass app for mobile. Right now, you can claim content for World of Tanks: Mercenaries, Sea of Thieves, Smite,

Wasteland 3 hands-on preview: Tundra, trouble, and turns

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Time Stamp: March 17, 2020 7:00 PM - Modified On: March 17, 2020 - Published By:
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The original Wasteland came out over 30 years ago, which was followed by a ground-breaking sequel in 2014. Now, some six years later, Wasteland 3 is on the horizon. The team at inXile Entertainment have been hard at work crafting an experience that evokes the same emotions and challenges of Wasteland 2, while also ensuring systems and mechanics advance and evolve. With the release of Wasteland 3 scheduled for May 19, 2020, Shacknews had the opportunity to go hands-on with a preview build of the game on PC. We’re pleased

Doom Eternal Review Roundup

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Time Stamp: March 17, 2020 3:58 PM - Modified On: March 17, 2020 - Published By:
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Doom fans are getting ready to rip and tear their way through the long-awaited sequel to the series' 2016 reboot, and if the reviews are any indication, Doom Eternal delivers. Taking cues from 1994's Doom 2: Hell on Earth, Eternal challenges players to beat back the hordes of Hell from Earth itself, introducing a load of fun new toys for the Doom Slayer to play with.In general, critics have plenty of positive things to say about the shooter, including our 8/10 review-in-progress. "Once you get the hang of it, though,

Xbox Series X: What’s the Deal with Latency?

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Time Stamp: March 16, 2020 8:16 AM - Modified On: March 16, 2020 - Published By:
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Webster’s Dictionary defines ‘latency’ as “the quality or state of being present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, or active.” And now that I’ve finally gotten to use that hackneyed writing trope in my career, let’s dive into what latency means in the world of video games and how the engineers working on Xbox Series X are working to reduce it. In its most simple terms, latency is the measurement of how long it takes for a signal or piece of data to travel from

Defining the Next Generation: An Xbox Series X Technology Glossary

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As we enter a new generation of console gaming with Xbox Series X, we’ve made a number of technology advancements across hardware and software that will take your gaming experience to the next level. We’ve created the below guide to help familiarize yourself with some of the new terms we’re introducing to describe the tech and functionality of Xbox Series X.   Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) – As part of commitment to responsiveness for the next generation of console gaming, Xbox Series X supports Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)