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Halo Developer 343 Industries Shares Images Of Their Pets, And They Are So Cute

A lot of people are now working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Being at home means more time to spend with your pets, and the same is true for the developers of Halo.A new blog post from 343 Industries showcases many fine furry friends that belong to the developers of Halo Infinite and The Master Chief Collection. There are many adorable cats and dogs, along with a couple of horses, birds, and lizards. Some of the developers also own chickens and a pig.You can see all of the

Rewind Time in the Remastered Warframe Update The Deadlock Protocol

Available today on Xbox One, The Deadlock Protocol is Warframe’s first traditional update of 2020. Unlike the space battle updates Empyrean and Operation Scarlet Spear, The Deadlock Protocol delves into Warframe’s earliest content. Working from home during this trying time, the Digital Extremes development team took on the bold task of re-thinking the game’s first Corpus levels from top to bottom. Full of new and original backstory material revealing how the Corpus Faction came into being, remodeled with state-of-the-art graphics and levels incorporating nimble parkour action, and rich with a

An Interview with Yoko Taro, Yoshinari Fujimoto, and Shogo Maeda on SINoALICE, Mobile Games, Subscriptions, a Potential Global PC Release, and More

For a lot of people, the global release of SINoALICE has seemed like it was not meant to be with indefinite delays and eventually changing publishers for the West. SINoALICE is finally here on iOS and Android worldwide. Pokelabo has published the Square Enix free to play RPG in the West and the staff behind the project features some very interesting names. I got a chance to chat with Yoko Taro (Bukkoro), Yoshinari Fujimoto (Square Enix), and Shogo Maeda (Pokelabo) about SINoALICE, mobile gaming, a potential PC version in the

How COVID-19 Is Impacting EA’s Business

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are staying home and playing video games. As such, spending on gaming has grown, and Electronic Arts is among the companies that is benefitting. In a new "fireside chat," EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said the company is expected to announce its biggest-ever Q1, which runs April-June.EA said in May that it expects to make $5.525 billion in revenue and a profit of $978 million for the period, which is a record for Q1, but Jorgensen said that the real numbers will be even

Xbox Exec Gives An Update On Halo Infinite

To date, Microsoft has released just one trailer for Halo Infinite (apart from the SlipSpace Engine trailer), so fans are understandably eager to see and learn more about the next-gen Halo title. Given the studio's relative silence on the project, some are wondering how the game is progressing.Xbox executive Aaron Greenberg said on Twitter that he has weekly check-ins with the studio, 343 Industries. He asked fans for their patience, especially now during the COVID-19 crisis as 343--and Microsoft's other teams--are now working from home (and with goats, in at

Halo Master Chief Collection Devs Talk About Working From Home, Updates On Their Progress

Bringing the Master Chief Collection (MCC) to PC is a big undertaking--with two games live and needing support, and three games still to be released, the team has a big job ahead of them. This is only complicated by the added need to work from home, but a new dev blog shows that the MCC team is taking this well in stride.The new post showcases some of the team's home offices as they work to bring the MCC to PC, with setups ranging from a backyard farm with multiple goats

Valve delays DOTA 2’s The International due to COVID-19

With player and viewer safety in mind, the DOTA 2 Championships will be delayed until next year. Even the mighty gaming industry isn’t immune to the world-changing effects of COVID-19. The International, DOTA 2’s Championship competition, has been delayed until 2021. The International delayed until 2021 On April 30, 2020, Valve made an announcement on the DOTA 2 blog that The International had been postponed from this year until next. The news comes as COVID-19 continues to be a major health concern. With limits on public gatherings, holding a massive

Today Only: MacBooks Get Seriously Steep Discounts In New Easter Sale

If you've been stuck at home the past couple of weeks, either working from home or trying to find something to entertain yourself with, then you might be happy to hear that Best Buy has just kicked off a big new sale on MacBook Pros, iMacs, and even a great 4K TV. Best Buy's Easter Sale is only available for today, and supplies are limited, so be sure to snag any deal you might be interested in before time is up.Be sure to check out of the full sale over

Evening Reading – April 8, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. I am "out of glory-kill range" Broke: "Social Distancing"Woke: "Out of glory-kill range" — Mark Diaz Eternal (@Tenacious_Diaz) April 8, 2020 Rip and tear the curve. Wii Sports is back, baby! Comeback king pic.twitter.com/R58sxNGASd — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 8, 2020 Nintendo should take note and release a damn Switch sports title. Hero of Time This will never not be one of the most epic moments in gaming pic.twitter.com/hbShpKJpJt — Zelda

Amy Poehler’s Animated Comedy Duncanville Is Getting A Second Season

Partway through its first season, Fox's animated series Duncanville has earned an early pickup for a second season, THR reports. The renewal is a part of Fox's increased investment in animation, as it looks towards filling out a roster dominated by classic shows Family Guy and the Simpsons.Duncanville follows an average 15-year-old boy named Duncan and his offbeat family. The series is created by Amy Poehler and married couple Mike and Julie Scully, both Simpsons alumni.The voice cast features Poehler as both Duncan and his wannabe-cop mother, Ty Burrell as