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Activision-Blizzard has made some pretty unpopular moves lately, garnering a negative perception by the general gaming audience for it’s handling of Hearthstone pro player Blitzchung’s ban from the card game over a pro-Hong Kong protest. The company has become unpopular enough to earn a brutal roast at the Golden Joystick Awards, one of gaming’s longest-running award shows. The takedown came from Danny Wallace, the host of the Golden Joysticks. After addressing those present during a segment of the show, Wallace said, “The guys from Activision-Blizzard would’ve joined us for lunch, but their new contracts state they’re only allowed Chinese food now....

I played many games in 2022 that felt prescient about our current moment in time but of them, Signalis felt the most personal. A sci-fi horror that folds back on itself, tied into gripping knots by its own plot threads. Within it, as android-on-a-mission Elster, you are trapped. She’s searching for the woman she loves in a labyrinth of archaic technology propping up a rapidly decaying future. VHS cassettes and floppy disks join Soviet futurist spacecraft....

GameStop CEO Paul Raines has said that the company expects to see “some new consoles in the next few years”, amidst rumours that both Sony and Microsoft are planning to roll out new versions of the PS4 and Xbox One. The retailer isn’t in a position to talk about what the new consoles may be, however, because its partners would “get upset if we jump ahead”. Speaking to marketing website [a]listdaily, Raines said that he expects GameStop to be “pretty dominant on new consoles, and the reason we’re dominant is because we have the PowerUp Rewards program with 46 million members around the world....

A gay World of WarCraft Classic guild was subjected to a name change and the creator of the guild was temporarily suspended after Blizzard responded to player complaints calling the guild ‘inappropriate.’ Speaking to Ars Technica, the ‘GAY BOYS’ guild reported that it had its name forcibly changed to a random string of letters. Now under the name ‘Guild ZFXPK’, Blizzard Customer Service allegedly sent an email to guild members stating that the change occurred because ‘fellow players reported your in-game name as inappropriate multiple times....

Gears 5 not only showcased a shift in the way games in the series would be named but also took a more narrative and emotional approach to the storytelling. The game might have centered more on Kait Diaz, but that doesn’t mean the rest of the cast went unnoticed. Despite being the 6th game in the franchise, Gears 5 had more than a handful of characters who showcased the best of what the series has to offer....

The world of Genshin Impact is filled with multiple quests and events that you will come across. While completing some of them progresses you further in the story, others help with the resources and item part. Both of which are important in your journey through the fantasy land of Teyvat. The quests are challenging and completing them will require nitty and gritty gameplay. This guide is on the Black Serpent Knights Glory quest and how to complete it in Genshin Impact....

The God of War PC version is finally here, and it is the best PlayStation port game to date. This is a third-person hack and slash, action-adventure game that was awarded Game of the Year by numerous media outlets and award shows. To this date, it is the most popular and most sold PlayStation 4 game, and oh boy, now the PC players can enjoy the game in full glory with Nvidia DLSS for smoother frames, Reflex for system latency, and enhanced graphical features like occlusion effects, along with 21:9 panoramic ultra-widescreen....

We here at Game Rant like to point out when some awesome things pop out, and today we quite possibly the creation of one of the best cosplays ever. Holly Conrad has created an amazing homage to the Mass Effect universe – with an animatronic Grunt outfit, a female Shephard, a crafted Tali and even the Illusive Man. I kid you not, and wouldn’t dare joke about such an amazing thing....

The Xbox Series X is Microsoft’s high-end console offering up to 4K resolution on the latest games, and up to 120 frames per second on action-packed multiplayer titles. With inflation and global supply issues, there are no signs of console price cuts two years into the console’s life, which is unsurprising given Sony had the need to actually increase the PS5’s price. However, BT currently have a great deal on an Xbox Series X bundle, offering it for the £449 while throwing in copies of Far Cry 6 and Forza Horizon 5....

In a game like Grand Theft Auto, murdering someone in cold blood looks about as natural and as unceremonious as breathing. Sometimes it can even be desensitizing but that’s one of the trademarks of the game - the freedom to do whatever acceptable adult stuff you want without much consequences other than the dumb A.I. cops. Still, that doesn’t mean life has no value in the GTA games. There are certain characters who stand out in a sea of simulated pedestrians....

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game came out of a two-year beta period in October last year. Since then, this unique card game has gone through dozens of patches and optimizations. This year we’ve also seen the release of two major expansions, Crimson Curse and Novigrad. This weekend, CD Projekt RED announced a new major expansion called Iron Judgment. The main attraction of this expansion is that it brings back Redania to the Northern Realms, and along with it comes big kahuna Radovid V, the bane of sorceresses....

The ability to customize your items like weapons, vehicles and personal AI makes the overall experience of playing Halo Infinite even more exciting. Customizing can help personalize the experience of your Spartan when you participate in multiplayer modes in the game. You will find yourself acquiring customizable items as you progress through the game’s challenges and events. If you wish to, you can even buy these items. You can carry out customization via the Customization menu....

343 Industries has offered up an update to Halo Infinite multiplayer fans on a long-awaited fix for matchmaking issues on Big Team Battle mode games. As a broad overview, players have found themselves unable to group in large parties and successfully get into a Big Team Battle mode game. The problem apparently also gets worse as more people join, leaving larger Fireteams stuck on the loading screen and unable to get into a game together....

Wait For It. More than just one of the best songs in Hamilton—that Aaron Burr has soul!—those words signify how long fans around the world have waited to see Hamilton performed. Not everyone could afford a ticket at the height of the musical’s popularity or lived near a city where the touring show has visited. Yet now, in times when the lights across Broadway are out, we all can be in the room where it happens....

Ninja Theory has slapped an April 11 release date on the Nintendo Switch version of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. The game will be available to download from the eShop for £24.99. Hellblade was originally released on the PlayStation 4 and PC back in early 2017, and launched for Xbox One the following year. Inspired by Norse mythology and Celtic myth, Hellblade combines elements of hack-’n-slash combat and psychological horror, and won plaudits for it depiction of mental health....

Guns. Avatars. Teleporting. Lightsabers. Nausea. It took years to get there and a lot of experimenting, but one of the most notable tech developments of the last decade is that virtual reality went from being a fantasy to An Actual Thing. A thing that really works (sorry, Virtual Boy) and you can have in your home. New hardware product lines, completely new kinds of games. It’s fitting that the decade in PC games closes out with Half-Life: Alyx on the horizon....

Last year around this time, Epic Games’ popular battle royale game Fortnite launched its special Fortnitemares Halloween event, which included a number of appropriately-themed cosmetics, as well as monsters that players had to contend with in the middle of matches. Now Fortnitemares 2019 has been announced, and it will go live in the battle royale game very soon. It’s been confirmed by Epic Games that the Fortnite Fortnitemares 2019 event will go live on October 29 at 9am ET, so just some odd hours from the time of this writing....

Fortnite has its fair share of celebrity fans, but Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex himself, is not one of them. In fact, speaking at the YMCA in West London this week (via Variety), Harry says that Epic Games’ battle royale title should be banned. Ouch! ‘It’s created to addict,’ Harry said. ‘An addiction to keep you in front of a computer for as long as possible. It’s so irresponsible.’ ‘Parents have got their hands up – they don’t know what to do about it....

Fortnite update 5.20 is now available to download, with Epic Games adding a meaty Double Barrel Shotgun for battle royale players to get their mitts on. As you might have guessed with a Shotgun, the new weapon packs a huge punch in close proximity, although being a double barrel weapon it only comes with two shots before you need to reload. Meanwhile, battle royale has also received a new limited time mode known as Steady Storm, which sees players slugging it out on a map with no safe zones and an ever-closing Storm....

Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3 is here. It’s called Fortnite Vibin’, and features a festival/Summer theme. With the new Fortnite season there is also a new Battle Pass to work through. As usual, there are big name characters like Darth Vader, as well as original Fortnite characters. Now that servers are live and stable, you’ll find a detailed breakdown of the Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3 Battle Pass in this guide....