Tag: video games
HP’s Omen gaming PCs get Intel’s latest chips and a fresh design
Gaming PCs from major vendors tend to get little respect from enthusiasts for a number of reasons, including lackluster designs that focus on cost-cutting and flashy-but-proprietary parts over functionality and raw speed. HP is betting it can change… Source
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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ added nearly 1 million VR users to Steam
Half-Life: Alyx appears to have given VR gaming a serious boost. Road to VR has used historical data and direct Valve data to calculate that Steam users added nearly 950,000 VR headsets in April — a huge spike over March. While the Steam info doesn’t… Source
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Summer Game Fest promises four months of big news and events
E3, GDC and Gamescom are not happening in their usual form this summer, complicating matters for developers and publishers who typically make big game announcements at those major events. They’ll have a new avenue through which they can reveal new ti… Source
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Infinity Ward removes, then brings back bounties in ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’
Following backlash from some of its most prominent players, Call of Duty: Warzone developer Infinity Ward has reversed a controversial tweak it made earlier this week to its popular battle royale game. On Wednesday, the studio added a system called M… Source
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Epic cancels 2020 Fortnite World Cup
Epic is the next big game developer cutting physical esports tourneys from its schedule as it deals with the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has canceled the 2020 Fortnite World Cup outright in addition to moving all other Fortnite ev… Source
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The latest ‘Apex Legends’ hero is a master thief named Loba
Respawn Entertainment has detailed what players can expect from season five of Apex Legends. Fortune's Favor will start on May 12th, one week later than expected. The most exciting addition is a new playable character named Loba. Respawn released an… Source
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