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Not E3: Our favorite game reveals so far

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 16, 2020
5 min

We are well into the saga that is 2020’s “Not E3.” The organization that puts together the Electronic Entertainment Expo cancelled that event, and...

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Valorant gets big esports plans with the Ignition Series

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 16, 2020
1 min

Riot Games announced the Ignition Series today, the “publisher’s first step to build a thriving esport” for Valorant. The team-based shooter had its official...

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The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes interview — Bringing procedurally generated stories to RPGs

Posted byby Jason Wilson
June 15, 2020
3 min

The Dark Eye is one of those tabletop role-playing games that doesn’t get a lot of attention in North America. It’s known as the...

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Epic Games seeking to sell stake for $750 million at $17 billion valuation

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 15, 2020
2 min

Fortnite maker Epic Games is raising $750 million, according to two sources who spoke to GamesBeat. Bloomberg reported the news first, but we have...

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Stack Up and Wargaming add a suicide prevention button to World of Warships

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 15, 2020
2 min

Wargaming has teamed up with veterans nonprofit Stack Up to bring suicide prevention and mental health awareness into World of Warships, an online team...

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Star Wars: Squadrons gets October 2 release date — watch the trailer

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 15, 2020
2 min

Star Wars: Squadrons is a new space-combat game from Electronic Arts and its EA Motive studio. The companies debuted the first details about the...

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BloodRayne to return from the dead as Ziggurat acquires rights

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 15, 2020
2 min

Ziggurat Interactive has purchased the sexy vampire BloodRayne video game franchise and other properties from Majesco in a bid to bring some retro PC...