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The year 2020 gave many people good reason to stay inside and enjoy gaming, so it’s fitting that it was also a fantastic year for developments in gaming tech. From practical, affordable ray-tracing and groundbreaking software to next-gen consoles and exciting new peripherals, it’s tough to single out the most important new tech of the year. Even so, Game Rant would be remiss not to round up a list of the most impressive flagship products and best bang-for-your-buck buys that made this year so good for anyone looking to upgrade their setup....

It’s almost the end of the year, which means it’s time to look back over 2020 and have a little laugh at some of the dumb shit that happened. I know video games are extremely serious but work with me on this. Good Guy PR Award Mystery Man It’s generally good etiquette to let a PR person know when you’re about to tank their game’s Metacritic score. Nobody ever tries to influence that, and most PR people are pretty cool with it, but some do take it personally because it’s something they’ve been working on for years....

Neon Giant, the small Swedish indie team that’s making Cyberpunk ARPG The Ascent, just put out a new video showcasing some of the game’s twin-stick shooting gameplay. They also casually mentioned that they’re giving up on 2020 and pressing for a release sometime in 2021. Creative director Arcade Berg narrates the four-minute video showcasing Cluster 13, a section of the arcology that used to be owned by The Ascent Group. And since this is a cyberpunk dystopian alien world, ownership of the arcology also meant ownership of everyone living inside....

This article contains spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett episode 6 The highly anticipated penultimate episode of The Book of Boba Fett has now arrived on Disney+, and it’s been a lot for Star Wars fans to process! Last week, the series took a turn when it largely abandoned its central storyline featuring Fennec Shand and the newly self-appointed ruler of Jabba the Hutt’s former territory on Tatooine, Boba Fett....

There have been thousands of articles over the years postulating as to where the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) has gone wrong. Compared to the critical and commercial juggernaut that has been the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the DCEU has struggled to ever find its footing, despite having some of the most iconic characters in pop-culture history. Even 10 years ago, no comic book fan would’ve ever predicted that a Captain America solo film (often considered a C-tier comic character) could’ve outgrossed the first-ever live-action Justice League film, but it happened - Captain America: The Winter Soldier made $714....

A Redditor has discovered the fastest way to unlock new cosmetic clothing items in the beta for The Division, utilizing a manner which involves multiple characters. This weekend, beta players for The Division have been taking to the streets of New York to test out their survival skills in the dark zone, and experience a brief glimpse at single player content. While it turns out not everyone who signed up for the beta will actually get to play, those who have been given the chance to participate in the beta for The Division have wasted little time figuring out everything there is to do, and how to do it without dying constantly....

After eagle-eyed players noticed that Ubisoft had renamed Tom Clancy’s The Division’s upcoming Operation raid, one player has gone one further by glitching into the raid area. Ubisoft has dropped a number of hints at what Tom Clancy’s The Division’s true endgame may look like, but no one knows exactly what to expect. Based on the information released so far, it was initially expected that the endgame will feature an Incursion raid-like experience at the Columbus Circle, but that may no longer be on the cards due to Ubisoft secretly renaming the mission to Last Stronghold....

Massive Entertainment explains that it will be suspending and permanently banning the accounts of players that it discovers are cheating in The Division. While Xbox One and PlayStation 4 owners have mostly been able to play Tom Clancy’s The Division without having to worry about cheaters, PC gamers haven’t been as lucky. Massive Entertainment has acknowledged that the PC version of The Division is riddled with cheaters, and has announced how it will be punishing those that cheat in the game....

I’ve played few games that have actively tried to make me hate them as much as The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk (which also has the subtitle, The Amulet Of Chaos, because the name wasn’t wordy enough already.) From the very start, it bombards you with bad jokes, hateable characters, and irritating voice acting, which is disheartening because the game’s strategic gameplay is fairly decent, even bordering on good. The mechanics could be strong enough to keep most people playing, but Neheulbeuk’s dialogue and writing are so awful that they’ll make even the most enthusiastic strategy fan run out of this dungeon screaming....

On June 10, 2018, Bethesda announced that The Elder Scrolls 6 was in development. It didn’t show much more than a teaser trailer, but it was enough to kickstart rumors about the game. Yet, it’s been over two years now and that’s all that’s been shown of the game: a landscape teaser with a logo, nothing more and nothing less. It’s worth, first, looking at the context of the announcement. Bethesda knew Fallout 76 would be divisive, that a multiplayer experience wouldn’t appeal to a solid portion of its fanbase, and so by announcing The Elder Scrolls 6, it was preemptive damage control....

The Hole in the Ground, like 2014’s now-classic The Babadook, centers on the relationship between a single mother and her young son as they are beset by forces seemingly beyond their control. But while The Babadook kept the nature of the intrusion firmly ambiguous nearly all the way through, co-writer/director Lee Cronin’s feature debut starts off that way but soon takes a more conventional route. That renders The Hole in the Ground more generic in some ways, although Cronin still manages to pull off an atmospheric shocker for much of its running time....

Although it didn’t take up too much of the Sony Press Conference, the PlayStation VR still had a few things to show fans in attendance and watching live at home. One of the titles that caught our eye was The Inpatient, a psychological thriller that looked to mess with the player’s perception of reality. Then, once we got to play it during E3 2017, it became clear that The Inpatient is just that....

Warning: contains plot spoilers for The Irregulars episode three Tooth fairy: not real. Baby-stealing bird man: not real. Group of middle class oddballs who dress up in ceremonial robes and practise occult rituals: surprisingly, real. While most of the supernatural cases featured in Netflix’s The Irregulars are drawn from myth and legend, one involves a real-life organisation that started life in 1887: the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. In episode three of the Sherlock Holmes-adjacent Netflix series, the Baker Street gang is enlisted by Mycroft Holmes to investigate a murder linked to the Golden Dawn, an occult organisation of which he’s a member....

In a year stacked full of great video games, one that truly stood out was The Last of Us 2. The sequel to The Last of Us set some truly high benchmarks, from the tiny details in level and character design to the unique approach to the game’s narrative, but it’s possible that Naughty Dog may have done its job too well and made one aspect for future sequels much harder....

Ellie and Abby’s story in The Last of Us 2 has a lot to say during its 20 or so hour runtime. From both perspectives, each character strives for vengeance with quite literally every bone in their body. Even at the end of both characters’ respective journeys, neither really gets their closure, even though the two escape cycles of violence that they both initiated in their own ways. Whether it was indirectly with Joel and Ellie leaving the Fireflies’ hospital, or directly with Abby enacting her revenge on Joel, neither is really relieved by any means....

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Star Wars: Squadrons is officially releasing tomorrow, marking the return of a classic Star Wars space combat game after two decades of hiatus. In the upcoming game, players will return to the cockpit in a combat-focus Star Wars space simulator that bears a striking resemblance to classic titles such as Star Wars: X-Wing and Star Wars TIE Fighter. Now, players who are interested to pick up Star Wars: Squadrons would be happy to know that Green Man Gaming is currently offering a discount on the game via Origin, ahead of its release tomorrow....

This Star Wars: The Bad Batch article contains spoilers. “Common Ground” takes the Bad Batch to the former Separatist capital now under Imperial occupation. While Omega discovers a new skill, the squad rescues a senator who supported a war against them not long ago. Along the way, a few brand-new characters make their way onto the stage in this episode, particularly Senator Avi Singh and Imperial Captain Bragg. Take a look at all the Star Wars references and easter eggs we noticed this week…...

With the Steam Winter Sale coming to an end earlier this month, fans are likely wondering when they’ll next be able to next splash their cash at one of the Valve storefront’s now-iconic sales. Luckily for those with their eye on a game just outside of their price range, it seems another series of reductions are on their way very soon, with the dates for Steam’s annual Lunar Sale leaking online....

This Strike: Lethal White Episode 2 review contains spoilers. There goes that revenue stream. With Strike’s wealthiest client’s head plastic-wrapped like a fridge-ready ham, how will the agency afford somebody to answer the phones now? The more pressing question, of course, is who killed the old badger? There are more than enough people – including but not limited to his own wife and children – who’d presumably be happy to see Jasper Chiswell breathe his last....