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A teenager playing games on Xbox One unknowingly spent over $13,000 across 13 months using his parents’ credit card and as a result won’t be able to refund. The teenager’s parents believed they had disabled in-game purchases without approval and so weren’t actively monitoring the credit card associated with the account’s statements. Because of Xbox’s firm 14-day limit for refunds, the family is officially stuck with the bill. According to NBC New York and the teenager’s parents, there’s no indication that this teenager simply went on monthly spending sprees and is now trying to get away with it....

With the dawn of 3D fighters, there have been many contenders that are among the greats, whether it’s the first 3D fighter like Virtua Fighter or the fan-service esque fighter Dead Or Alive. However, one of the most popular fighting games to date is Tekken. This is thanks to the cast of colorful and memorable characters that have graced the scene for over two decades. Since there is a large cast, it is difficult to know who to play....

Mythical Pokemon are some of the rarest in the game, only being obtainable through quite arbitrary means. Many of them have some sort of defining factor to them, such as a signature move or a certain kind of stat spread. Whatever the case may be, you would hope that these rare Pokemon would be powerful to some extent. That’s certainly true for these Mythical Pokemon from a competitive sense. These Pokemon have a lot going for them in terms of viability, and are quite possibly the best Mythical Pokemon in the current meta....

For a book released over seventy years ago, The Lord of the Rings is still going incredibly strong. It’s more than just a book, it’s a story that has changed the lives of millions of people. Assisted by the Peter Jackson film series, The Lord of the Rings has had a noticeable impact on gaming, along with every other art form and media/ What’s not to love about a timeless story of love, friendship, and the triumph over evil?...

If there is one thing Wargroove and turn-based tactics fans know well, it’s learning curves. As soon as you think you’ve found your feet in a game like this, a tough boss will, inevitably, sweep the ground from under you. Wargroove continues the series’ tradition of demanding prompt, thought-out decisions from players, especially with its bosses. Sure, the game may look cutesy and retro on the outside, but, since it’s a spiritual successor to Advance Wars, it gets seriously tough....

Ghost stories have been around forever, and will haunt us long after we are ghosts. Before film, most apparitional tales came from novels or short stories. Yes, there were oral traditions of the spooky place down the block or the hitchhiker on a lost highway, but usually someone put it down in a book. Some of the greatest films about hauntings originate as full cinema creations, with a director’s dark vision on the screen, others come from true cases or urban legends....

With the Nintendo Switch on its way in a few months time, it’s no wonder the PlayStation 4 Slim and Xbox One S are both receiving competitive sub-$250 pricing during this holiday weekend. For President’s Day weekend, head over to your local (and online) Microsoft Store and you’ll be able to pick up the new Halo Wars 2 1TB Xbox One S bundle… not for the $349 pre-order list price, but instead she’s been reduced to $299 on her launch day....

E3 is full of surprises every year, and E3 2019 was not an exception. Even though Sony didn’t take to the stage as it usually would, Xbox, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and Nintendo all showed up, and each show went big. And while there were a lot of leaks leading up to E3 2019, a few game announcements and reveals were able to preserve their mystery ahead of time. Here are some of the best surprise game announcements of E3 2019....

Recently, Black Myth: Wu Kong has taken the gaming conversation surrounding the next-generation by storm. The Black Myth: Wu Kong trailer’s popularity was actually not the main goal, as the team at Game Science was actually looking for more skilled employees interested in joining the team. The 13-minute gameplay trailer for Black Myth: Wu Kong got tons of people excited online, but some felt the gameplay looked too good to be true and speculated it wasn’t actually gameplay....

Video game developers often re-use materials, assets, and entire game engines from their own previous titles or even entirely different games. This is occasionally bemoaned as “lazy game design,” especially when it is particularly noticeable or seems low effort, but the practice is only becoming more common. Large companies like Ubisoft make a regular practice of sharing assets between its many titles, and Epic Games makes a significant portion of its business by providing smaller companies access to Unreal Engine....

The Elder Scrolls 6 is one of the most anticipated games of the coming decade. However, since the teaser trailer was released in 2018, Bethesda has been slow to release more details about the next installment in its flagship fantasy franchise. With the last three games focusing on a single province, it seems likely that The Elder Scrolls 6 will follow suit. It is the time period in which the game is set, however, which could have some of the biggest implications for the game and which could determine if it will be able to step out from under Skyrim’s shadow....

It’s hard to believe we’re already a quarter of the way into the year. With GDC and PAX East over and E3 2013 and San Diego Comic-Con edging closer, an interesting transition is being made between current and next-generation consoles. While gamers everywhere settle in and wait for more announcements on the PlayStation 4 (specifically, what it looks like) and the dubbed “Xbox 720,” Game Rant is hard at work delivering those announcements and keeping gamers in the loop – specifically, what is coming down the pipeline in the near future!...

‘Tis the season to be gaming! The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are here, and with them, a new generation of gaming. Last month was easily the busiest time of the year for the industry, but what about December? Let’s take a look at what’s coming down the pipeline! December starts with a bang thanks to Battlefield 4: China Rising releasing on the 3rd, for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Windows PC....

The Golf Club 2019 improved on many of the flaws that plagued the franchise’s previous releases. Improvements include fine-tuning the previously unforgiving shot metrics, the cancellation of painfully long sequences of the ball rolling thanks to the fast forward button, and the overall smoother player experience. Nonetheless, approaching The Golf Club 2019 as a beginner can be rather daunting, especially if you are unfamiliar with the sport of golf itself. The tutorials offered in the game do a fairly good job of showing a beginner the basic controls, however, there are several beneficial hints and strategies that players are not exposed to during training....

As many gamers will attest, The Last of Us definitely rivals Resident Evil 2 for supremacy in the survival-horror genre, and it may very well be one of the top games of the last console generation. The popularity of Naughty Dog’s bleak post-apocalyptic title has caused fans to wait with bated breath for the slightest bit of news concerning a potential The Last of Us 2, and it seems as if developers may be inching closer to officially acknowledging The Last of Us 2’s existence....

As PlayStation fans all over the world are gearing up to celebrate the release of The Last of Us Part II next month, it seems that some of those fans will be forced to miss out on the game entirely. More specifically, the game is rumored to have been banned in the Middle East. The information regarding the game’s ban comes from a Reddit user who posted a response from PlayStation Support after contacting it about the problem....

“I love the fact that people latch onto voice actors for how they identify with what they’re seeing on the screen,” David Babich, the English actor behind Albert and Melbu in The Legend of Dragoon, tells me. “That’s huge. But I’ve always found it interesting that we’re the human part of what you can connect to when there’s so much more that goes into making a character. I just think it’s a cool phenomenon....

The Mass Effect franchise has long been known for its immersive world-building and creative romance options. When it comes to romance, of course some fan-favorites will stand out amongst others. For example, players will often talk of Garrus’ romance or Miranda Lawson’s much sooner than others like Jacob Taylor. Part of this comes down to player preference, but otherwise boils down to how well the story is told. Some Mass Effect romances aren’t given the acknowledgment they deserve simply because they belong to lesser-known NPCs....

After many attempts, Warner Bros. has successfully patent the Nemesis System it introduced in Shadow of Mordor. Its various attempts over the years likely explain why many video games didn’t adopt the Nemesis System into their own games, as while it was popular, it has been sorely missed in some key franchises that could benefit from it. Now, the patent is worded so ambiguously that anything close could cause some sort of dispute, and that could be bad news for the Assassin’s Creed franchise....

The Switch is currently undergoing shortages around the globe and fans shouldn’t expect them to end soon, as Nintendo has revealed that supply issues could continue through the summer. The Nintendo Switch has seen incredible success since its launch in 2017, to the point where it has already outsold many other classic Nintendo systems. The console has become incredibly hard to find in some regions, which is a combination of people buying systems to help them through the self-isolation period, as well as the long-awaited release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons....