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Black Ops 4’s decision to not include a single player campaign mode was met with mixed feedback. While many were indifferent to the change and viewed multiplayer as Call of Duty’s most important feature, some were disappointed that the series seemed to be moving away from narrative-driven experiences. Those in the latter camp will be happy to hear that Infinity Ward is hiring for a Narrative Scripter, suggesting that 2019’s entry into the series will see the return of single player....

Pokémon GO’s popularity is still booming nearly four years after the successful AR title’s release on mobile devices. As such, some have been wondering whether the annual Pokémon GO Fest would be taking place this year, given current events regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it has been confirmed that the immense event will still be taking place, albeit virtually. According to Polygon’s report, the event will still be taking place this summer....

Our quick take Nikon D4 - 5.0 / 5 Under the hood: Full-frame FX sensor Image Quality Brand new design Performance Movie Master To recap There’s no doubt that the Nikon D4 is an incredible camera. D3S owners might not see enough of an image quality improvement to make the upgrade (ignoring resolution difference), but everywhere else the camera is a stunner. A world-class autofocus system, super-fast burst mode, great movie mode and design are all huge plus points....

In the first decade of the 2000s, Tomonobu Itagaki was a major player in the video game industry. Between 2000 and 2008, he produced and/or directed 10 games, all of which were uniquely popular, with most from the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden franchises. Yet Itagaki released just one game between 2008 and now as a director, that being Devil’s Third. It seems Itagaki is ready to get back into the grind, however....

The Nintendo Switch is the latest unique and innovative console from the iconic gaming company Nintendo. Nintendo has had a history of keeping one foot in the past and one going toward the future, for better or for worse. While the hardware itself (being able to take console games on the go is an all around amazing feat) is a definite high point, Nintendo has always stayed behind the competition in terms of graphical capabilities, immediate third party support, and the inclusion of features that are mainstays on other consoles....

Nvidia officially unveils its most powerful (and expensive) graphics card yet, just a few months after the release of the also impressive GTX 1080 and GTX 1070. Gamers who were waiting for the next generation of Nvidia graphics cards were elated a few months ago when the company announced the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070. The first two Pascal generation cards boasted some impressive specifications, with the GTX 1080 offering faster performance than the last generation’s Titan X....

NZXT aims to make building a gaming PC even easier with its own in-house motherboard. The company designed the board, the NZXT N7 Z490, to have all the needed ports in optimal locations. The final look also happens to conveniently blend into NZXT’s PC cases, if you’re really going for aesthetic. The N7 supports the Intel Z490 chipset, making it compatible with the 10th generation Intel Core i9, i7, i5, and i3 processors....

PlayStation 5’s gameplay reveal event may have stolen the show today, revealing a whole bunch of new games coming to the next-generation console including the next entry in the Resident Evil series. However, Sony wasn’t the only one showcasing upcoming games with the second day of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event featuring exclusive reveals, trailers, and demos, including a brand new gameplay trailer for Bloober Team’s next-generation horror game, Observer: System Redux....

This doesn’t appear to be the first time Facebook has been made aware of the Quest 2’s potential skin irritation issues. Back in December 2020, it published a blog post acknowledging 0.01% of Quest 2 users had suffered from skin irritation. In addition to reportedly resolving the issue back in April, Oculus is also offering free replacement face pads to owners who purchased their headsets within a certain timeframe according to Road to VR....

This is weird, right? In a normal year this kind of article would have been written closer to New Year’s Day, and the awards season red carpets would’ve been rolled up weeks ago. But 2020 really was a weird experience, to put it mildly. And among other problems, it caused the Oscars race to bleed all the way into April. Indeed, it’s mid-March and the weekly Sunday night ceremonies have barely begun....

Although it won’t arrive in multi-team multiplayer modes until later in Season 3, Duga has now launched for the Zombies Outbreak mode in Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Duga is set in the Russian Ural Mountains, and is packed with intel and other secrets that continues the Dark Aether storyline. However, to have a chance at finding the new intel, you’ll need to know how to survive on Duga....

Warning: This article contains MAJOR spoilers for the Outlander Season 5 finale but does not contain any book spoilers beyond Season 5. Outlander fans are likely still trying to cope with all of the harrowing content in the Season 5 finale. Claire has successfully escaped her abductors and rapists while Bree, Roger, and Jemmy have returned to the 18th century? Here are the answers to everything the season finale did not address....

Outriders was officially released last week for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Google Stadia, and PC. Despite constant server issues for the past two days, the game has been gaining more and more players, especially on Steam. At launch, Outriders had an all-time high concurrent player record of over 100,00 players, a record which has already been bested. According to SteamDB, Outriders has beaten its previous all-time peak record with over 15,000 more players, now at 125,143 concurrent players....

Overwatch disables its Competitive Play mode for the open beta due to player feedback and is reworking the system for release sometime after the game’s launch. Those who opt into the Overwatch open beta this week will not be able to experience the game’s Competitive Play mode. Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan released a statement in the game’s forum about the mode, saying that feedback from the closed beta has prompted Blizzard to remove it for a tune-up....

Nearly all players can agree that uninterrupted attention is a key element to a successful round in their favorite game, especially first and third-person shooter titles. And all that mental mapping means gamers’ eyes move quite quickly. One Overwatch fan decided to test where his eyes move, when they do, and how often movement occurs while playing as the tank hero Roadhog. John Matthis hooked up to a binocular mobile eye tracker during an Overwatch gameplay session and recorded the results, posting a full video to his YouTube channel....

When one Overwatch player had enough of a Symmetra trolling his party, they took matters into their own hands and got justice for their fallen comrades. Anyone who has played Overwatch has encountered a troll or two, likely more. Blizzard has taken steps to disarm the more toxic players, but there is little they can do when a troll uses a character’s own abilities to make life miserable for their teammates....

A mobile game called Paladins Strike got a fair amount of attention recently for stealing another game’s art. Specifically, the game took background art from Overwatch, one of the world’s most popular games and kind of a big deal in the competitive scene. The theft was obviously exposed, and now Paladins Strike’s developer is claiming it was all a big mistake. News that Paladins Strike was using Overwatch art broke on the Overwatch subreddit....

It’s hard to deny the toll that the proliferation of open-world zombie survival titles has taken on gamers of late. While genre juggernauts like DayZ and Rust have managed to stay ahead of the pack, the sheer saturation of the market has led to a sort of “zombie fatigue.” Despite this, there are still some titles which manage to stand out and inspire excitement. One of those games is Sony Online Entertainment’s upcoming title H1Z1....

The popularity and influence of FromSoftware’s 2011 masterpiece Dark Souls has been felt for close to a decade now. Springing up from almost nowhere, the title would go on to shape the design of games from large studios and indie developers alike. FromSoftware, itself, might not be churning out similar titles on a regular basis, but those looking for comparable action aren’t lacking in alternatives. It may be something of a cliché at this point, but No Place For Bravery is very much cut from the same cloth as Dark Souls....

A majority of Super Mario 64 has been recreated in Super Mario Maker 2 by one talented user. Super Mario Maker 2 is almost one year old, and still going strong. The latest update released last month, bringing a number of new additions. One of the biggest is something that has been highly requested for awhile: worlds. Now, players can create their own maps. Although it’s disappointing this is the last major update, there is enough material to keep players busy for a very long time....