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Pokémon Go is now available on iOS and Android for free — at least for those in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Japan — but the game is about to get a $34.99 add-on. The Pokémon Go Plus is out on Sept. 16, and when it launches, it will change up the way you currently…
Celebrity esports team FaZe Clan is taking heat for co-producing a video game that, over a year after its targeted launch date, remains unreleased. Backers donated nearly $20,000 to first-person shooter Starnet Eclipse, which critics are now calling a scam, an allegation FaZe Clan denies. In January of 2015, FaZe Clan announced they were co-producing…
Mercy may be off the market, according to a Blizzard customer support rep. A Redditor reached out to Overwatch’s publisher asking whether he could marry the winged, Swiss healer. Their response? “I’m afraid it’s her decision, and she already offered her digital heart to the most noble, handsome, fit, intelligent and morally upright character in…
cache hit 219:single/related:638773830a99b9be3550a9dfeee3de1d empty On June 30, 2016, a costly battle took place in Eve: Online. An alliance of players calling themselves the Imperium—assisted by allies in the game’s low security region—destroyed four Titan-class ships (the game’s largest and most expensive), and inflicted damage worth half a trillion of the in-game currency (ISK) on their…
After running for 13 years on a subscription-only model, the spacefaring sim Eve Online will add an optional free-to-play mode with the game’s next expansion this November. ######## END SNIPPET ######## Developer CCP worked closely on the expansion and the free-to-play mode with the player-run representative body, the Council of Stellar Management, as they have…
Subscribe to Escapist Magazine! ►► http://bit.ly/Sub2EscapistWant to see the next episode a week early? Check out http://www.escapistmagazine.com for the latest episodes of your favorite shows. — Sega is selling the cast of Alien separately from Alien: Isolation. GameStop wants to help developers make exclusive pre-order content. AAA is getting desperate, and as usual, the customer…
If you’ve ever preordered a videogame and felt disappointed by your purchase later, let me suggest a great thing to try: Stop preordering videogames. It must be difficult to ponder such a thing when the entire blockbuster videogame industry seems intent on getting you to preorder every game, every time. That up-sell was once confined to the checkout counter at…
This started as a joke and now I’m not really sure anymore. Make sure to watch at 240p for that authentic 90s television feel. via Overwatch – F.R.I.E.N.D.S – YouTube. Source: Overwatch – F.R.I.E.N.D.S – YouTube
Harassment is rife on social media. Users are allegedly targeted for no reason other than their gender or the color of their skin and the only response by these platforms is to ban users who violate their code of conduct. More often than not, users simply engage in online arguments with each other based on…
It’s possible to hit rank zero in Overwatch’s competitive mode. Dale “Bacontotem” Brown knows. He’s done it. There’s a caveat, though: it takes a hell of a lot of work. Overwatch’s first competitive season’s skill rating system graded people on wins/losses and their personal performance. Each player received a number somewhere between 1 and 100….