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Doom Eternal impressions — One of the best shooters, eva

March 17, 2020
Earth is under attack from the legions of Hell. And against all that Hell can conjure, id Software and Bethesda have sent, in the name of protecting Earth from demons, only me. Yes, I am playing Doom Eternal, as the only GamesBeat employee brave enough to tread back into the jungles of social media. I am the lone savior of our planet, which on March 20 will be overrun with everything from…
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Doom Eternal — A double boss fight

March 17, 2020
Doom Eternal is a long game, and when you run into a boss encounter, you think you’re getting close to the end. The problem — or perhaps the good thing about this great first-person shooter — is that there are a lot of these boss fights. I discovered that with my encounter with the Doom Hunter, who is after my body. This is a part demon, part machine that you encounter after numerous hours…
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Doom Eternal — my lucky shot at a Cacodemon

March 17, 2020
Doom Eternal has a lot of great moments, and nothing feels better than getting a lucky shot at a demon. I had my chance when I switched from an ineffective plasma gun to a shotgun in this scene. I jumped down a hole and avoided the gnashing teeth at the bottom with a dash to…
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Doom Eternal — one of my favorite firefights in the game

March 17, 2020
Never stop moving. Aggression solves every problem. That’s the mantra of the game designers for Doom Eternal. You can’t hide out in one place in this single-player first-person shooter, because the enemies will just spawn right on top of you. A good example of this is…
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Doom Eternal — the opening fight scenes turn you into a demon slayer

March 17, 2020
The game designers at id Software throw you into the fire early on with Doom Eternal. You can see that in this video of my gameplay of the first 21 minutes or so of Bethesda’s big game, which debuts on March 20 on the consoles, Stadia, and the PC. You have to learn how to get competent with a shotgun early, and you learn the leveling system for improving your weapons, your firing modes, and how…
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Nintendo will show off Switch indie games on March 17

March 16, 2020
Nintendo announced that it will host an Indie World broadcast at 10 a.m. Pacific on March 17. You can watch it here. In the past, these video presentations have coincided with the Game Developers Conference. But even with that event cancelled this year (it would’ve started…
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Xbox Series X specs revealed: Here’s what matters and why

March 16, 2020
Microsoft revealed more details about its upcoming next-gen console this morning, and that includes the full Xbox Series X specs. But while it’s always fun to stare blankly at a list of gigabytes and gigahertz, let’s dive in and pick apart what matters. Here is the full…
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Xbox Series X’s ‘Quick Resume’ demo is better than magic

March 16, 2020
Microsoft is showing off many of the details of its upcoming next-gen console in the lead up to that system’s holiday release. And one of the key new features it’s demonstrating is the Xbox Series X’s Quick Resume technology. This enables you to continue playing multiple games from a suspended save point. And since the Xbox Series X has backward compatibility, the feature works with existing…
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