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Why Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has torture, child combat, and shooting unarmed women

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has some of the most difficult scenes I have ever seen in a video game. When I saw a couple of the scenes during a preview in May, I felt like they went too far. The violence made me more than uncomfortable. Now that I’ve played the full game (here is my full review), I would add another scene: the waterboarding of a freedom fighter by Russian captors. Taken by…
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Twitch star Shroud follows Ninja to Microsoft's Mixer

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins surprised many when he left Twitch to stream full time on Microsoft’s Mixer platform. Now another major streamer is making the same leap: Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek. Same shroud. New home.https://t.co/eZV2GBBSsY pic.twitter.com/AHaajkjees — Michael Grzesiek (@shroud) October 24, 2019 A former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro…
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Ubisoft delays multiple titles, including Watch Dogs Legion

Today, Ubisoft announced that it’s delaying Gods and Monsters, Rainbow Six Quarantine, and Watch Dogs Legion into its fiscal 2020–2021 year. That means that these games could all be released sometime between April 2020 and March 2021, so we’ll be waiting a bit…
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Caffeine hopes celebrities and entertainment can help it beat Twitch

The streaming wars are heating up: corporate content giants like Netflix, Amazon, and Disney are all playing their positions, strengthening their value propositions. The sheer number of upcoming streaming services available — HBO Max, Disney+, Peacock, etc. — and the bundling that’s beginning to happen (think: Verizon subscribers getting Disney+) are making it feel, more than ever, like…
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Ubisoft is delaying almost every game it has announced

Ubisoft is delaying several major games on its upcoming slate. Watch Dogs: Legion had been set for March 6th and Gods & Monsters had a release date of February 25th, while Rainbow Six Quarantine had also been earmarked for the first quarter of 2020. Those games…
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Former Xbox executive Mike Ybarra is Blizzard's new GM

Former Xbox executive Mike Ybarra has revealed his next role: he’s joining Blizzard as executive vice-president and general manager. He’ll step into the job just after Blizzcon, which takes place next weekend. I’m very happy to announce I’m joining @Blizzard_Ent as Exec. Vice President and GM starting 11/4 (will be at #blizzcon!). We will work with all our energy to…
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