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'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' story trailer focuses on freedom fighters

The next Call of Duty installment is a little over a month away, and a story trailer emerged for Modern Warfare during Sony’s latest State of Play stream. It focuses a little more on the freedom fighter side of the game than previous trailers. You’ll play as both a freedom fighter and a highly trained military operative through the campaign this time around. The trailer — which…
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Civilization VI is coming to the PS4

Civilization VI, the popular civilization-building game, is coming to the PS4 on November 22nd, marking the second major console port after the Switch launch last year. Civilization VI first launched back in 2016, but Firaxis Games has continued to keep things new since…
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Watch Microsoft’s Inside Xbox event here at 6PM ET

Microsoft will stream its latest Inside Xbox update tonight at 6PM ET. The one-hour episode will brief gamers on upcoming games like The Outer Worlds, Studio Wildcard’s Atlas and Ghost Recon Breakpoint. We’ll also get some insight into Project xCloud…
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How games like Minecraft and No Man’s Sky help players connect to their worlds

Condensed into the first few minutes of one of the biggest games of all time is the entire essence of a genre. Minecraft presents you first with a lush, almost infinitely large world, and then it allows you to instantly set about transforming it. You chop down trees and dig down through dirt and stone, each tapped block and mined resource disappearing forever. But you also add to the world…
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Even the 'Fallout 76' collectibles have issues

It feels like the bad news smog around Fallout 76 will never fully dissipate. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for wearable helmets because of a mold risk. The recall only impacts the red, Nuka Cola-themed T-51b Power Armor Collectible…
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The best games for Xbox One

A series of missteps put Microsoft in second place before the Xbox One even came out. While it’s likely to remain there until the next generation begins, there are a lot of people out there who have never experienced what the console has to offer. With the Xbox One X…
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Classic Star Wars game 'Jedi Outcast' arrives on PS4 and Switch

Fans of Star Wars games just got a rare nostalgia trip on modern consoles. As teased during Nintendo’s Direct earlier in the month, Aspyr has released Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast for the Switch and PS4 at a modest $10 price. The revived 2002 title puts you in the shoes of series hero Kyle Katarn after he cut links with the Jedi and the Force, only to realize he needs to return to the fold…
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Fortnite season X has changed so much that it’s overwhelming

I dropped into a game of Fortnite this weekend and, in the span of about five minutes, I was in a war zone-like Gotham City, atop a floating island held aloft by a purple cube, and in a swampy area where I could disguise myself as a literal barbecue and hide. Each area had…
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'Fortnite' is adding bots to give new players a fighting chance

The next time you boot up Fortnite, not all your opponents may turn out to be human. Starting next season, the game will introduce bots to online matchmaking. Developer Epic Games says the game’s AI opponents “will behave similarly to normal players and will help provide a better path for players to grow in skill.” The studio adds that individuals won’t encounter bots when…
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