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The latest 'Fortnite' weapon lets you drop heavy stuff on opponents’ heads

Epic has another way to battle Fortnite’s hated newcomer, giant mechs. Sure, the two-player B.R.U.T.E. mechs have 1,000 health, can travel hundreds of in-game meters in a few seconds and can blast you with rockets or stomp on you. But now, regular players can strike back by dropping something heavy — like a dinosaur — on giant mechs and other opponents. Today, Epic revealed a new…
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'Witcher 3' comes to the Switch on October 15th

We first heard that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was coming to the Switch back in June, but now, thanks to an announcement at Gamescom, we have an official release date: October 15th. The Switch version will include the base game, two story expansions (Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine), plus 16 pieces of DLC, for a total of 150 hours of gameplay. Back in June we learned some gameplay details…
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Watch the Google Stadia event in 10 minutes

Google’s Stadia Connect livestream for Gamescom can give you a bigger idea of what to expect from its upcoming video game streaming platform — and you can watch all the most important tidbits right here. Stadia’s Ray Bautista started off with a reminder to…
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Samsung's 32-inch Space Gaming Monitor makes room for your PC

Giant gaming monitors have a conspicuous problem: all that visual real estate usually swallows up desk space, leaving limited room for your speakers, elaborate peripherals or the PC itself. Samsung might have a simple fix. Its newly unveiled Space Gaming Monitor (aka…
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Sony acquires Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games

Sony has announced that it’ll be acquiring Insomniac Games, the game development studio behind the Ratchet & Clank series and, most recently, Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PS4. The news isn’t totally surprising: Insomniac has long had a close relationship with Sony, developing PlayStation-exclusive titles like Spyro the Dragon, Resistance, and the aforementioned Ratchet & Clank and…
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Two Halo characters are joining ‘Gears 5’

Thirteen years into their shared history, you would think Halo and Gears of War would have already crossed over before today. After all, following Microsoft’s purchase of the Gears franchise in 2014, the two properties are the company’s biggest and most important…
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'Cyberpunk 2077' and 'Mortal Kombat 11' are coming to Google Stadia

Just before Gamescom’s opening ceremony got underway, Google revealed a bunch more games that are coming to its Stadia streaming platform. One of the bigger titles is CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077. Google didn’t say exactly when the game would be available on Stadia, but its release date on other platforms is April 16th, 2020. Mortal Kombat 11 will be available on the…
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