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Monthly Archives: August 2022

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Aug
22

Half-Life 2 sequel launches on Steam, but it’s not by Valve

A Half-Life 2 sequel has released on Steam, bringing a new, seven-chapter campaign and full voice cast to the world of Valve’s definitive sci-fi FPS, and bridging some of the story gaps between the 2004 original and the long-awaited Half-Life […]

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Aug
22

Cities: Skylines mods replaced by pedestrian-friendly new DLC

Cities: Skylines mods have previously been essential when making your metropolis pedestrian friendly, but with the building game’s new DLC, Plazas and Promenades, you can now construct pedestrian-only zones, and enact various pedestrian-friendly ordnance, in the official, unmodified version of […]

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Aug
22

Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal approved for the first time

The Microsoft Activision Blizzard acquisition deal has been approved by anti-competition authorities in Saudi Arabia, making the western Asian country the first to officially sanction the merger between the Xbox and Halo creator, and the publisher and developer of World […]

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Aug
21

Terraria 1.4.4 update in endgame, taking “fun suggestions”

Development for Terraria 1.4.4 update Labor of Love is now “in the end game” according to lead developer Andrew ‘Redigit’ Spinks – but the game’s creator says that, while the team is done taking serious suggestions, “for fun suggestions are […]

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Aug
21

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet Competitive Play Trailer Released

Trainers the world over can see some of the competitive play elements coming to Nintendo and Game Freak’s Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet with the latest video for the game. A number of new additions will bring new tweaks to […]

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Aug
21

Diablo Immortal Fractured Plane event is pleasing fans

The new Diablo Immortal Fractured Plane event is pleasing players of the Blizzard RPG game. Diablo Immortal has certainly seen its fair share of criticism in the months since its release, with community site Maxroll stopping coverage to protest the […]