Get schooled for our 'Night School' Blu-ray giveaway!

Ben Gourlay | Contests & Giveaways | Jan 20, 2019 9:00 AM CST

To celebrate the release of 'Night School' on home video, we have ten Blu-ray copies of the film to give away thanks to our friends at Universal Sony Home Entertainment!

Get schooled for our 'Night School' Blu-ray giveaway!

When accidentally destroying his workplace gets successful salesman Teddy (Kevin Hart) fired, he cannot find another decent job unless he finally gets his GED. But two major things stand in his way: Carrie (Tiffany Haddish), a teacher with no time for grown-up class clowns and Stewart (Taran Killam), Teddy's high school nemesis-turned-principal who will do anything to see him fail. Now every school rule is about to be broken when they all go head-to-head in a wild battle of wits, pranks and lessons you cannot learn in books.

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Win a Blu-ray copy of the film on us!

Ben Gourlay | Contests & Giveaways | Jan 19, 2019 11:00 PM CST

To celebrate the release of 'Halloween' on home video, we have ten Blu-ray copies of the film to give away thanks to our friends at Universal Sony Home Entertainment!

Win a Blu-ray copy of the film on us!

Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

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Aim for the stars in our 'First Man' Blu-ray giveaway!

Ben Gourlay | Contests & Giveaways | Jan 19, 2019 10:00 PM CST

To celebrate the release of 'First Man' on home video, we have ten Blu-ray copies of the film to give away thanks to our friends at Universal Sony Home Entertainment!

 Aim for the stars in our 'First Man' Blu-ray giveaway!

The riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective, the film explores the triumphs and the cost - on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself - of one of the most dangerous missions in history.

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Metro Exodus' story reacts to your decisions

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jan 19, 2019 8:25 PM CST

Like previous Metro games, the new open-ended sequel Metro Exodus will have reactive storytelling that changes based on the decisions you make.

Metro Exodus' story reacts to your decisions

At it's core Metro Exodus is a game built around hope--hope for a better life on the surface, hope for a future that isn't cowering in the metro shadows. But as players make choices the story will unfold in different ways based on their decisions, bringing to mind some slightly RPG-y elements that are found in previous Metro games. This system will be nuanced and not obvious, and players won't always know how and why their actions are shaping the story's progression and ultimately its ending.

In a recent interview with PlayStation Universe, Deep Silver exec Huw Beynon discussed dynamic storytelling and confirmed multiple endings for Metro Exodus.

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Visceral's Star Wars game was basically Star Wars Uncharted

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jan 19, 2019 5:06 PM CST

Visceral's cancelled Star Wars game, codenamed Project Ragtag, would've been the franchise's own intergalactic version of Uncharted infused with action elements.

Visceral's Star Wars game was basically Star Wars Uncharted

I was looking forward to Project Ragtag ever since I reported about the Star Wars games timeline in 2016. The game, which was being directed by Uncharted dev Amy Hennig and was cancelled in 2017 along with Visceral's closure, would've had an original storyline with one singular aim: to make gamers feel like they've played a Star Wars movie. Not a whole lot is known about Ragtag, but Rogue One writer Gary Whitta says it would've been like Star Wars Uncharted.

"I saw a bunch of that game and it looked terrific," Whitta said in a recent episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily.

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Resident Evil 2 supports ultrawide monitors

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jan 19, 2019 2:16 PM CST

Capcom's new Resident Evil 2 Remake is shaping up to be a monster in all the best ways.

Resident Evil 2 supports ultrawide monitors

The new Resident Evil 2 Remake is a big deal for Capcom, so it's no surprise the game will be optimized and tweaked to run as smooth as possible on all platforms. The team has leveraged its new proprietary REngine to craft amazing visuals, creepy environments, and fluid animations, all of these tweaks won't be lost on the PC version--far from it actually.

Capcom has confirmed that RE2make will support ultrawide 21:9 resolution monitors at launch, which is great news for enthusiasts who want a more immersive experience. We also know the horror survival game will have variable refresh rates for users with higher-end GPUs and display setups. Given the slightly janky controls and aiming this FPS boost will be tremendously beneficial and make things much more buttery-smooth.

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Top 10 premium games of 2018 in revenue

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jan 19, 2019 11:51 AM CST

Led by big names like PUBG, GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2, the premium gaming market earned $17.9 billion in 2018.

Top 10 premium games of 2018 in revenue

Although the free-to-play segment utterly dominated 2018's gaming revenues thanks to Asia's massive playerbase spending, the latest report from SuperData illustrates how different regions favor different types of games. Premium games, that is games that are buy-to-play sold digitally and in retail, dominate the North American and European markets, serving as a sharp contrast to the F2P-led regions.

Buy-to-play games across PC and console made $17.9 billion in 2018, up 10% year-over-year but only accounting for just 16.3% of the total $109.8 billion in digital revenues.

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Path of Exile 2019 roadmap detailed

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jan 19, 2019 1:24 AM CST

Shortly after releasing the new Betrayal expansion, Grinding Gear Games outlines the immediate and distant future for action RPG Path of Exile.

Path of Exile 2019 roadmap detailed

Path of Exile is getting four major updates in 2019, all of which will adhere to GGG's familiar content rollouts including challenge leagues, new features, fresh class skills to keep combat nice and momentous, as well as basic fixes and QoL improvements. While no exact details were given on the updates themselves, a timeline was confirmed:

The developers also hope to release the next mega-expansion in 2020 with content that rivals huge content drops like Betrayal and Fall of Oriath. GGG is careful to say that a release date hasn't been locked into place, though.

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Microsoft calls Project xCloud its 'Netflix for games'

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jan 18, 2019 10:11 PM CST

Microsoft's new Project xCloud game streaming subscription ambitiously folds neatly into its new Xbox-as-a-service roadmap.

Microsoft calls Project xCloud its 'Netflix for games'

By streaming games remotely from servers to platforms like consoles, PCs, laptops, and mobile phones, Microsoft's Project xCloud service will usher in a new era of convenience and accessibility. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company internally refers to the latent service as the "Netflix for games," and is one of the major proponents in cross-platform, uniform and digital-based game streaming. Other competitors like Amazon, Google, and even telecom titan Verizon are also making game streaming services.

But Microsoft has an edge over its competitors: its vast webwork of existing online frameworks and a treasure trove of wholly-owned games and IPs. Thanks to long years of honing its craft, Microsoft has become a master of engagement by synergizing its subscriptions (Xbox LIVE, Xbox Game Pass), services (Mixer) and content (Xbox Store) together in a cohesive digital cycle that spreads cross Xbox consoles and Windows 10 PCs.

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Blizzard hiring 17 devs for new Diablo game

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Jan 18, 2019 6:20 PM CST

Blizzard is currently hiring 17 developers to help with new unannounced Diablo projects, of which includes Diablo IV.

Blizzard hiring 17 devs for new Diablo game

We've known that Diablo IV is in development for a long time now. Blizzard recently confirmed that multiple new Diablo games are in development, and the studio has gone on previous hiring sprees to fill out its ranks for these new titles.

Now the studio is currently hiring 17 people across all disciplines to work on a new unannounced Diablo project. It's worth noting this project is separate from the Diablo: Immortal mobile game, and that some of these positions, including Senior Software Engineer Graphics/Gameplay, have been open for a while now.

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