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You know it was coming and now the day is here: Half-Life 3 has been announced and it's an exclusive to the Epic Game Store. The announcement from Valve is not a surprise as Half-Life 3 will be a Valve Index launch title.

Valve will be releasing Half-Life 3 as an exclusive to its new Valve Index VR headset, the successor to the HTC Vive which it co-developed with the smartphone maker. HTC has future Vive headsets in production and launching later this year, with Valve continuing to work with HTC on those headsets while making Half-Life 3 a part of this huge year in hardware releases for the company.

Half-Life 3 will see you playing as Gordon Freeman once again with the game powered by Valve's own next-gen Source 3.0 engine, which will be used to good effect in the new Orange Box. Valve's new Orange Box will consist of a bunch of new games from the developer including Half-Life 3, Portal 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Team Fortress 3, and CS:GO 2.

Shirley Curry is otherwise known as Skyrim Grandma, and is an 82-year-old gamer that plays Skyrim. She began putting videos of herself playing the game on YouTube and quickly became popular online.

Her dedication and love for the game saw her garner a huge following on YouTube with over 500,000 followers and if you sit and watch a few of her videos, she is super adorable when playing games. There's one video I watched of Skyrim Grandma seeing a waterfall in Skyrim and taking the time to appreciate it, when so many gamers will run past it it's humbling to see other games like Shirley admiring something like a waterfall in a game.

Skyrim Grandma made that big of a splash in the world of Skyrim that gamers made a petition to see her immortalized in The Elder Scrolls 6 as an NPC, unique character, or location. So during The Elder Scrolls 25th anniversary stream, developer Bethesda Softworks announced she will be made into an NPC for The Elder Scrolls 6.

A bit ago in my previous Wolfenstein: Youngblood article, I highlighted some concerns about the mention of skins and emotes. Those are key words that usually mean online microtransactions...and now we have official confirmation. Yes, the new co-op Wolfenstein game will be monetized.

On Youngblood's FAQ page, Machine Games confirmed Wolfenstein: Youngblood will have optional cosmetic microtransactions. The game will have an online digital storefront that sells emotes and skins to decorate Blazkowicz' twin daughters, hinting that Youngblood isn't just a linear shooter but more of a framework for long-term online gametypes. The trade-off here is that future content should be totally free.

We all sit here with a bunch of unplayed games sitting in our Steam and other digital distribution hubs of games, but I'm sure none of us have 20,000 games like Antonio Monteiro has just shown off.

Guinness Book of World Records went and checked out Monteiro's insane collection of games in his Richmond-based house, with games for consoles from the second-eighth generation of games, with the company taking 8 days to go through his collection before he received the award.

Monteiro began collecting games after his addiction started with Golden Axe, something that is close to his heart even today. The collection is mind blowing, flowing in multiple rooms from floor to ceiling and had a smile on my face the entire time.

Bethesda won't be bringing its biggest future games to its E3 2019 showcase, instead opting for more immediate projects.

Bethesda Games Studios has two massive projects in development right now, both of which are leveraging high-end next-gen tech and pushing the bar for what RPGs can deliver. But they're both still pretty mysterious, and one is shrouded in more mystery than the other.

The first is Starfield, a new "singleplayer space epic" RPG set in a fresh IP that may feature interstellar travel.

Atari makes some key changes with its new Atari VCS games console, namely the outer shell design.

Following a big hardware upgrade to Ryzen APUs, the Atari VCS is getting a makeshift to match its fancy new guts. Today the company announced a few design alterations to the console's chassis that will help reduce costs and speed up production. Atari has slightly shrunken the VCS' width, but gave it a bit more height with a retro-inspired stand (original dimensions are 14.5" x 5.3" x 1.6" compared to the revised 12.3" x 5.9" x 2.0").

Thew new changes actually have an effect on interfacing too. The built-in SD card port has been nixed in favor of two front-facing USB 3.0 ports for easy access. The Atari VCS console is made to be a kind of nexus for living room entertainment, so it'll support mice and keyboards, phone charging, various controllers, and more through USB integration.

Bethesda celebrates 25 years of Elder Scrolls by looking back at its storied history, and teasing its future.

The Elder Scrolls VI may be a long ways away, but that hasn't stopped Bethesda from not only announcing it at E3 2018, but also highlighting some of the technology that'll power it. Originally billed as one of the studio's "big and crazy projects," The Elder Scrolls VI will leverage next-gen tech--some of which is brand new for Bethesda.

While The Elder Scrolls VI may not run on a brand new games engine, the studio is upgrading its tools to make something quite dazzling. The studio is using high-end tech to import real locations into the game in a photorealistic manner.

Visceral Games' cancelled Star Wars project would've told the story through multiple perspectives, just like the films.

The more I hear about Visceral Games' scrapped Project Ragtag Star Wars game, the more I want to play it. Originally cancelled in 2017 following the closure of Visceral as a studio, the game followed the exploits of a ragtag group of space scoundrels like bounty hunters, misfits, and general ne'er-do'wells.

According to Amy Hennig, who said the game would've been like Star Wars Uncharted, Ragtag was hugely ambitious and would've followed the shifting narrative focus of the movies quite closely.

SEGA is making its own answer to Nintendo's NES and SNES mini consoles, and it's coming out later this year.

Today SEGA revealed that its upcoming 16-bit micro-console will release in September with 40 built-in games. That's a truckload of games for reach system. The console will be branded as Genesis in the United States and the Mega Drive in Europe and Japan, and each region will have a different selection of titles. SEGA has revealed 10 out of the 40 games for the Genesis, which includes classics like Castlevania Bloodlines and Toe Jam and Earl.

SEGA confirms the Genesis and Mega Drive Minis will have state save features for easy progression, and we could get visual modes to boot. SEGA will be making the device themselves and affirm the mini-systems will deliver "quality as only a 1st party product can." SEGA previously said AtGames, who manufactures the rather janky retro emulator systems sold in stores, won't be making the Genesis Mini and the system should be all the better for it.

Steam has introduced some fun titles gamers will be able to enjoy completely free over the weekend. Fend of waves of zombies in Killing Floor 2 or test your luck in Rising Storm: Vietnam.

Valve has announced a new Steam sale for the week, this time round we have a Tripwire Interactive themed sale that harbors discounts for their titles Killing Floor, Killing Floor 2 and Rising Storm: Vietnam. Included within this sale is all of the DLC packs for the respective games, discounts range from 50% off to 75% off.

On top of these crazy discounts is also the opportunity to jump into both Killing Floor 2 and Rising Storm: Vietnam completely free. Starting now, Steam users will be able to download and enjoy both Killing Floor 2 and Rising Storm: Vietname completely free of charge until April 1st. If users enjoy their time spent on each of the games, they can purchase them for themselves for a discount of 67% off each. If you are interested in checking out the sales for yourself or you want to jump into the action and download one or both of the games a link to the Steam Store listing can be found here.

A recent rumor has surfaced regarding the coming Resident Evil 3 Remake, according to the rumor the remake of Resident Evil 3 will not be developed internally by Capcom.

The rumor comes from AestheticGamer, who should be noted for the correct reveal of information regarding Resident Evil VII: Biohazard before any official announcement were made. This note gives some form of credability to the source, but doesn't confirm the rumor of Capcom not internally developing Resident Evil 3 Remake.

According to AestheticGamer, Resident Evil 3 is "not what a lot of people are probably going to expect" and that the game isn't "developed by Capcom Division 1 at all". AetheticGamer continues and says that the developer for the game is "very interesting" and that the title will be arriving in gamers hands "a lot sooner than people are expecting". While these claims are quite vague, I can't really see why Capcom would hand over the Resident Evil 3 Remake to another developer when they just released the very successful Resident Evil 2 Remake.

Just last week I reported on a mod for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice that removes the framerate limiter of 60FPS, but now a new mod has been released that is much more "safe".

The mod that I reported on last week required 'Steamless' which is a tool that could possibly ban users since it alters the executable file. This new mod by 'uberhalit' doesn't require the altercation of the .exe file which means that users of the mod will not get banned and joins the other 'safe' mods for Sekiro.

The mod by 'uberhalit' removes the frame rate limiter, adds custom resolutions, 21/9 support, increases the field of view (FOV), GSYNC/FreeSync support and additional support for a borderless window mode. I have provided the full list of features that are included within the mod in the entirety of this post. If you are interested in checking out the mod and downloading it, you can visit it here.

A recent press release has revealed that porting company, Panic Button and developer Perfect World Entertainment are teaming up to bring some fan favorite games to the Nintendo Switch.

The press release showcases to players that starting today they will be able to pre-order the 'Definitive Edition' of Hob which is slated for release on April 4. Panic Button says that they have "taken everything that fans loved about the original game and developed a version exclusively for Nintendo Switch, featuring improved controls and game features". These 'improved controls and game features' include added camera controls, improvements to the game's UI, a variety of quality-of-life improvements, HD rumble and touchscreen functionality.

Yoon Im, Senior Vice President of Global Publishing at Perfect World Entertainment spoke out about the coming port, saying "Panic Button has established an incredible reputation of bringing some of the best games in the industry to new and exciting platforms. They've done a masterful job of bringing Hob to life on the Nintendo Switch, and we're excited to introduce the game to a new audience." The Technical Director at Panic Button, Andy Boggs also commented, but on the coming Tochlight II port.

Sony chairman and former CEO Kaz Hirai has announced his retirement from the company, first taking the CEO and president role of Sony in 2012, stepping down as CEO in 2017, and now announcing his retirement in 2019.

Hirai said in a statement: "Since passing the baton of CEO to Yoshida-san last April, as Chairman of Sony, I have had the opportunity to both ensure a smooth transition and provide support to Sony's management. I am confident that everyone at Sony is fully aligned under Yoshida-san's strong leadership, and are ready to build an even brighter future for Sony. As such, I have decided to depart from Sony, which has been a part of my life for the past 35 years. I would like to extend my warmest gratitude to all our employees and stakeholders who have supported me throughout this journey".

The Sony legend officially steps down as chairman on June 18, but will continue on in spirit through a senior advisor role when needed. Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida added: "Hirai-san and I have been working on management reforms together since December 2013. While he will be retiring from both chairman and our board of directors, we look forward to his continuing high-level support to Sony's management that encompasses a breadth of diverse businesses".

Risk of Rain 2 looks like tons of fun, even if it's hard as nails.

Gearbox today announced Risk of Rain 2 during its PAX East presentation, a new evolution on the indie platformer roguelike. Risk of Rain 2 sees the original sidescrolling platformer reborn with 3D graphics and visuals, ultimately transforming it into a rather appealing indie survival shooter. Up to three other players can join you for co-op chaos as you blast all sorts of randomized robots, aliens, lizard-people and other marauding baddies in a madcap run for freedom and loot.

The sequel, which has been in development for 3 years now, keeps true to the original's premise and form: get as far as you can and collect as much loot as you can before you die. Then rinse and repeat. The graphics are extremely appealing and remind me of a modern day Atari game, complete with that old-school 80s do-or-die kind of feel.

The Epic Store isn't really a value-oriented marketplace right now, but that should change as more developers and publishers enjoy strong revenue splits.

With major marketing and exclusivity deals stealing headlines, cheap deals are the last thing gamers associate the Epic Store with. But this should change over time, at least according to Epic boss Tim Sweeney. The storefront, which houses a number of games that hopped away from Valve's gargantuan Steam platform, could eventually become a place to buy cheap PC games. This is quite a bold affirmation given the smorgasbord of deals found on stores like Green Man Gaming, Humble, and even Steam itself.

Sweeney's argument is basically this: as devs make more money from the Epic Store, they'll charge consumers less money so they can sell more games. The idea is that potential revenue hits from discounts will be minimized due to the store's 85-15 earnings split.

Twitch is including some nifty Nintendo loot with its new monthly freebie drop.

With a new promo, Amazon Prime members can snag up to 12 months of Nintendo's premium Switch Online service for free. But unlike Twitch Prime's other free drops, this one doesn't unlock all at once. The promo starts by giving everyone 3 months of Switch Online for free, and then the remaining 9 months can be manually unlocked if you stay a Prime member for the next 60 days.

First you'll have to link your Twitch Prime and Nintendo Accounts together, and then put a credit card or PayPal payment method down for recurring billing.

On the heels of its big Borderlands 3 confirmation, Gearbox also announced a full remaster for the original Borderlands game.

Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is getting remastered for PS4, Xbox One and PC with a host of new features. The game's visuals are re-vamped for 4K displays and will leverage the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X's higher horsepower for various in-game performance upgrades. But it's not all cosmetic: Borderlands remastered has a ton more loot than usual, and on-screen mini-map, and it'll support skins and new heads via SHIFT codes. The definitive bundle also comes with all DLC.

The most exciting upgrade is co-op, which now supports up to 4 players on a single console. "Borderlands 1 remastered will go from 2 players to 4 players. That's 4 players, split-screen, on one console," Gearbox's Randy Pitchford said at a recent PAX East presentation.

Today Gearbox finally announced Borderlands 3, a massive sequel to the explosively hilarious FPS franchise.

Borderlands 3 is bigger and better than any other game in the series. The sequel not only features practically every living character in the in-game universe--greats like Brick, Tiny Tina, Mordecai, Hammerlock and so many more are back--but takes us off-world to multiple unique locales, complete with their own biomes, enemies, and styles.

Guns are arguably the best part of any Borderlands game, and Gearbox is going way above and beyond here. Borderlands 3 will feature over 1 billion varieties of explosive loot and guns, some baddie-blasters even have legs.

A new co-op action title has been released by Avalanche Studios, its titled 'Generation Zero' and throws players back to the Swedish 1980's, but this time with machine guns and will to survive a world that has been taken over by dangerous machines.

Players that decide to pick up Generation Zero will be taken back to the 1980's but in survival mode. Working in small groups, players will have to scavange for supplies in a world that has been taken over by a variety of machines. These machines will be extremely dangerous to players and will range in difficulty, strength, size, intelligence and variety. If players flee from fights with machines, the scars that are left on the machine will remain as the machine itself will remain roaming in the world, ready for its next encounter.

WCCFtech managed to get ahold of Avalance Studios and asked them a few questions about the game developement wise and if cross-platform play would be available to players. When asked about the games specifications, they responded with "The PlayStation 4 Pro runs at 1440p resolution and the Xbox One X runs at 1800p resolution, it means that the Xbox One X offers a slightly better experience than the PlayStation 4 Pro. All of our console platforms run at 30 fps.".