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These 4K monitors are brilliant – and as cheap as $199.99 after a big discount

4K monitors are brilliant for watching movies, playing pretty games and getting work done, and you might be surprised how affordable 4K monitors are these days. Case in point are these two big reductions on 27-inch and 28-inch 4K monitors on Amazon, available from Dell for $249.99 or Innocn for ...
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Thanks for All the Great Halo, Joseph Staten

Joseph Staten just left Microsoft. Technically it didn’t really change anything when talking about the future of Halo compared to when he left Halo developer 343 Industries to return to his previous role at Xbox Publishing back in January. That came amidst the layoff-fueled shakeup at the studio that saw ...
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XDefiant Closed Beta: First Impressions

Ubisoft’s XDefiant is an upcoming free-to-play first person arena shooter that, if I’m being honest, I didn’t originally feel interested in at all. I had no real connection to any of the factions from different Ubisoft games showcased in XDefiant, and the gameplay didn’t capture my interest. However, I got ...
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Ubisoft’s arena shooter XDefiant needs to do more to stand out from the crowd

After two hours of XDefiant, I came away with a rather different thought in my mind than I expected. More than anything, I was impressed at just how good we have it in the multiplayer FPS genre at the moment. Apex Legends, Warzone 2, Overwatch 2, Valorant, Rainbow Six Siege ...
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Random: Of Course People Are Thirsty For Ganondorf In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

Ganondilf.In something we didn't think we'd be writing today, everyone thinks Ganondorf in the new The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer is pretty smoking hot. VG247 brought this to our attention, and now it's our job to share this revelation with you.If you haven't watched the final ...
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How Immortals of Aveum Melds Modern With Magic to Forge a Unique New FPS

Summary
  • Get a first look at Immortals of Aveum, a new single-player magic shooter launching July 20th
  • Dig into what inspired the world of Aveum with Art Director Dave Bogan and Associate Art Director Julia Lichtblau
  • Learn how Ascendant Studios is drawing from its Call of Duty background to craft a compelling first-person ...
/ Xbox

Immortals of Aveum: Introducing a world of wizards and warfare

The realm of first-person shooters is largely inhabited by games with military and sci-fi themes. In recent years, FPS games with other themes—particularly fantasy—have somewhat fallen by the wayside. Enter Immortals of Aveum, a big, bright, and beautiful techno-fantasy shooter from EA and the San Rafael-based developer Ascendant Studios. Focusing ...
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Immortals of Aveum Is a First-Person Shooter Without Guns

Any fan of first-person shooters has handled a wide variety of digital weaponry in their gaming career. We’ve fired historical weapons while storming the beaches of Normandy, shot modern guns in modern warfare, and used futuristic blasters in sci-fi shooters. One thing we don’t often do in FPSes, though, is ...
/ IGN

Bret Robbins’ Immortals Of Aveum is a showy, fantastical FPS, by Bret Robbins

When Immortals Of Aveum was first revealed in December last year, there wasn't a lot to know. After a hands-off preview last week, I can tell you it's a singleplayer first-person shooter but with magic, which would sound a lot like Forspoken if I described it without context, and it ...
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Tears of the Kingdom Brings Back a Classic Legend of Zelda Boss

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is bringing back more familiar (albeit scary) faces as a classic Zelda enemy looks to be a boss in the new game.As revealed in the new Tears of the Kingdom trailer, that already revealed a ton of story details and gave fans ...
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