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This week Joel and Ben the Game Awards and all of the fun announcements and reveals. They also discuss the controversy of Kotaku’s “Games that involve crunch shouldn’t win Best Game Direction” article and give their thoughts on how games media treats crunch, and things get heated. They also discuss Cyberpunk’s reviews and tech issues, …

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If you are still doing that last minute holiday shopping, there are a ton of gizmos and gadgets that you can grab with relative ease.

Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a beautifully disgusting game. The Steam store page describes it as “the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!” They’re not wrong; the enemies you fight in Morbid are repulsive. The first enemies you encounter are ugly fish people, but it’s not long before you’re being attacked by …

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Immortals Fenyx Rising clearly takes a tremendous amount of inspiration from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW). From its universal climbing mechanic to its scattered puzzle rooms, many of the gameplay elements and mechanics are taken straight from BotW. Even the game’s musical cues are familiar; successfully solving a puzzle triggers a …

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This week Joel and Ben discuss the Super Nintendo World opening date, possible PS5 Pro patent, huge BioWare departures and what it might mean for Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Anthem 2.0, and much more news! Games We Played: Immortals Fenyx Rising, Doom Eternal, Diablo III Reaper of Souls Season 22, Fortnite, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, …

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According to a writer at Gameinformer, Cyberpunk 2077 has some serious issues with epilepsy. One particular scene in the game where the main character puts on a headset caused a grand mal seizure in the writer. They report that they are okay, but it appears that the game contains many scenes that can cause seizures …

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Take some magic, some battle royal elements, and sprinkle a little avatar (The Last Airbender) on top and you get Spellbreak. This multiplayer spellcaster game has one of the most accessible battle royal modes we have played but it has so much more to offer. In an interview with Proletariat’s Co-Founder, Jesse Kurlancheek, he let us know …

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This week Joel and Ben discuss the incredibly hard to find PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S news, the continued talk of issues with the new consoles and if PS5 really needs backwards compatibility. Ben also gives his first impressions on Ubisoft’s newest title, Immortals Fenyx Rising (game provided by Ubisoft PR for review purposes). …

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This week Joel and Ben discuss the incredibly hard to find PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S news, the continued talk of issues with the new consoles and if PS5 really needs backwards compatibility. Ben also gives his first impressions on Ubisoft’s newest title, Immortals Fenyx Rising (game provided by Ubisoft PR for review purposes). …

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Godfall is a game that brands itself as a looter slasher. First of it’s kind and incredibly beautiful. A game where loot and combat are the main draws and there’s no doubt they are well defined but the overall experience falls a bit short in some respects but hits highs in others. Godfall starts off …

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This is a much needed holiday break, and I know we’re all ready for this year to be over. Luckily, we have so many games this month to keep us busy along with the recent launch of the Xbox Series X and Series S. Didn’t grab one yet? Don’t worry. Let’s check out what is …

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Since the launch of the PlayStation 5, I’m sure everyone has been preoccupied with their new next gen console and games. That’s if you were able to grab one this holiday. Before November leaves behind us, PlayStation Plus members who own a PS5 will have the opportunity to download this featured game until the beginning …

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The Shawdowlands are open! New World of Warcraft expansion is finally here!

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This week Joel and Ben discuss some of the Game Award Nominations and if Game of the Year had any snubs. They also discuss the huge Capcom leak from a hacker holding them for ransom, and once again the always controversial Souls-Borne Easy Mode topic. Games We Played: Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, …

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This week Joel and Ben discuss some of the Game Award Nominations and if Game of the Year had any snubs. They also discuss the huge Capcom leak from a hacker holding them for ransom, and once again the always controversial Souls-Borne Easy Mode topic. Games We Played: Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, …

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As the holidays approach, people are looking for gifts for the gamer in their lives. Any of these headsets would be a great addition to anyone's setup.

This Week, Joel and Ben discuss the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 launch. They dive into how both consoles faired, the reported issues consumers are experiencing, and retail supply issues. Ben gives his first hand impressions of the Xbox Series X and his impressions so far of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Joel talks about the …

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The newest early access Steam game rocking the top sellers list is a cooperative ghost hunting game called Phasmophobia. In Phasmophobia, up to four players team up to investigate various haunted locations and identify the ghosts that reside there. The game is based off popular TV shows where teams of ghost hunters will head into …

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This Week, Joel and Ben discuss the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 reviews. Now that the embargoes are up and the consoles are just about here, what are critics saying and what do Joel and Ben think of the pros and cons. They also discuss The Medium‘s delay, Mass Effect‘s legendary news, and Square …

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The long-awaited next installment of the Assassin’s Creed series is here with fire and blood. This time set in another historical era people love. 873 CE Europe, aka the age of Vikings. The kingdoms of what we now know as Europe are slowly forming. Driven from Norway by endless wars and dwindling resources, smaller clans …

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In our time with Watch Dogs: Legion, we've started to notice some parallels with another game with interesting mechanics, Shadow of Mordor. The post https://thegamefanatics.com/drawing-parallels-watch-dogs-legion-and-shadow-of-mordor/ appeared first on The Game Fanatics,.

This week Joel and Ben are joined by Julian Harris and Logan Myer from TheGameFanatics to discuss Watch Dogs: Legion and Cyberpunk 2077‘s latest delay. They also discuss additional game delay news including Rainbow Six Quarantine, Far Cry 6, and Destruction All Stars. As well as games they are currently playing which includes Donkey Kong: …

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Since 2018, League of Legends and K-pop fans alike have been eagerly awaiting more of Riot Music’s K/DA. The members of the girl group may be fictional but the hype around “Popstars” was absolutely real. The post https://thegamefanatics.com/k-da-in-your-area-in-conclusion-we-stan/ appeared first on The Game Fanatics,.

It was a sad day for many World of Warcraft fans when it was announced that the newest expansion, Shadowlands, was being delayed from it’s original release date of late October. Blizzard announced that the game would be coming some time later in 2020, but they never gave a definitive release date. We finally have …

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This week Joel and Ben talk about congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ record breaking Among Us Twitch stream involving some of the most popular Twitch/YouTube/Facebook Gaming Streamers. They talk about more reports of crunch coming from CD Project Red and more details about the PlayStation 5. Joel and Ben also discuss the latest games they have been …

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We came up with a few tips and tricks to get you started as you dive into Watch Dogs: LegionThe post https://thegamefanatics.com/use-these-tips-to-get-ahead-in-watch-dogs-legion/ appeared first on The Game Fanatics,.

Watch Dogs: Legion is the newest game set in Ubisoft’s open world Hacker dystopia, aiming to break the mold of traditional open world games. Watch Dogs: Legion takes risks in game design, gives players a variety of methods in taking on various missions, and takes the “Hack Everything!” Mantra to all new heights.  The story …

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This morning, Kojima Productions tweeted out that they are looking for “best-in-class talent” for their next project, as well as confirming that development has already started. This leaves a lot to the imagination. Since it is already in development, we know that Kojima already has a crazy concept in mind. If you take a look …

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Months ago, a game caught our eye during a sizzle reel at a game conference. The conference itself is long forgotten, but the game was burned into our minds. Bounty Battle is a brawler that takes characters from all of your favorite indie games and pits them against each other in an all-out battle to …

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With little time left in October, don’t forget to grab these titles before they’re no longer free in the PlayStation Store. Hop in the front seat and get your adrenaline going with one of the widely known racing franchises since 1994. Not good enough for you and need something more in the Halloween spirit? Then …

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With Halloween less than two weeks away, we have a few spooky titles to keep you preoccupied until we are able to celebrate a night of creepy ghouls and filling your pumpkin full of candy. Let’s check out the games that are only available for a limited to time for all Xbox Live Gold members. …

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This week Joel and Ben discuss all things Nintendo Switch. They break down the current state of the hardware, exclusives, third party support and virtual console offerings. Then they cover the future and what features they desire from a 4k/HD Nintendo Switch. Each week, Joel and Ben discuss the biggest stories in gaming and games …

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Just when you think that Obsidian forgot about The Outer Worlds, a wild DLC appears. Peril on Gorgon is the first of the two narrative expansions for The Outer Worlds. You dive into this film-noire style adventure right after finishing one of the main quest, Radio Free Monarch. The Captain and the crew of the …

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This week Joel and Ben are joined by fellow Game Fanatic, and host of the Full Circle Podcast, O’Dell Harmon Jr. Joel, Ben, and O’Dell discuss Sony’s PlayStation 5 console teardown video, the full details of PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 backwards compatibility, and their reactions to what this could mean for Sony. The crew …

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This week Joel and Ben discuss PlayStation 5’s Marvel’s Spider-Man Remaster face model switcheroo that has ruffled many feathers. But is it really that bad? Jason Schrier once again exposes more crunch at a studio hard at work, this time it’s CD Project Red the studio behind Cyberpunk 2077. Joel and Ben discuss their opinions …

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Today, many outlets are starting to release their gameplay previews for Watch Dogs Legion. The game was a ton of fun when we got a chance to check it out at E3 2019 and based on what is being released now, the game is looking even better. While the gameplay demo from E3 focused on …

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This week Joel and Ben discuss Microsoft’s big purchase of Zenimax/Bethesda and all of its encompassing studios. They also discuss if Microsoft should make the next Elder Scrolls and Starfield exclusive to Xbox Consoles and Game Pass. Also covered in this episode: the Xbox Series S|X SSD Expandable Storage news, Tokyo Game Show 2020, and …

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This week Joel and Ben discuss Sony’s PlayStation 5 digital conference where they finally revealed the price and release date of the console. They also relive the chaotic pre-order that followed not too long after. Joel and Ben discuss the small Nintendo Direct that showcased new Monster Hunter titles and Ben shares his thoughts on …

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