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On December 30th, Microsoft and the UFC showcased its recently announced partnership to stream UFC events directly to the Xbox 360 by giving out virtual tickets for the highly touted Lesnar vs. Overeem Heavyweight Title Fight. This sounded like a great idea. The convenience of live streaming and the social aspects of Xbox Live, make the UFC partnership a win-win for the two companies. However, the new service left most who came in contact with it in one way or another, disappointed....

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a great selection of games. The Chinese celebration Lunar New Year is upon us, and alongside with it a lot of sales take place in the whole video game industry. Xbox Lunar New Year Sale in particular is currently live with a lot of discounted games, from AAA titles to smaller ones. Either way, we have a lot of options right now so it’s a fitting time to check some of the best picks the catalog has....

Take command of XCOM headquarters, recruit and train your soldiers, and research alien technology to advance the capabilities of your squad. The battle against the enemy will be tough, and success will depend on your ability to keep your recruits alive and evolve them from rookies to more skilled and powerful soldiers. You are our last hope to save humanity from the global alien invasion. Good luck, Commander. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is due out on October 9th, 2012 on the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3....

One of the Yakuza franchise’s biggest features has been the zany side quests that you can find throughout the different chapters of the game. These are called Substories, and 90% of the time, these are crazy mini-stories that are just off the rails, and yet these are truly the best parts of the game. Even though the formula for Yakuza: Like a Dragon has changed, the Substories remain! Yakuza Like a Dragon How many Substories?...

Not your usual type of paywall. Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a very different take on the original 3D platformer as it has now moved to a level based 2D platformer. The game still maintains some of the 3D platformer overworld structure where you have to navigate between the individual chapters. One of the obstacles that will get in your way during exploration are that of Paywalls, though not the kind you be be thinking about....

Title: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Available on: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One Developer: Playtonic Games Publisher: Team17 Genre: Platformer Version Tested: Nintendo Switch Official Site: https://www.team17.com/games/yooka-laylee-and-the-impossible-lair/ Release Date: October 8th, 2019 Where to Buy: Steam, PSN, Eshop, Microsoft Store When Yooka-Laylee released in 2017, it was heralded as a spiritual successor to the much loved Banjo-Kazooie. A 3D platforming collect-a-thon featuring an unlikely anthropomorphic duo. Developed by Playtonic Games, a team made up of former employees of Rare, Yooka-Laylee didn’t receive as much love from players as the Banjo games did on the N64....

There are many resources in the multiplayer survival game Icarus. These resources and materials can be found worldwide and have various uses. One such resource is silica. You might be wondering where to find silica in Icarus. You can find silica in Icarus on the surface. We have a majority of ours close to rock outcroppings and mountains. Keep a close eye out for this mineral, as it can be easy to think silica ore is just regular rock....

If you’ve spent some time playing Call of Duty: Warzone DMZ, you must have come across various secret rooms, loot caches, and buildings across the map. Unlockable via their specific keys, these locked spaces may contain some special loot items you can grab. Here’s a guide to the stash location for the Special Forces Dead Drop Key. Special Forces Dead Drop location in Warzone 2 DMZ Special Forces Dead Drop is a locked toolbox placed underneath a tower in Al-Mazrah City, located in the northern-eastern part of Al Mazrah....

It is always interesting when you find a Pokémon that seems to completely go against all preconceptions about how types usually work in the games. Tynamo and its evolutionary line is definitely one of these Pokémon, being a fish creature that is purely an Electric type. This makes it lethal against other Pokémon in its natural environment, but you will need to know where to look to add it to your party....

Maybe leave a trail of breadcrumbs. Scorn is a game where you can easily get lost if you’re not careful. There is no map, no dialog, or objective markers to hold your hand or guide you to the next destination. While the game is linear, you must pay attention to your surroundings and the various machines and puzzles you can interact with in order to proceed. Any given area will require you to fully understand the layout so you can get to the next chapter safely....

A handful of developers have had their names on a Call of Duty game throughout the franchise’s lifetime. With so many developers, it’s difficult to keep track of who is working on it right before it releases, and sometimes you might not even notice it when you’re playing the game. For the next Call of Duty game, who is making Call of Duty: Vanguard? The development team putting their hearts and souls into Call of Duty: Vanguard is Sledgehammer Games....

From Aurash to Auryx to The Taken King, the character Oryx has experienced a rich history in the timeline of Destiny 2. Although he was born a mere Krill, under the name Aurash, Oryx grew to command the Taken forces and become a monumental threat to the universe. Here is everything we know about Oryx in Destiny 2. Who is Oryx in Destiny 2? Who is Oryx? Oryx was born Aurash, a female Krill who lives on the island known as the Osmium Court....

When The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Remastered was announced at E3 2016 last week, it was revealed that some PC owners were able to get the game for free if they owned the original game. Bethesda has now explained why PS4 and Xbox One gamers won’t get this luxury. Bethesa’s Pete Hines explained why PS4 and Xbox One owners are not getting the same treatment by replying to a fan about it on Twitter....

There is a reason why there is a lack of Assassin’s Creed games being released for the Wii U this year. This is because Ubisoft reckons Wii U owners isn’t interested in the series. This is according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot who talked with Game Informer during Gamecom last week. Guillemot said: “What we see is that Nintendo customers don’t buy Assassin’s Creed. Last year, we sold in very small numbers”....

Microtransactions are sometimes a great way for players to obtain coins and in-game currency to purchase cosmetics or access additional content in a game. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is a remaster of two games created before microtransactions had become commonplace. Luckily, microtransactions will not come with the game’s initial launch, and those who purchase the base game will have access to all of the content. However, microtransactions are not out of the question....

Microsoft has released the first Windows 11 Insider Preview build of 2022. The Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22526 has started rolling out to the users in the Dev Channel. For those who don’t know, it is for testing new Windows features and can (or not) become a part of the stable version for the general users. Here are all the new features that have been introduced. The new version of Windows 11 Insider Preview doesn’t entail major features and changes, but there’s one specific addition that will catch a lot of people’s attention....

Smartphone addiction has become a major issue among teenagers. The problem is compounded when children are exposed to the internet and social media at an impressionable age with no safeguards. To combat the issue, Wondershare has come up with an app called FamiSafe that keeps your kids and family safe from dangers online. With the recent rollout of Wondershare FamiSafe V6.0, the app has gained some impressive new features, which allow parents to monitor screen time and help their kids reduce screen usage....

The game is better than ever, but the experience is marred by a swarm of bugs. World War Z the film was a complete departure from the book that inspired it. Instead of deeply human tales about surviving and overcoming the zombie apocalypse, we got a relatively generic Brad Pitt led action film that had one standout feature: massive zombie swarms that were more akin to raging ant colonies than the slow hordes featured in other zombie titles....

DC Universe Online has been widely regarded as a success. Sony has met the demand of the large influx of new players by adding new servers, and the general success shows that there is a large segment of console gamers that are hungry for an MMO experience. Priced at about par for the course, DC Universe Online on the PS3 will be $15.00 per month after the trial period runs it’s course....

Developed by KillPixel Games and published by 3D Realms, WRATH: Aeon of Ruin is coming soon! WRATH is a horror-fantasy FPS running on the good old Quake engine and inspired by classic Doom. I had the pleasure of playing through the early access version of this title recently, and am here to share what I’ve experienced. To begin with, some exposition WRATH follows the journey of the Outlander. In the now desolate and chaotic world, the Shepherd of Wayward Souls bestows a task upon the Outlander: to venture deeper into the corruption and dispatch the fallen Guardians who plunged the world into ruin....