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Get an Adorable, Animal Crossing-Themed 512GB MicroSD Card for $100
12.3.2021
SanDisk 512GB microSD Card | $100 | AmazonRead more
Crash Bandicoot 4 Runs Great On PS5, Passably On Switch
11.3.2021
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time arrives on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Switch tomorrow, giving us some of the most polished versions of last year’s excellent platformer alongside one that struggles a lot but gets the job done. Digital Foundry compared the PS5 and Switch versions side...
Denuvo DRM Is On The PlayStation 5
11.3.2021
Controversial digital rights management tool Denuvo has long been a factor in the PC market, but it’s now quietly a part of the PlayStation 5 as well, with news that the DRM has been added to the console’s “Tools and Middleware program”.Read more
STALKER 2 Might Get Mod Support On Xbox
10.3.2021
STALKER developer GSC Game World is currently investigating the possibility of including mod support for the upcoming sequel on Xbox Series X/S.Read more
Nintendo, Please Just Let Me Play Zelda: The Minish Cap On Switch
10.3.2021
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap was the only fully original Zelda game released on the Game Boy Advance. It is also one of the better Zeldas, even among a crowded field of games that range from great to amazing. Unfortunately, in the year 2021 there’s no easy way to play it.Read more
Marvel's Avengers Will (Finally) Allow You To Replay The Campaign
10.3.2021
Fans of Marvel’s Avengers want just one thing, and it’s about to become a reality. No, it’s not a meaningful loot grind, nor a newfound surplus of engaging activities. Look, fine, maybe Avengers fans want more than one thing, but a big one is landing next week: You’ll finally be able to replay...
Astro’s Playroom Composer Shares How That GPU Love Song Became Such A Bop
10.3.2021
PlayStation 5 pack-in Astro’s Playroom is full of amazing tracks, but the standout is most definitely its ode to the console’s powerful graphics processing unit (“GPU” to friends). In celebration of the game’s official soundtrack coming out on March 12, composer Kenneth C. M. Young recently shared...
Overwatch Casually Rolls Out Xbox Series X/S Enhancements
10.3.2021
Yesterday’s Overwatch update was all about the PachiMarchi Challenge and that hideous and/or awesome new Roadhog skin, but next-gen Xbox owners got a little something extra with the update: new graphics options for Series X/S consoles, from 4K60 to blazing-fast 120Hz. Read more
SpongeBob Players Discover Filthy Game Discs Make Speedrunning Tricks Easier
9.3.2021
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom may be one of the most improbable video games of all time, a licensed project that turned out to be both a great game and a worthwhile challenge for the speedrunning community. But the absurdity doesn’t stop there: SpongeBob speedrunners recently...
The 10 Best Deals of March 9, 2021
9.3.2021
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Microsoft Confirms Some Future Bethesda Games Will Be Exclusive To Xbox And PC
9.3.2021
Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda Software parent company, Zenimax Media, is complete, the company announced today. While the full ramifications of the deal will play out in the months and years to come, Xbox boss Phil Spencer did confirm one thing: some of Bethesda’s future games...
Grab PowerA's Joy-Con Charging Dock, One of the Best Switch Accessories, for $15
9.3.2021
Power-A Joy-con Charging Dock | $15 | AmazonRead more
Crunchy Dreamcast Loading Noises Make For A Charmingly Retro Twitch Stream
9.3.2021
Twitch streamers go to great lengths to make their channels unique and interesting, but sometimes separating yourself from the pack is as simple as miking up your console to capture the sounds it makes while loading data from its disc drive.Read more
How To Get Around The PS5's Screenshot Restrictions
8.3.2021
Hitman 3 is a looker. But if you try to take a screenshot on PlayStation 5, you’ll run into an issue: Hitting the Create button causes Hitman 3 itself to pause, meaning you’ll only be able to get a screenshot of the game’s menu. It’s a lovely menu, for sure, but not exactly on par with...
Regulators Approve Microsoft's $7.5 Billion Acquisition Of Bethesda Parent Company Zenimax Media
8.3.2021
Microsoft’s $7.5 billion purchase of Zenimax Media, parent company of Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and Doom maker Bethesda, has cleared another set of hurdles, winning approval to proceed from both the European Commission and US Securities and Exchange Commissions.Read more
The Week In Games: Apex Legends Drops On Switch
7.3.2021
Mark a spot on the map, grab some guns, and get ready to (hopefully) be the last team standing when Apex Legends comes out for free on Switch later this week. Read more
The PS2 Turns 21, The Future Of Twitch, Doom 3 VR Comes To PS4, Valve Kills Artifact And More
6.3.2021
This week on Morning Checkpoint we remember the launch of the PS2, make bananas into controllers, discuss the future of Twitch, check out what’s happening with Hitman 3 this month, find out what game died this week, and stop buying movies on the PlayStation Store.Read more
You Can Claim PlayStation Plus' Monthly PS5 Games Before You Get A PS5
5.3.2021
PS Plus continues to offer “free” games to subscribers, and, in recent months, has even started offering PlayStation 5 games. If you don’t have a still-impossible-to-find PS5, you’re not quite S.O.L.. You just have to claim those games through a web browser.Read more
Nintendo Talks About The Switch's Lifespan
5.3.2021
The Nintendo Switch was launched on March 3, 2017. Just as the console passes the four-year point, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa discusses the hardware and its life span in a new interview with Nikkei Business.Read more
The 10 Best Deals of March 4, 2021
4.3.2021
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