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Competitive Halo is returning in full steam thanks to the upcoming release of Halo Infinite. Announced via a series of new tweets from the official Halo Championship Series, the upcoming tournament has already signed on a handful of big teams, including Cloud9, FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, Sentinels and FNATIC. Only four of the nine teams so far have revealed their rosters. Penguin, Eco, Stellur and Renegade will be representing Cloud9 while Pistola, Tripppey, aPG and Lucid will play for Envy. eUnited will bring Rayne, Ryanoob, Spartan and Nick, with Sentinels going strong with Snakebite, Lxthul, Royal2 and Frosty. “These Teams are investing significant funding into the Halo ecosystem and we want to ensure that the Halo ecosystem can give back financially to them,” a statemen...

Netmarble and Marvel have finally released Marvel Future Revolution, the latter’s first-ever open-world MMORPG featuring its beloved superheroes. Available on both Android and iOS platforms, the new mobile game brings players into the Marvel multiverse where a whole host of different dimensions have merged and collapsed into one another. Teaming up with various alternate versions of themselves, a select group of heroes will have to fight off enemies while attempting to fix their worlds. At launch, players will be able to play as Captain America, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Star-Lord, Iron Man, Storm and Captain Marvel, but new characters may join the roster in subsequent updates. You’ll also be able to explore a range of new locations within the Marvel universe, including...

LEGO and Star Wars have once again teamed up for another video game, this time dropping exclusively on Apple Arcade. Titled LEGO Star Wars Battles, the new game will offer a real-time strategy experience for those gaming on Apple devices, taking on 1v1 battles against other players in a struggle to contest map control by building LEGO towers that can attack, defend and capture territory. To help you on your conquest, you’ll have access to some of Star Wars‘ most iconic characters, including Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Rey, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Boba Fett, which more to unlock as you progress through. There’ll also be a whole host of weapons and vehicles for you to customize your army loadout, such as porgs, stormtroopers, battle droids, AT-ATs, and TIE bombers, and even the M...

Continuing to expand on its premium gaming products through the UltraGear line, South Korean tech company LG has now launched a new UltraGear GP9 gaming speaker designed for those who want to retain an immersive gaming experience while taking a break from their headphones. Designed to be a standalone unit, the GP9 carries 3D Gaming Sound technology to provide 7.1 virtual surround sound. The speakers are Hi-Res Audio certified to make sure you’re getting the clearest sound, while its Game Genre Optimizer allows you to switch between a first-person shooter mode and a real-time strategy mode, adjusting the speakers according to your gaming needs. The ES9038PRO Hi-Fi Quad DAC inside provides more balanced sound while reducing noise, and a built-in battery can provide a playtime of roughly five...

China has tightened its video game restrictions for minors, limiting gameplay to just three hours a week. State media outlet Xinhua reported on Monday that China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) recently released a notice aimed at curbing video game addiction among China’s youth. According to the note, online game providers can only offer one-hour sessions to users under the age of 18 between the hours of 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, as well as on public holidays. In addition, the NPPA is urging stricter implementation of policies that require players to use their real names to register and log on to gaming portals, urging providers to prohibit gameplay for users who fail to comply. “A limited amount of gaming time for minors is ...

As the global semiconductor chip shortage continues, price hikes for GPUs and CPUs may lead to both Sony‘s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft‘s Xbox Series X/S being even harder to purchase. According to new reports from various outlets, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has announced an imminent price hike of up to 20 percent for its chips. The semiconductor manufacturing powerhouse supplies some of the world’s largest brands, including Apple, Toyota, and AMD, which happens to in turn supply GPUs and CPUs for both Sony and Microsoft’s consoles. While AMD itself hasn’t announced increased prices just yet, the decision could be coming soon, meaning either that the already high prices for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X could further increase or simply that both companies will reduce t...

Shortly after unveiling the upcoming game’s main villain, the team behind Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy has now shed more light on why they chose Star-Lord to be the only playable character, a decision that has brought controversy among fans. In a recent interview with VG247, the game’s senior creative director Jean-François Dugas explained that the team wanted players to be more immersed within the team instead of being pulled out to a more controlling, top-down view of the Guardians. “Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket, Drax, and Groot ooze with personality. We wanted players to be at the center stage of that dynamic,” Dugas said. “Therefore, the question became, ‘What if players are one of the Guardians? What if we put them in the shoes of the ‘so-called’ leader, and let them make the bi...

Fans of Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding might have some hope for a sequel as Norman Reedus, aka Sam Porter Bridges, has revealed that a follow-up could be in the works. In a translated interview from Brazil’s AdoroCinema, Reedus mentions, “I think we’re doing a second Death Stranding. [The game] is in negotiations right now. So… Yay!” While the translation does say a second game is coming, the Portuguese translation could be referring to a new expansion or more DLC — much like the upcoming Director’s Cut Digital Deluxe Edition that’s arriving at the end of next month. Other sources seem to think that the translation from Reedus is entirely accurate and that a sequel is on its way in the coming future. Due to the success of the game and Kojima’s track record for further developing storylines...

Sony recently released a revised edition of its PlayStation 5, and now a teardown video has revealed the differences between the new edition and its predecessor. In a new video published yesterday, YouTuber Austin Evans managed to get hold of one of the revised PlayStation 5 models, which he promptly took apart. Breaking down the differences between the old and new models, Evans discovers that the heatsink of the revised edition is significantly smaller than its predecessor. While it does shave weight by around 0.66lb, it does also increase the device’s running temperature by a couple of degrees. Aside from the heatsink, there are also a few minor changes between the editions, although none of them should really have a significant impact on the consoles’ performances. Connections to the Wi...