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Another E3 reveal:

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My 6-year-old nephew just introduced me to this funny little game:

Fly or die

Enjoy

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Battlefield V is currently 75% off on Steam. I really recommend it.

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Fallout: London is a 'DLC-sized' mod for Fallout 4 and looks incredible

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Fallout: London is a massive fan-made Fallout 4 mod promising a "DLC-sized" adventure through post-apocalyptic Europe.

The Fallout: London mod team describes the project as "a continuation of the base game" set in an entirely new environment with its own unique culture. That said, it might be easier to visualize this mod as an extension of Fallout 4 rather than a direct continuation; it's set in the year 2237, putting it roughly 50 years ahead of the events of Fallout 4 and smack in-between Fallout and Fallout 2.

Over on the Fallout: London Discord server, the mod team explained that the mod's map is "about the size of the vanilla Fallout 4 Commonwealth" and, in London's geography, extends from Westminster to the edge of Bromley, which is a pretty sizable chunk of the city. Inside, you'll find new "factions, storylines, NPCs, weapons, creatures" and more. One of these new factions seems to be a gaggle of modern-day knights in full plated armor swinging claymores like some kind of medieval Brotherhood of Steel.

https://www.gamesradar.com/fallout-lond ... ncredible/

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Some of these are hilarious.

The Joker is such a great character.

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GTA 6 release date is 2025 and is set in modern day Vice City claims rumour

Wednesday 30 Jun 2021

The next GTA will allegedly feature a giant multiplayer map that changes like Fortnite, but it is not going to be out any time soon.

Yesterday we had the news that The Elder Scrolls 6, the follow-up to Skyrim, hasn’t even left the design phase yet, and could be anything up to five years away. Well, it’s not the only sequel that will have more than a decade between it and the last game…

GTA 5 was first released in 2013 and while a next gen version is planned for this autumn there’s never been any official talk (except a few purposefully vague hints from Take-Two) about a sequel.

A new rumour offers a good reason for that: It won’t be out until 2025, with a new giant-sized map that changes over time, in a similar way to Fortnite.

https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/30/gta-6-re ... -14849714/

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Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser may have founded a new studio

2nd July 2021

After leaving Rockstar Games last year, Dan Houser has registered a new UK company called Absurd Ventures in Games LTD.

The private limited company was incorporated on June 23. The actual purpose of the business is unknown, but the listing states it is for “Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development.” This suggests it could become a new games studio.

VGC has also spotted that in February 2021, Houser also registered two businesses in the US. Both Absurd Ventures LLC and Absurd Ventures in Games LLC were listed, suggesting that upcoming projects may not be limited to video games.

The Delaware-based business is named the owner of all 100 shares for the Absurd Ventures in Games LTD in the UK.

The registered office address for the UK filling on Companies House is based in Altrincham, Cheshire. However, this address is the office of Oakwood Corporate Services, which advises thousands of companies on secretarial, corporate governance, and compliance issues. This suggests that no fixed headquarters location has been decided yet.

https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/ro ... io-2983959

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Surprise! Nintendo Switch OLED model announced, available in October 2021

Over the past two years, we’ve seen plenty of rumors related to a “Pro” model of the popular Nintendo Switch hybrid console. Rumors ramped up enough this year that we became confident we would see it launch before the end of 2021. Well, it turns out we were both right and wrong with our expectations because now we have the Nintendo Switch OLED Model

While this is an upgraded version of the original Switch console, it falls far shy of being the Pro-level model we were expecting. That being said, there’s still a lot to love about this upgraded version of the Switch.

Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about this new console!

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My favourite moment in the game so far.

After completing this quest (to restore the city's water and fountains), you get to take a selfie in the middle of the zombie horde.

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Gaming can be educational. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the game I played from Jan–May this year. I had a similar experience with Elite: Dangerous when learning the different star types.

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"The results showed that gamers were better at identifying wildlife, with some players reporting increased knowledge about animal behaviour and ecology."

"... Now, game designers are aiming for a level of realism and detail so high that the worlds themselves can teach us something."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-57805418

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Netflix to expand into video games in earnest in the next year, report says

July 14, 2021

Netflix will expand into video games in the next year, widening from its bedrock business of TV and movies as the world's biggest subscription video service, according to a report by Bloomberg. This would move Netflix into a major entertainment segment -- gaming -- that it sees as some of its stiffest competition for your attention.

Netflix confirmed Wednesday that it's hired a former Oculus, Electronic Arts and Zynga executive, Mike Verdu, as vice president of games development. It declined to comment beyond his hiring.

https://www.cnet.com/news/netflix-to-ex ... eport-says

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