Call of Duty sees a new peak player count on Steam following a free trial for Multiplayer and the launch of Season 3

What you need to know Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 received an update adding free and paid content for Season 3 on April 6. The content drop featured a return of the fan-favorite Resurgence map, Rebirth Island, for Warzone and included a free weekend-long trial for Modern Warfare 3. Player stat tracking […]

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“I’ve loved watching the Game Pass players coming in and experiencing the story for the first time.” Diablo 4 lead chats Xbox Game Pass launch and high hopes for Season 4

What you need to know Rod Fergusson joined Xbox On live on Twitch today to discuss Diablo 4’s upcoming Season 4 and improvements. Fergusson has enjoyed the reception of the game as it’s arrived on Xbox Game Pass, and watching players experience it for the first time.  Fergusson is positive about the changes with Season […]

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Fallout TV series Season 1 review: Starting a flame in our hearts

“You forgot the golden rule of the wasteland: Thou shalt get sidetracked by bullshit every goddamn time.” So says The Ghoul (Walton Goggins), one of the protagonists in the Fallout TV series, accurately conveying a feeling that every single person who has ever played a Fallout game will inevitably hold at some point or another, […]

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Diablo 4 will change forever in Season 4, but you don’t have to wait to try it

What you need to know Diablo 4 has launched it’s first ever Public Test Realm (PTR) which runs from April 2 through to April 9. The PTR is an opportunity for players to test the huge game changing update coming to the game on May 14, and provide feedback to the development team. You’ll need […]

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Halo TV series Season 2, Episode 8 review: Action and horror unleashed

As Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) makes his way to the Halo, all the pieces are finally in motion. Meanwhile, an ancient force between human or Covenant reckoning has already been unleashed. So things stand with the arrival of “Halo,” the titular final episode of Halo The Series, Season 2. Final decisions are made, and not […]

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Lionel Messi Offering One Free Month of Apple’s MLS Season Pass

Apple is currently offering its Major League Soccer Season Pass free for one month, which normally costs $14.99, or $12.99 for Apple TV+ subscribers in the U.S. The MLS Season Pass allows access to every live Major League Soccer match, including Leagues Cup, All-Star games, and playoffs. The offer is being promoted on Leo Messi’s […]

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Halo TV series Season 2, Episode 7 review: Dark deeds and darker mysteries

If you can’t control something, neither should your enemy. At least, that belief being held by some is the crux of the conflict in Halo The Series Season 2’s penultimate entry, “Thermopylae,” which sets the stage for a devastating fight that will forever shape the balance of power in the Human-Covenant War. We also get […]

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The Finals Season 2 is “a love letter to the NES era” and a retro salute to gamers

What you need to know The Finals Season 2 is launching on March 14 as CNS, an in-game group, has hacked the arena. All class types get new gadgets, whereas Medium players get two based on a hacking theme, and each class receives a new weapon. The first-ever two-team game mode, Power Shift, is coming […]

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The Finals Season 2 unveiled; it’s time to hack your way back in

What we need to know The Finals Season 2 is launching on March 14. CNS, an in-game group, has hacked the arena. All classes are getting new gadgets to play with, whereas Medium players will get two. All based on the hacker theme. Each class is also receiving a new weapon that looks to mix […]

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Halo TV series Season 2, Episode 6 review: Tensions boil over into disaster

Time is against everyone on Onyx.  With competing plots colliding, the titular sixth episode of Halo The Series‘ second season brings the simmering cast to a rolling boil. Inter-service conflict has broken out on every side in the Human-Covenant war, with different revelations testing loyalties all around.  If the first few episodes of this season […]

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Halo TV series Season 2, Episode 5 review — Healing and hope

In the wake of devastation, there are a lot of questions around what it means to be a Spartan.  That’s the crux of the matter in Aleria, the fifth episode of Halo The Series Season 2. Following the fall of Reach and the untold told that’s been unleashed by the Covenant, the surviving members of […]

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Halo TV series Season 2, Episode 3 review: The storm clouds gather

What do you do when you know what’s coming and you’re powerless to stop it? In the face of hard choices and growing dread, that question is the name of the game in Visegrad, the third episode of Halo The Series‘ second season. James Ackerson (Joseph Morgan) of the ONI is up to something, and […]

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Microsoft confirms new Xbox hardware will be announced this holiday season

What you need to know Xbox made a pile of announcements today on the Official Xbox Podcast. Game Pass has reached 34 million subscribers. Four smaller/GaaS games will be coming to other platforms. New hardware will be announced this holiday season. The next-generation Xbox will be the largest technical leap ever. Microsoft and Xbox unleashed […]

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“I’m going to enjoy seeing it bend out of the way that you thought it was going to go.” Halo TV series cast and showrunner talk Season 2, disrupting hierarchies, and the incoming fall of Reach.

“Crisis.” So says David Wiener, new showrunner for Halo The Series Season 2, when I ask him what single word he’d choose to describe this season’s story arc. I recently had the chance to speak with some of the team on Halo The Series Season 2, with actors Bokeem Woodbine (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Fargo, Queen & […]

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Overwatch 2 Season 9 patch notes reveal massive changes to the game’s entire structure

What you need to know Blizzard Entertainment has recently disclosed the patch notes for Season 9 of Overwatch 2. The patch notes reveal significant gameplay changes, including a new co-op mission called Cosmic Crisis, reworks for the Competitive Play game mode, balance updates for the playable Heroes, bug fixes, and more. Overwatch 2 is a […]

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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can try Paramount Plus for free, just in time for the second season of the Halo TV series

What you need to know The second season of Halo The Series is set to premiere on Feb. 8, 2024, exclusively on Paramount+.  From now through April 7, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can claim one free month of Paramount+.  After being claimed, the offer can be redeemed through May 10, 2024.  The offer is […]

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Overwatch 2 Season 9 is called ‘Champions’ and this is one of the game’s biggest updates

What you need to know Overwatch 2 Season 9 “Champions” is set to release on February 13th, 2024, with a lot of updates!  There will be a large pass on competitive play with a rank reset, and live progress tracking during ranked matches.  It includes new cosmetics like jade-styled weapons, a new Mythic Skin for […]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 2 — Release date, maps, modes, operator bundles and more

Hurry and get those battle passes finished up, folks, as the first season of post-launch content for Modern Warfare 3 is quickly drawing to a close. There’s a fresh new slate of content on the horizon for Season 2, including a brand-new battle pass, new operator bundles, and the return of a fan-favorite map for […]

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The Division 2 Year 5 Season 3 Vanguard adds a twist to the Manhunt, puts a familiar face in the frame

What you need to know Ubisoft has revealed the details on Year 5 Season 3 Vanguard, starting in The Division 2 on February 6.  This season’s Manhunt sees the story head back to New York City, with our long-time ally, Alani Kelso, the ‘target.’  This season’s Manhunt is a little different to others, focusing less […]

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Halo TV series Season 2, Episode 2 review: Slow and steady healing

“It doesn’t get easier, it just gets further away.”  That line from Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) encapsulates the point of Sword, the second episode of Halo The Series‘ second season. Multiple characters need to heal from the events of the past season, some in more grueling manners than others. Some are missing loved ones. Others […]

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