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Valve's New Handheld Is Being Held Back! Nov 12, 2021

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Valve has announced via a blog post that their super-powered handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck, has been delayed until 2022. First shipments for the device have been pushed back two months from December of this year to February, based on the company’s estimates. This means that everybody in the pre-order queue will maintain their position, albeit with a two-month delay.

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Hackers Are Close To Jailbreaking The PlayStation 5! Nov 09, 2021

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A hacker group by the name of Fail0verflow has claimed on Twitter that they’ve managed to make significant progress in breaking open the PlayStation 5’s security. The group revealed that they’ve gotten hold of the console's “root keys”, unique passcodes that can allow users to decrypt its firmware and cause it to perform functions outside of the intended use.

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A New Marvel Game Is Coming From The Director Of Uncharted! Nov 03, 2021

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Skydance New Media, a new studio headed up by Amy Hennig, the Creative Director and writer on the first three Uncharted games, has announced a partnership with Marvel Entertainment to create a brand new game based on an unannounced Marvel property. In a statement released, the studio announced that the game will be a narrative driven, blockbuster action-adventure title, which puts it firmly in the wheelhouse of games like Uncharted.

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We've Got Our First Look At The Witcher Season 2! Nov 01, 2021

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Netflix has dropped a huge new trailer for the second season of its wildly successful The Witcher series. In the trailer we see all of the key players from the first season return, with Geralt and Ciri making their journey to Kaer Morhen and Yennefer making some big moves. All the while Dandelion sits in jail, being Dandelion. The trailer shows off some explosive set pieces as well as a menagerie of monsters that look even more ferocious and disturbing than ever.

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Facebook and Oculus are becoming Meta! Oct 29, 2021

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Alongside the massive announcement that it would be changing its name to Meta, Facebook has revealed that it will be retiring the Oculus branding for its VR headsets in a move to bring everything under the Meta umbrella. The company detailed the changes to its VR and AR vision which includes the rebrand which will see Oculus Quest become Meta Quest.

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November's PlayStation Plus Games & Today's PlayStation Announcements Oct 28, 2021

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As it has in the last few months, November’s PS Plus games look to have leaked courtesy of Dealabs.

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Nintendo 64 Games Have Arrived On The Switch! Oct 26, 2021

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Nintendo has just dropped the latest Nintendo Switch console update, bringing along with it the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, meaning users can now upgrade their Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions and gain access to the brand-new Nintendo 64 and Sega Mega Drive apps. The Nintendo Switch Expansion Pack will set you back $59.95 AUD for 12 months for a single user or $109.

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A Warner Bros Super Smash Bros Clone & Oculus Quest Pro Look To Be On The Way Oct 26, 2021

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A number of Oculus Quest Pro leaks look to have started hitting the internet this morning. These leaks come courtesy of a number of setup videos that found their way onto the internet. The new Oculus Quest Pro which looks set to be announced later this week at Facebook Connect seems to sport a much smaller headset that’s almost goggle like. The controllers look to have dropped the ring which would imply that there’s a new form of tracking.

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The Definitive Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Is Coming Real Soon! Oct 25, 2021

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Rockstar has finally revealed the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definition Edition release date and it's not far away! The games will release digitally this November 11th and then physically almost a month later on December 6th. The Trilogy includes Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and will release on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

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God Of War Is Coming To PC Oct 21, 2021

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God of War is the latest PlayStation exclusive to make its way to PC. The game will release January 14th 2022. The announcement comes as Sony confirms that 19.5 million copies of the game has sold on PS4. On PC, the game will feature 4K resolution and unlocked framerates. The PC version will also include a wide range of graphical presets and options. It’ll also include higher resolution shadows and improved screen space reflections using GTAO and SSDO.

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