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Following the heavy-handed controversy surrounding the US Army’s tactics of recruiting young people via Twitch livestreams, an amendment was introduced by AOC that would’ve ended the military’s right to do so. Earlier this evening, the bill was voted down on the House floor. The heat between Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the US Army’s Twitch channel began around the time that the soldiers were seen banning users who mentioned war crimes in the chat....

According to the White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Joe Biden’s economic team are monitoring stock market activity around GameStop. The announcement comes after a surge in GameStop Corp. over the past week resulted in a demand for action by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren. “For years, the same hedge funds, private equity firms, and wealthy investors dismayed by the GameStop trades have treated the stock market like their own personal casino while everyone else pays the price,” Warren said....

Patch 0.49 has brought ranked play to VALORANT, and while most players are enjoying it, some are frustrated how quickly the game assigns a rank to groups of players, preventing them from queuing together due to their rank disparity. According to the players in this thread on Reddit, it takes as little as a single game for the system to assign ranks. With that said, we do not have a full understanding of how the game is assigning rank....

Vampire: The Masquerade’s battle royale spin-off was named as Bloodhunt at the Summer Game Fest, with the project itself having been revealed a few months ago. The game is coming at some point in 2021, and casts you as a vampire hunting down other vampires on the streets. You’ll be able to jump from rooftops and use different powers to subdue your foes, as well as using regular firearms. The game also includes melee weapons, with a vampire shown slicing their enemy apart with a katana in the trailer....

Video game prices have been firmly stuck at around $60 for some time now, and that doesn’t seem to be changing. While indie games are typically cheaper than AAA, the stagnant nature of video game prices leads to some interesting questions. Why $60? Where does that money go? And who does the stable price most benefit, game publishers or gamers? We’re taking a look at some of the statistics to break down the price and learn a little more about how the industry works....

The next-gen consoles are coming, and every game is showing off what it can do thanks to next-gen hardware. Warframe is also getting an upgrade starting on the PlayStation 5, where being a space ninja never looked so pretty nor loaded so quickly. In a brand new trailer, Warframe developer Digital Extremes details what fancy new features are coming thanks to the PlayStation 5’s beefier hardware. As you can see, 4K resolutions and 60 frames-per-second are just the tip of the iceberg....

Game delays have always been a part of gaming. For a whole host of technical and financial issues, studios, publishers, or developers will opt to delay their games for weeks, months, or sometimes even a year. In the case of titles like Cyberpunk 2077, a game may be delayed multiple times and still might release unfinished. Games can be delayed to specific dates, or from the nebulous ‘late 2020’ to ‘mid 2021’, which suggests that even the revised date may be subject to delay....

9 years ago today, the PlayStation Vita was released in Japan. The PS Vita was Sony’s second handheld console. It offered console experiences on the go and had a launch lineup of games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048, and Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational. The PS Vita included touch screens on the front and the back of the console. The back touch screen was supposed to function as the L2 and R2 buttons on a standard PlayStation controller, but most of the time, the back screen touchpad did not function correctly....

The iconic thumbs up of Fallout 4’s Vault Boy may have a deeper meaning than originally thought, and one that could help save lives in the event of an atomic bomb. Vault Boy has long been an important icon for the Fallout franchise, and Fallout 4 is no different. The character’s smile and thumbs up seem to clash with the post-apocalyptic nature of the series, but there’s actually a deeper meaning that’s much more connected to the world of Fallout than first meets the eye....

The Vintage Glamour Stuff Pack for The Sims 4 is best known for its inclusion of a butler. As long as you give them a place to sleep, then a butler will come and live in your home and will cook, clean, and handle childcare, for a fee of course. You can also use the options menu to adjust their role and ensure they are doing what you need. Alongside this is a series of vintage furniture, mostly for bedrooms, as well as a range of luxurious vintage clothing....

The Witcher 3 is a fantastic game that allows players to craft the gear they want to adorn Geralt with. The Hearts of Stone expansion to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt introduces a new set of Witcher Gear to craft. The six diagrams will award Geralt two swords, a pair of trousers, gauntlets, and a chest piece boosting the armor rating of the titular Witcher to 235. There are just three locations to find when collecting each diagram and each one can only be accessed through quests....

The Netflix series adaptation of The Witcher franchise is in full swing, with some of the show’s major roles being cast, including Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia. However, one casting decision has stirred up quite a bit of controversy, and it’s enough that series showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich has decided to temporarily leave social media. Hissrich announced on Twitter that she is going on a Twitter hiatus for an undetermined amount of time....

Angry Rick Sanchez We can certainly see some of Rick and Morty’s mad scientist in the final product here. Clint Eastwood smiling We like this one because it’s as if the AI was attempting to paint Clint Eastwood from memory, but couldn’t quite remember what he looked like. Green eyed devil Those are some seriously green eyes. It’s easy to see this portrait as being a devil as you could easily get lost in those intriguing pools of green....

As far as social media apps go, one of the most popular in the world right now is TikTok, which has a short video format not unlike Vine. TikTok is known for its trends, quite a few of which have involved video games in one form or another. The latest video game-related trend on TikTok has people interrupt their significant others’ gaming sessions by walking up to them naked and recording their reactions, and one of these videos has caused the phrase “YOU HAD ALL DAY” to start trending on Twitter....

Last year, the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) banned some of those notoriously misleading mobile game ads that featured gameplay videos vastly different than the game they linked to. It looks like those ads are still popping up though, as some developers don’t seem discouraged by the ASA’s actions. In October of last year, we reported on the situation between the UK’s regulatory body over advertising, ASA, and advertisements for Homescapes and Gardenscapes....

100 Thieves has been busy in the professional Call of Duty scene lately. First, the organization announced it had acquired the Call of Duty League spot from OpTic Gaming Los Angeles and have rebranded the team as Los Angeles Thieves, a welcome return for the iconic organization. Now, 100 Thieves announced the signing of Thomas “Tommey” Trewren as the organizations first Warzone pro player as well as a content creator....

Magic: The Gathering is one of the most complex games ever created, containing thousands of distinct and unique cards. While many of these cards possess abilities and utility unlike any other cards in the game, many cards are streamlined via the use of keywords. Keyword abilities are common and standardized abilities that are found across every set in Magic’s history and are some of the easiest mechanics for new players to learn....

Edicts are the way you govern your island in Tropico 6, from boosts to your industrial economy to providing better healthcare for your citizens. There are some Edicts that are worth your time, El Presidente, and some that probably aren’t. Much of your island’s success will be based on your early game achievements. The very first Edicts you enact might be the difference between total domination and an economy that struggles later on....

One of Shang Tsung’s Fatalities has been spliced with Pokémon, and it actually makes perfect sense. Well, this is a sight to behold. If there isn’t some kind of bizarre Mortal Kombat 11/Pokémon Sword & Shield crossover coming in the near future… well, there darn well should be. Now, as we know, Mortal Kombat is not a franchise for the squeamish. Since the very first installment, it’s revealed in providing blood-drippin’, spine-rippin’ carnage, and its unique brand of mayhem has become increasingly disgusting and brilliant as technology has improved....

Even after a successful resurrection as a free-to-play game on Steam, Turtle Rock Studios announces that support for the multiplayer-centric title, Evolve, is coming to an end. Since it launched early in 2015, the road for Evolve has been filled with many ups and downs. After launching with much anticipation, the player base began to quickly drop off due to controversy surrounding its DLC plans and what many saw as limited replay value....