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As is often the case with end-of-year roundups, Tumblr’s 2020 selection offers an interesting mix of the painfully predictable and the total curveball. Spoiler: the entire Animal Crossing: New Horizons fandom seems to still be utterly beguiled by Raymond. 2020 has probably been the most trying year in living memory. Coronavirus has turned working and personal lives around the world on their heads. In the gaming industry, some of the biggest names have been forced to adapt however and wherever they could....

This Turn review contains spoilers. Turn Season 4 Episode 10 The final episode of Turn: Washington’s Spies is titled “Washington’s Spies,” but there’s no more spying to do. The Americans and French won the siege of Yorktown last week. The finale may start with King George III saying, “They want independence? I’ll give them blood,” but the war is winding down. This episode focuses instead on the individuals we’ve come to know over four seasons....

After the OfflineTV group officially announced that Federico “Fedmyster” Gaytan would no longer be living in the streaming house, Imane “Pokimane” Anys took to her Twitch platform to give more context to the situation. The popular variety streamer was able to shed more light on the situation regarding Fedmyster and the sexual harassment allegations members of the group have made against him. With the recent sexual assault accusations against various Twitch streamers, Fedmyster’s case has been getting a lot of attention on social media....

It’s been a big July for fans of the Assassin’s Creed franchise: Assassin’s Creed Unity has grabbed attention by bringing the action to Revolution-era France, with a wealth of gameplay trailers showing off a living, breathing, next-gen Paris. Those looking forward to the upcoming title will also have a short film from director Rob Zombie to look forward to at Comic-Con. However, Ubisoft hasn’t been putting all their Assassin’s Creed efforts in one place; while the publisher remains coy about a rumored last-gen Assassin’s Creed title, allegedly titled Assassin’s Creed Comet, there’s news of another Assassin’s Creed game - although it looks to be a far cry from the free-running violence of the main series....

Sony has announced its “Play At Home” initiative, making Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey free starting tomorrow. 2020 is a big year for Sony. In software, the company is finally releasing Ghost Of Tsushima in June. In hardware, Sony is launching the PlayStation 5 this holiday, but fans worldwide are already discussing the new controller design. Until then, players around the globe are relying on their PS4 for entertainment....

Naughty Dog is delaying Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End once again, now scheduling the Nathan Drake saga’s conclusion for May 10 – a delay of just over two weeks. Earlier today Naught Dog and Sony announced a multiplayer stress test this next weekend for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. It was a surprise reveal. That is, the leak yesterday made it not particularly surprising, but rather the fact that Naughty Dog would be running an open beta after previously saying they wouldn’t....

Valorant has quickly risen to stardom since its release. The tactical shooter is one of the best games available right now, and its player base is increasing rapidly. From big-name streamers to casual players, everyone has already boarded the Valorant hype train. Since its release, the game surely has seen some ups and downs, and so have all the fans that have been playing it. With great popularity comes a bunch of funny memes that are sure to make everyone chuckle....

This Vikings review contains spoilers. Vikings Season 5 Episode 8 One thing’s for sure, Michael Hirst holds nothing back as the long awaited civil war finally begins, and though Lagertha may have won the first round, Ivar and Harald will most certainly not go away quietly. Throughout its five-year run, Vikings has consistently staged epic battle scenes, both large and small, but “The Joke” presents a visceral experience so engrossing that it’s difficult to resist the urge to look away....

Watch Dogs: Legion has delayed Title Update 4.0 from late April to May 4. The update will eventually bring a new playable hero to London, along with a new mission and various free content drops. Ubisoft delayed the update to continue working on bug fixes that were brought up during testing, along with the additional development of game improvements. “Our team is hard at work finishing up the next Title Update, 4....

As the release of Far Cry Primal grows near, gamers can now take a look at the first hour of gameplay from Ubisoft’s prehistoric action-adventure title. Far Cry Primal is now less than a week away, and gameplay clips from Ubisoft’s prehistoric mammoth-rider have been starting to pop up over the last few days. Those not currently sleeping in a cave may have already seen that Far Cry Primal changes up the series-staple gun mechanics with a new focus on visceral melee combat and the ability to control wild animals, all of which is delivered via a narrative spoken in an ancient language....

This Wellington Paranormal article contains no spoilers. Wellington Paranormal does for cops what What We Do In the Shadows does for vampires: not really much. People didn’t offer their throats to Staten Island bloodsuckers, asking to be made immortal after the FX series, and there won’t be a run on the New Zealand police academy any time soon, even after any cadets learn there is a paranormal unit in some of the local precincts....

Bohemia Interactive’s 2009 military sim shooter ARMA 2 has been given a second life thanks to the community embracing a user-made mod for the title, called DayZ. The mod itself has over a million players, many of which went out to buy ARMA 2 just to get in on the zombie-infested action. The popularity of the mod has had DayZ earning more media attention and buzz than Bohemia’s own next shooter, ARMA 3, but with DayZ now in development as a standalone game by Bohemia, they can benefit each other....

Pokémon is getting on board with Black Lives Matter with a huge donation to nonprofits around the world. Following news that Niantic plans to donate a minimum of $5 million from sales of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 tickets to nonprofits that support projects from Black game makers, the Pokémon Group has fired back stating that they’re going to be matching that amount to other nonprofits around the world. The Pokémon Group and Niantic will donate $5 million toward organizations that aim at “improving the lives of children with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion....

Like Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings, the writers of The Sims put a lot of time and effort into crafting a language for the games. Rather than hold full conversations, Sims will use set phrases based on the situation they’re in, with common phrases such as “Sul sul” (Hello) and “Dag dag” (Goodbye) becoming recognizable to the player over time. As well as being a spoken language, Simlish can be observed as a written language throughout The Sims universe as well, with various decorations, such as signs and posters, featuring the Simlish alphabet....

Battletoads is the kind of game that really shines on Xbox’s GamePass Ultimate and this new trailer shows why you should be checking it out when it releases. If you don’t know, the original Battletoads released back in the early days of at-home consoles in 1991. This relaunch isn’t a simple remaster of the original game, but seeks to expand upon it. In this new trailer/making of video, we get a better look at what the developers were trying to do and what we can expect when the game is available in just over a week’s time....

A scientific study was done this past year to determine which of the top highest-rated horror movies was the scariest. 50 viewer’s heart rates were monitored while watching the movies, with average heart rate being taken into account as well as measuring any spikes in the BPM. The film that won the highest score based on the scientists’ measurements was 2012 horror thriller Sinister. Many of the movies that topped the list skewed modern and were ones that packed in jump-scares, with slow burns falling to the bottom of the ranking....

There’s a forgotten Tomb Raider game that’s no longer available to anyone. The Tomb Raider franchise has been going strong for over 20 years, with many hits and misses along the way. Unfortunately, one particular entry has completely disappeared. Tomb Raider: Apocalypse was developed by Mind’s Eye productions exclusively for the Sky Gamestar division of communications giant, Sky. It was released in three episodes running from December 2002 until 2003, with each one costing $1....

This week in Pokémon GO, Niantic continues to add social distancing-friendly gameplay features and promises to bring even more to the GO Battle League. Here’s everything you need to know for the week of April 12, 2020. Pokémon GO’s spring event will continue until Thursday, April 16 at 1pm local time. If you’ve yet to catch a flower crown Buneary, Easter hat Pikachu, or hatch a flower crown Togepi from a 2km egg, you have a few days left to do so!...

Assassins Creed: Odyssey fans aren’t too happy with some changes brought by the latest patch. In patch 1.1.4, Ubisoft reduced the number of drachmae earned for contracts, selling equipment at blacksmiths, and naval kills, while increasing it for conquest battles, bounties, and in the arena. That wasn’t the only rebalance, either. It is now more difficult to loot Obsidian Glass and Precious Gems from sinking ships, while chances of finding iron metal increased....

Developer and publisher Ubisoft took a massive hit to its reputation this month when Assassin’s Creed Unity released in an unacceptable state, with woeful framerates and a laundry list of crashes and glitches. There were eighteenth century French peasants hovering in the air, magically appearing from nowhere or disappearing into walls, and poor Arno Dorian wasn’t much better off. Players frequently found themselves falling through the floor into a void or simply suspended in the air, with Arno flailing his arms ineffectually....