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UPDATE: On 12/17, Dianna Lora released a statement to address the rumors that she was fired after her controversial PewDiePie tweet. As it turns out, she was not fired from her job, and is still working on The Division 2. The original story follows. PewDiePie, the controversial YouTuber who runs the most-subscribed YouTube channel in history, has found himself in hot water yet again. In a recent video, PewDiePie instructed his millions of viewers to visit a smaller YouTube channel that has hosted some anti-Semitic content, which was met with widespread criticism considering the influence that the popular YouTube star has over his audience....

The Ultimate Gamer virtual e-camp provides video games and physical activities for kids. It’s run by industry professionals and provides an all-round experience encompassing physical activity, mindfulness, business insight, and of course, video games. Video games play a big part in improving cognitive ability, so the overall goal of the camp is to increase “brain flexibility.” To achieve this, they offer a variety of scheduled activities that are meant to educate and entertain the children....

Supermassive Games made such a name for itself with the success of Until Dawn that anything new coming from the studio quickly becomes a talking point for fans of thrillers and horror genre tropes. Luckily for fans of the developer, it has been quite busy over the past year, and at E3 2017 Supermassive Games unveiled several new titles that are already being worked on, and fans of smart, tense thrills will have their hands full of troubling scenarios soon enough....

Monster Harvest is yet another farming-adventure sim, set to launch for PC and Switch on May 13. However, the indie title hopes to bring something new to the table, as it looks to be a unique mixture of both Stardew Valley and Pokemon. As is the case with all farming sims, Monster Harvest gives you a rundown barn and tasks you with turning it into something special. You’ll customize your home, grow dozens of crops, and craft your own furniture – you know, the typical farming sim stuff....

The open world game Just Cause 2 allows players to zip around its fictional dystopia, Panau, using an impressively versatile grappling hook. It is, quite simply, a lot of fun. In fact, Just Cause 2’s grappling hook is so popular that developer Avalanche plans on bringing it back in the sequel, Just Cause 3. However, given that Just Cause 3 is not slated for release until holiday of 2015, fans will have to wait quite a while before they can resume zipping around Just Cause’s tropical metropolis....

One of the most notable things about developer Iron Gate’s Viking-themed, procedurally generated, bestselling survival title Valheim are its graphics. While subjectively beautiful, even on high-end machines the game has a slightly pixelated look that is reminiscent of the bygone days of gaming. That effect was entirely intentional. In a recent interview with PCGamesN, Iron Gate CEO Richard Svensson explained a bit of the development team’s thinking when deciding on Valheim’s aesthetic....

Valorant’s release is quickly approaching. The Valorant beta was extremely successful, and fans are anticipating the game’s full drop. And although the players already knew the day the game would launch, the exact timing details have now been confirmed. Along with the timing, the Valorant tweet that detailed the information also hinted at the name of the first season, Episode 1 Ignition. A new Agent, Reyna, will be available to play as soon as the game is launched....

Valve has finally broken its silence on Artifact, following the game’s underwhelming release late last year. The Dota 2-inspired digital card game did receive some plaudits for being complex, yet it also found itself on the end of some rather harsh criticism from players who have slammed the monetization and general pricing structure, among other things. The game has unsurprisingly lost most of its player base, going from a peak of 60,000 players per day to a few hundred, and players have continued to lambast Valve, accusing the studio of ignoring player feedback....

Our quick take Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition Dual screen design: A sound idea? Main: 6.39in AMOLED display, 2340 x 1080 resolution Rear: 5.49in AMOLED display, 1920 x 1080 resolution Device: 157 x 75 x 8.1mm; 199g Finishes: Blue, Purple Dual screen phones: Nonsense or the anti-notch future? Flagship specs, as you’d expect Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor, 10GB RAM In-screen fingerprint scanner 3500mAh battery capacity 128GB storage (no microSD) The king of cameras?...

Our quick take Volkswagen Up GTi - 4.5 / 5 How to GTi your Up experience Back to basics Bring on the fun Simple pleasures Accommodating value To recap Small car, bigger engine is always a fun recipe, and although the Up GTi isn’t outright fast, it’s quick enough and lots of fun to drive. Great to look at, nice to sit in, and good value for what you get, it’s an old-school sort of car that takes you back to your first car by forming an emotional bond, and making you smile when you get behind the wheel....

Without a doubt, plenty of Blizzard Entertainment fans are excited by all of the announcements coming out of BlizzCon 2018, as there’s a fresh Hearthstone expansion on the way, a new hero for Overwatch, the mobile game Diablo: Immortal, and more. Among these big reveals is another title that should excite players, with Blizzard having unveiled its plans to release Warcraft 3: Reforged, which is a full HD remaster of the 2002 original....

A new gameplay trailer for Ubisoft’s upcoming Watch Dogs 2 is revealed, showing Marcus Halloway’s mission to recover crucial evidence before it is destroyed. As Ubisoft nears the end of its press conference, the company shows off some brand new gameplay for the highly-anticipated Watch Dogs 2. The gameplay trailer shows off the hacker group DedSec as they infiltrate a building and recover evidence of social media manipulation, before it is destroyed....

[UPDATE: Watch the live Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer event above. The festivities kick off at 10:30 PST!] Today, Activision and developer Infinity Ward will give fans their first look at Call of Duty: Ghosts’ multiplayer in action. We’ve been hearing about this multiplayer reveal for about a month now, and tomorrow at 10:30am PST it’s finally happening. The event is slated to run for a full hour and will include live presentations and at least one trailer....

It’d be hard to find a more perfectly executed twist in anime than the one in The Promised Neverland. The timing, the shock and that moment when everything changes was enough to propel the show through its first season and straight into a second. With the second season coming in January, the creators released a short teaser to get fans through the fall. The second season was slated to debut in October, but COVID-19 delays pushed production back into the winter....

Biomutant is Experiment 101’s upcoming project, an action-oriented RPG where players assume the role of a custom-created mutant. Originally announced in 2017, the game has undergone a couple of delays as the team has decided to take more and more time to create the best possible version of the game. Since the recent gameplay showcases, many gamers have started to compare Biomutant to be another take on the wildly successful Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....

There’s a lot of history that goes into twenty years of The Sims franchise, with some games that are iconic and incredibly popular, such as The Sims 2. Other games, however, are probably better left in the distant past where only a few nostalgia game collectors can find them, including titles like The Sims Bustin’ Out. That being said, with The Sims 5 most likely under development as we speak, it’s a great time to go back and look at any and all the features EA has introduced for its ever-popular life simulation game in the past....

In the months since the Star Wars sequel trilogy came to an unceremonious close with The Rise of Skywalker’s Endgame-by-numbers finale, John Boyega has been so outspoken about his disappointment with the films on social media that it prompted Disney to get in touch and have a frank conversation about it. After being introduced as one of the trilogy’s central trio in The Force Awakens, his character Finn was quickly sidelined in the following two installments....

The Walking Dead: World Beyond Episode 7 This The Walking Dead: World Beyond review contains spoilers. It didn’t take long for Silas to reach critical mass. The moment another competitor for Iris’s attention came along, the danger meter slowly began to creep higher with every passing moment. The Walking Dead: World Beyond hit that point with a hammer. Iris and Percy laughing in the foreground, Silas starting daggers at them in the background....

This spoiler-free review is based on the first two episodes of The Walking Dead: World Beyond. One of the best things about The Walking Dead‘s expanding universe is that it gives the show’s more talented writers and more skilled producers an opportunity to put their own creative stamp on the show and its legacy. Angela Kang took the reigns of the main property and has improved The Walking Dead significantly under her reign; her pending spinoff with Carol and Daryl shows promise, simply because she’s proven herself as a showrunner and she’s taking over a show with two of the most popular characters still kicking around Alexandria....

The Witcher 3 has many amazing quests, but one of the most beloved is ‘Ladies of the Wood’. In this one, Geralt travels to Crookback Bog to find the witches who live there in the hopes they have information about Ciri’s whereabouts. Compelling characters, an intriguing narrative, and exciting battles; the quest has everything that makes The Witcher 3 so great. It’s not just an enjoyable part of the game either, it’s also vital to the game’s story as a whole....