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Steven Spohn is the COO of AbleGamers, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of gamers with disabilities using the power of video games. Spohn has been an inspirational role model for gamers with disabilities and has overcome many obstacles to help others. Spohn recently had a birthday in September and was determined to outdo his last birthday celebration, which was becoming friends with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. In a heartfelt video to his fans, Spohn shared that after helping gamers with disabilities with the AbleGamers charity for 15 years, Spohn wanted to do even more....

Digital games are quickly becoming the new norm, as physical games slowly become a smaller portion of total game sales. Even the PS5 is offering a digital-only option when it launches, for those that no longer care for physical discs. Sony isn’t alone, either, as Ubisoft will be including digital codes with Xbox One Collector’s edition games instead of a physical disc. In a short post, Ubisoft detailed the change, stating that its Xbox One customers will receive digital codes with games, though it didn’t elaborate on the specific reason for the switch....

The advent of massively multiplayer online games would forever change the face of the gaming industry. The very concept of a persistent virtual world in which players directly interact with one another in real time blew minds and won hearts the world over, and has since blossomed into a billion dollar industry supported by millions of dedicated gamers. However, all MMO’s are subject to a singular fatal flaw that cannot be escaped: they have a lifespan....

Last we heard from Valve CEO Gabe Newell, he was speaking from an undisclosed location about how single-player games might someday soon overtake multiplayer games thanks to advanced AI. This was a text interview so we didn’t get any clues as to where he was talking from. We’d all assumed that he was in some secret underground bunker at Valve headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Turns out, we were all wrong. He’s actually in a much safer place: New Zealand....

Following the devastating Notre Dame fire, Assassin’s Creed Unity developer Ubisoft stepped in to help out the cause by donating $564,000 and made the aforementioned action-adventure title free on Steam for a limited time. Ubisoft’s response received a strong reaction from the community, as Assassin’s Creed Unity received a wave of “positive review bombs” — which seems antithetical at best — that offer tons of praise for both the game and the developer....

Valve has officially postponed Dota 2’s The International due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the developer announced yesterday. This would have been the tenth annual TI, with an expected multimillion-dollar prize pool on offer. The Battle Pass, which feeds the tournament’s prize pool, will still launch in-game. “After extensive consideration of the global health emergency stemming from COVID-19, we have made the difficult choice to delay The International,” Valve states in their announcement....

Have you ever wondered what a character would jam out to if they were able to step out of their videogame and into our world? Today we’re taking a look at Dandelion from The Witcher 3 and what the self-professed humble bard’s top playlist might look like. Dandelion loves grand expositions and writing wooing love ballads for his many paramours, or heart-rending recounts of the ups and downs of Geralt’s love life....

This Vikings review contains spoilers. Vikings Season 4 Episode 12 When Ragnar tells Ivar to “Hurry up; we have a tide to catch,” this message to his youngest son mirrors much of the sublime narrative of “The Vision,” the latest episode of Vikings. The best laid plans often go awry, and what Michael Hirst lays out so neatly are the roots of a sequence of events destined to shape the futures of Kattegat and the Lothbrok clan....

WWE wrestlers may soon be banned from platforms like Cameo and Twitch, as Vince McMahon has issued an edict that prevents the performers from engaging with third-party companies and social media platforms. The professional wrestlers who work for the WWE are not actually employees with the company, as they are classed as independent contractors. Despite this, the WWE has an incredible amount of control over how the performers can operate while under contract....

Marvel was never shy about promoting that its first Disney+ series, WandaVision, was inspired by classic TV sitcoms. The show’s trailers revealed its concept of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and The Vision (Paul Bettany) living a classic sitcom lifestyle, laughtrack and all. In the show’s posters, Wanda, Vision, and other characters like Agnes (Kathryn Hahn) are made up of literal TV sets. Producer/Marvel head Kevin Feige, head writer Jac Schaeffer, and director Matt Shakman all went through what they describe as a “sitcom school....

The Harry Potter saga came to an end in 2011 with The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, during which Harry’s destiny was fulfilled when he put an end to Voldemort once and for all. In the final scene, a much-older Harry is with his friends at King’s Cross Station waving goodbye to their kids as they ride the Hogwarts Express and begin their own wizarding journey. At the time, it may have seemed like that would be the last we would ever hear of Harry’s story again, but that may no longer be the case....

This Warrior review contains spoilers. Warrior Season 2 Episode 8 Review This episode’s cold open has Hong (Chen Tang) telling a story to Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) and Young Jun (Jason Tobin) as they are eating. It’s a tale of a killer who uses violin strings as a weapon to explain why Hong uses his signature whip chain. Ah Sahm and Young Jun tease him by constantly interrupting his story and as the camera pulls back, we discover that they are casually eating over a pile of dead Fung Hai men....

After the release of Star Wars Battlefront 2, loot boxes came under intense scrutiny not just by gamers, but by the mainstream media as well. This attention resulted in politicians throwing their hats in the ring, with the latest politician to speak out against loot boxes in video games being the Democratic state senator Kevin Ranker, who has introduced a bill to address the issue. The bill proposed by Ranker will determine a number of things....

Watch Dogs Legion, Ubisoft’s UK-set open-world game, launches in just a couple of weeks on current-gen consoles, PC, and Stadia. But many fans may be waiting for Watch Dogs Legion to be available on next-gen systems. Watch Dogs Legion will receive a free upgrade for both PS5 and Xbox Series X, though it can be bought individually for each system, too. With next-gen console launches in November, Ubisoft is now seeing fit to release some now-finalized details for Watch Dogs Legion....

Batman: Arkham Knight seems like it is attempting to break the record for most trailers and commercials in the lead up to a game release. If consumers weren’t so excited for the final installment in the Arkham series, then they might actually be sick of seeing the game. Luckily, all of the Batman: Arkham Knight gameplay footage and cinematic trailers that have arrived in the last two months have been awesome enough to make the over-saturation a forgivable sin....

In many ways, Far Cry 3 is often considered the series’ best entry, serving to both modernize and cement the franchise’s popularity among fans. Vaas served as a genuinely intimidating villain, while the gameplay mechanics were honed and perfected from previous games into a satisfying shooter experience. With Far Cry 6 on the horizon, fans are likely expecting a similar revolution from the third game for the next generation. But before Far Cry 3, the game wouldn’t have existed without some serious innovation on the part of its predecessor Far Cry 2....

What Does Composable Infrastructure Mean? A composable infrastructure is a type of infrastructure that is pieced together conceptually, where individual elements such as compute, storage and network elements are treated as individual services. The composable infrastructure is meant to operate independently of a single hardware platform, and resource pooling helps to provide what individual elements need to perform well. The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) can help companies to create these types of infrastructures....

It is good to be bad! Well, when it comes to these beloved cartoon characters, that was not an option until today! Studios like Disney and Nickelodeon are slightly obliged to present decent role models for their viewers. Even though it might be a joy to watch anti-heroes and darker protagonists cause havoc, they are a rarity in children shows. In general, cartoon protagonists are as slick and clean as possible....

Sony’s State of Play event reveals that The Pedestrian is coming to PS4 this January. This peculiar indie game places players in control of a stick figure, much like one might see on a bathroom or traffic signal, and tasks them with solving various puzzles and platforming challenges. The brief minute or two of gameplay shown already has some fans captivated, so it will be interesting to see how the game performs....

This The Sandman review contains NO SPOILERS and is based on all 10 episodes of the first season of the show. After decades of failed or blocked film adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, Netflix has finally broken through with a new 10-episode series, released on Aug. 5. And it was all worth the wait. The Sandman is spectacular. The series, adapted for television by Allan Heinberg, David Goyer, and Gaiman himself, follows Dream of the Endless as he is captured by a human warlock and held in captivity for 100 years....