On Saturday, May 6, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broke its all-time concurrent player peak record on PC, 11 years after its release on Steam. The free-to-play FPS reached a whopping 1.8 million concurrent users according to SteamDB, surpassing its previous record of 1.5 million concurrents (which it recently set in March …
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GameSpot’s big new video week continues with the first installment of “How It Saved.” This is a recurring series in which senior producer Dave Klein documents how specific games have pulled franchises back from the brink, or in some cases, how they helped save game studios stay up and running. …
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The classic beat-’em-up franchise Double Dragon is coming back this summer, as Modus Games and Secret Base have announced Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons for consoles and PC. Rise Of The Dragons is a 2D side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring Billy and Jimmy Lee from the original Double Dragon games, …
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Grand Theft Auto IV is celebrating its 15-year anniversary today, April 29, 2023. Below, we look back at the series’ flawed but compelling attempt to break free from its glamorous kingpin empowerment fantasies. At the time of its release, Grand Theft Auto IV’s faithful recreation of New York City was …
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Grand Theft Auto IV is celebrating its 15-year anniversary today, April 29, 2023. Below, a New Yorker recalls how Rockstar’s imaginary version of Manhattan helped him connect with his home. Ask anyone I’ve ever shown around New York and they’d tell you that I refer to myself as “the worst …
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A new GTA Online update is available, adding a slew of new features, challenges, and a fresh event that will test players’ skills. Known as The Last Dose Hard Mode, this new event yields rare rewards for players who complete missions on Hard difficulty. Until May 17, players will have …
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Titanfall developer Respawn’s new game, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, releases this week, but what would the studio make next? Will it be Titanfall 3? We don’t know, but Respawn founder Vince Zampella said in a new interview that he would “love” to see Titanfall 3 come out some day. Speaking …
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Video games are great for escapist entertainment, but they’re even better for helping you flex your grey matter. Puzzle games are good for the mind, and if you’re looking to get cerebrally swole, then the Steam Puzzle Fest is where you’ll want to be. Over on Valve’s marketplace, dozens of …
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Grand Theft Auto Online’s newest weekly update is out now, and part of it is a celebration of the annual stoner holiday of 4/20. GTA Online players can celebrate the green day with a series of bonuses and special items to collect. For starters, all of the “Short Trips” missions …
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Lego has officially announced four new Sonic the Hedgehog sets, which will be released on August 1. These sets won’t just include a minifig of Sonic, but his allies Tails and Amy will also be included in several of the new collections. Sonic’s Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge has 802 …
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