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Haunting of Verdansk Trailer Brings the Spooky Vibes to Call of Duty: Warzone
Call of Duty: Warzone dropped the trailer for Haunting of Verdansk—and y’all, this shit looks bonkers. The final content drop for Warzone’s season six, Haunting of Verdansk is a full-on celebration of spooky season and you know what? It looks fun as hell. Peep this trailer right quick so you can see I’m talking about.…
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Real Spooky Hours In This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
It’s October, which means two things in my household: Blade II on repeat and scary-ass games. I figure I should probably take a break from Blade II to put you on some spooky-ass games at some good-ass prices, because, you know, it’s kind of my job. Alien: Isolation (PS4/Xbox One), $7.99/PS4; Free w/Xbox Game Pass This…
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Next-Gen Roundup: Xbox Series X Boasts Stupid Fast Load Times, and PS5 Lets You Snitch on Your Friends
We are less than a month away from the next generation becoming the current generation and more details have steadily been trickling in about what the consoles will be capable of at launch. On Thursday, Xbox released a list of the 30 games that will be optimized for the Series S/X at launch. There are…
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New Playstation Network Update Records Party Chat, Downs PSN
Playstation is sus, y’all. I mean, I don’t know about you, but an update that records your party chat is pretty sus to me. The 8.00 update launched for Playstation 4 today and players were quick to voice their displeasure at a new feature that records party chats. When you try to join or create…
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Star Wars: Squadrons Is a Phenomenal Game in a Frustratingly Limited Package
Growing up, Star Wars games like Rogue Squadron, The Clone Wars and Jedi Starfighter occupied a large amount of my time. While I love a wide variety of Star Wars games, I’ve always had a particular appreciation for the vehicular-based ones. I even owned Star Wars: Demolition. This shit is real, y’all. Going into Squadrons,…
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Fight Zombies and Throw Hands in This Week's Good Ass Games at Good Ass Prices
You know, starting a weekly sales roundup was a good idea until Playstation decided to do one of its “Big in Japan” sales the second week in. While my backlog of games has significantly increased this week, it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make to bring y’all some good deals. While Xbox only had the…
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Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
If you’re anything like me, you have an allergy towards paying full-price. Luckily, every Friday The Root will bring you a roundup of some of the best games currently on sale across the Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo platforms. So, now that the preamble is out of the way, let’s get to saving you folks some…
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Rockstar Roundup: Free Money in GTA Online, Real Deer Hours in Red Dead Online
One of the things I miss most about pre-pandemic life is doing hoodrat shit with my friends. Luckily, the good folks at Rockstar Games have made it easier to indulge my hoodrat ways without ever having to leave the home. If you, like me, have had a curiosity about GTA Online but felt both overwhelmed…
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Tips for First-Time Console Buyers
Recent events have left the majority of our society stuck at home either working, binge-watching shows, day-drinking or hell, maybe even a combination of all three. With this abundance of time spent at home, some of you might be curious about entering the gaming world for the first time. If you find yourself wanting to…
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‘Mafia III’ Is Probably the Blackest Video Game Ever Made
If you’re rocking pearls, the disclaimer at the very beginning of “Mafia III” (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, MacOS) might make you clutch ’em tightly: Mafia III takes place in a fictionalized version of the American South in 1968. We sought to create an authentic and immersive experience that captures this very turbulent time and…