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It’s a bleak time forThe Elder Scrolls Onlinefollowing the disastrous release of Update 35, and a misleading Black Friday Special on the game’s Crown Store has only exacerbated the divide between the development team and the aggrieved players. The microtransactions inThe Elder Scrolls Onlineemerged when the game shifted from a subscription-only model into a hybrid one,made initially popular byStar Wars: The Old Republic. Though the offers on the Crown Store have largely been cosmetic, players have never been happy with the overall practices that ZeniMax Online Studios employed to maximize its revenue....

Amusement parks, carnivals, fairs, and the like can conjure up images of carefree fun where riding rollercoasters, eating cotton candy, and getting soaked in a water ride bring about joy and excitement. However, there is a darker side to these so-called places of amusement and frivolity. While some people find these magical locations to be lighthearted, others may think of them as spooky and creepy.RELATED:Horror Games That Are Great (Despite Not Being Scary)Amusement parks in video games are some of the more unique and often most intricate locations to explore....

Geralt of Rivia is currently one of the most popular characters in pop culture. With theWitchergetting its own Netflix series, he has virtually become a household name. However, the character has a much longer history spanning a litany of literary works, and of course, games. RELATED:The Witcher 3: 10 Things You Didn’t Know Attract Trouble Throughout his adventures, Geralt of Rivia has committed deeds both good and bad. He has left virtually everyone he has met with a special impression, either that of a hero or that of a villain....

After being forced to say goodbye toGLOW, the beloved wrestler comedy series, let’s readily change the subject to a famed wrestler who is in comedies: John Cena. While John Cena is best known for his work as a professional wrestler and beingthe face behind many memes, he is also quite popular on the big screen and the little screen. He made appearances as himself in the early-2010 family showsHannah Montana;True Jackson, VP;andFred....

Some of Amazon’s adaptations have been met with critical praise likeThe Boys. Others have received mixed responses from fans likeThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powershow. What side doesFalloutland on? Straight withThe Boysthankfully and the two have a lot in common. Fallout’sadaptation is the best outcome fans could have hoped for. It looks good, has great acting, is bloody, and it’s an original story. That was the right choice to make because adapting a specific game likeFallout 4would have proved to be more challenging....

Update 10/23: A Walmart spokesperson has confirmed that this leak is fake. Original story follows. Black Fridayalways arrives sooner than expected, but in the case of this new leak claiming to show some of Walmart’s biggest Black Friday 2019 gaming deals it’s even earlier than normal. A poster named ThatOneGuyWho on CheapAssGamer claims to have received an early look at Walmart’sBlack Fridayplans from a source they “have faith in.” The screenshot shows just the video game console section of Walmart’s Black Friday plans, with huge deals on the Nintendo Switch Lite, PS4, and Xbox One....

The newest 1.5 update forGenshin Impactwas recently released and with it, a rerun of the exclusive character banner featuring Zhongli. A five-star Geo polearm user, Zhongli’s original release was filled with controversy over his underwhelming kit and as a result, miHoYo decided to give him a number of buffs in the 1.3 update. With the recent rerun of the Zhongli banner inGenshin Impact,players might be wondering whether he’s a good investment to roll on....

Summary Persona 5 Tacticais the newest game in the long-running franchise. The series has been no stranger to spin-offs, but few have been as bold asTactica. Most of the non-mainlinePersonagames have settled for being fan service or have told stories that feel lacking compared to the games on which they are based.P4 ArenaandP5 Strikerswere the most prominent exceptions to this, and nowP5Thas joined them.Persona 5Tacticahas thoughtful gameplay systems that effectively translate long-running tropes from the series and a compelling new art style....

Microsoft is finally taking the steps necessary to establish a unified RGB management platform onWindows. While the operating system is still fairly dominant for the majority of gaming and enterprise use cases, certain changes over the past couple of years have nudged Microsoft into finally adopting some features that have been a long time coming. For example, Valve’s release of the Steam Deck, which quickly made a name for itself as one of thebest modern handheld gaming devices, presented gamers with a valid operating system alternative to Windows - the SteamOS....

Recently, Microsoft announced that it had hiredPortaldeveloper Kim Swiftas the senior director of its cloud gaming team to help do exactly that. And according to Xbox Game Studios Publishing head Peter Wyse, it’s a mission Xbox head Phil Spencer is always talking about. Speaking with Polygon, Wyse says that the possibility of high-fidelity gaming on phones is what he finds particularly exciting. RELATED:Microsoft Bringing Next-Gen Xbox Games to Xbox One with Xbox Cloud Gaming...

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skaterrolled into gaming history in 1999 but is getting afull facelift this fall. It was a pillar of the skateboarding — and sports — gaming world, with revolutionary physics and fully 3D worlds to kick flip through. There’s something about skateboarding that’s proven attractive for developers over the years, and we’ve seen a lot of games based around the crazy tricks and inner-city lifestyle of skaters....

Despite its relatively short life-span, the Sega Dreamcast is home to some of the most legendary games ever made. Powered by Windows CE and designed from the ground up from Sega’s NAOMI arcade board, the failed console was ahead of its time in many ways. This partly contributed to the console’s downfall but also cemented its legacy as a cult-favorite. Related:5 Best Sonic The Hedgehog Games (And The 5 Worst) Still, despite the high quality of these titles, many of them never got sequels or became full-fledged franchises....

Detroit: Become Humaninvites players into the future when androids are nearly indistinguishable from humans. Existing exclusively for servitude, they replace people in countless jobs from cashiering to babysitting. While many benefit from their existence, others are left jobless and angry. Humans are not the only ones questioning their treatment. Some androids - nicknamed “deviants” - see more than a life of slavery in their futures. RELATED:10 Hidden Details You Missed In Detroit: Become Human Played from the unique point of view of three, separate androids, playerscontrol the storybased on individual dialogue and action choices....