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  1. How “cosmetic” DLC became “pay to win” camouflage in some online shooters

    COD: Warzone and Fortnite struggle to balance player style and gameplay visibility.

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  2. HTC’s wireless Vive Air headset outed by a premature award

    All-in-one VR headset resembles a pair of running shoes. That could be good HTC news.

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  3. Marvel drops first teaser for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Simu Liu stars as a gifted martial artist seeking to escape his dark family history.

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  4. Sony reverses course, keeps legacy PlayStation online stores open

    PS3 and Vita stores will remain available, but PSP will sunset as planned.

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  5. Nintendo sues Bowser (not that one) over Team Xecuter’s Switch hacks

    Civil suit seeks monetary damages following Bowser's October arrest.

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  6. Novel hydrogels can safely remove graffiti from vandalized street art

    Italian chemists successfully tested their hydrogels on actual street art in Florence.

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  7. DC’s Rorschach: A detective walks into a world shaped by squids and superheroes

    During COVID-19, Rorschach has been something to look forward to each month.

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  8. Valve Anti-Cheat’s “permanent” bans now have one major exception

    Bans older than five years no longer apply to Valve's CS:GO esports events.

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  9. NPD: PlayStation 5’s first 5 months are best ever for a US console launch

    Last month, PS5 throne was solely on "dollars" basis. Current Switch sales still lead.

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  10. Almost everything we’d want in a gaming laptop—the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15

    This year's ROG Zephyrus is a surprisingly well-behaved beast—but it is a beast.

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  11. Resident Evil 4 VR announced for Oculus Quest 2 as a first-person remake

    More information to come in next week's "Oculus Gaming Showcase."

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  12. The looming software kill-switch lurking in aging PlayStation hardware

    Dying internal batteries and online timer checks make a disaster waiting to happen.

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  1. Fast and Furious 9 drops a new trailer ahead of June 25 release

    First flying cars. Then an endless runway. Then a submarine. Now magnets.

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  2. Oculus Quest 2 gets official wireless-VR mode, 120 Hz support via patch

    Vague dates, stern warnings, and Facebook's aspiration to VR-ize your home office.

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  3. It’s Dave Bautista and pals vs. zombie horde in Army of the Dead

    Zack Snyder returns to his Dawn of the Dead directorial roots.

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  4. iOS users—and only iOS users—face NSFW content ban on Discord app

    App Store rules seemingly lead to tighter restrictions for Apple users.

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  5. PlayStation 5 game storage will apparently continue to be a nightmare

    Five months later, "cold storage" isn't good enough for PS5 game installs.

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  6. How long can Epic afford to throw money at the Epic Games Store?

    Exclusives and free games drive massive losses, but it's just a drop in the Epic bucket.

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  7. Review: Our fave gunslinger expels her inner demons in Wynonna Earp finale

    Shine on, you lovable hard-drinking, bar brawling, foul-mouthed anti-Buffy.

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  8. Voyagers explores complexities of coming of age in space

    Director Neil Burger discusses how his film delves into the core of human nature

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  9. Lego has a new 2,354-piece NASA Space Shuttle set, and it’s awesome

    The toymaker has had space shuttle sets in the past, but none as detailed as this.

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  10. Diablo II Resurrected impressions: Unholy cow, man

    Blizzard Classic follows WarCraft III's utter failure with an udder success.

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  11. Goldeneye successor unofficially unlocked as free bonus inside another game

    Entirety of Goldeneye's spiritual successor can be found inside of 2016's Homefront.

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  12. How a speedrunner broke Super Mario Bros.’ biggest barrier

    Niftski's sub-4:55 run required everything to come together perfectly.

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  1. DNA analysis solves curious case of the stillborn fetus in the bishop’s coffin

    The fetus was probably the grandson of 17th-century Swedish Bishop Peder Winstrup.

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  2. Why some investors are excited about Ryan Cohen as GameStop’s next chairman

    Move comes as GameStop tries to cash in on its persistent stock surge.

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  3. Twitch takes additional steps to punish “off-Twitch” user harassment

    New policy will focus on threats of violence, hate groups, and sexual offenses.

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  4. Watch us play Diablo II: Resurrected before anyone else: Today at 1:30 pm ET

    On 4/8, we'll test (and livestream) D2:R's technical alpha one day before its public launch.

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  5. Nvidia now lets “RTX Voice” noise cancellation run on GTX-level cards

    Lower-level requirement was quietly updated last September without much notice.

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  6. 99 Pac-Men enter, one Pac-Man leaves in new Switch freebie Pac-Man 99

    Follows Tetris 99 as an included part of paid Nintendo Switch Online memberships.

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  7. Celebrate First Contact Day with this Star Trek: Discovery S4 trailer

    "Federation or non-Federation, this anomaly threatens us equally."

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  8. 30-year-old Soviet TV adaptation of The Lord of the Rings surfaces on YouTube

    It's a rather different interpretation than the films by Peter Jackson.

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  9. Our favorite trickster god teams up with time cops in official Loki trailer

    "You picked up the Tesseract, breaking reality. I want you to help us fix it."

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  10. 8Bitdo Pro 2 gamepad review: A $50 bargain for cool features, killer performance

    Backside buttons, customizations make an already solid $50 gamepad even better.

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  11. Review: Sean Bean gives Snowpiercer a charismatic villain to stir the pot

    With fictional world established, S2 is free to explore its complicated human dynamics.

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  12. It’s the Tune Squad vs. the Goon Squad in Space Jam: A New Legacy trailer

    LeBron James leads Looney Tunes characters in basketball rematch for the digital age.

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