Metro Exodus Video Review

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Metro Exodus Guide: Things You Need To Know Before Starting

Harley Quinn Will Reportedly Be in Suicide Squad 2 After All

Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn will now reportedly be appearing in Suicide Squad 2 after previous statements indicated otherwise.

Forbes added an update to a previous article that reported that Jared Leto’s Joker film’s have “fallen by the wayside,” along with the “Mad Love-type Joker and Harley Quinn film.”

The same article also reported that Harley Quinn would not be part of Suicide Squad 2, which is now being written and directed by Guardians of the Galaxy’s James Gunn.

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Crackdown 3 Multiplayer Review

Editor’s Note: Because Crackdown 3’s single and multiplayer modes are so different, and because the multiplayer was barely available ahead of time, we’ve reviewed them separately. This review covers my thoughts on the multiplayer Wrecking Zone PvP mode; you can find our Crackdown 3 Campaign review as well.

Crackdown 3’s Wrecking Zone competitive multiplayer mode delivers on the promise of wanton demolition, and that’s seemingly the whole reason it exists. Unlike the single-player, here you get to make entire buildings crumble thanks to Microsoft’s cloud-powered physics. And that is kinda cool. But with a scant two modes, no progression system, stone-aged party functionality, and woefully simplistic rules of engagement, even destruction can’t save it.

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Apex Legends: The Most Wanted Tips, Tricks and Secrets

Apex Legends’ surprise launch early last week took the gaming community by storm, crossing the 25-million player mark within the first seven days alone. It’s been a busy couple of weeks for our guides team, as well, putting together all the tips, tricks, and strategies we can to help you become champions of King’s Canyon. Using a combination of traffic, comments and user feedback and search inquiries, we’ve been able to see what’s been most important to players jumping into the Apex arena these past two weeks.

There are currently 19 weapons that can be equipped in Apex Legends. Based on our experience, here is our take on the best to worst guns to use in Apex Legends:

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AFL-CIO Calls on Game Developers to Unionize

The AFL-CIO, the United States’ largest federation of labor unions at 12.5 million members, has put out a call to game developers to unionize.

The letter, which was written by AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Liz Shuler on Kotaku, is “the group’s first major public statement about organizing game developers.”

She begins by bringing up the fact that “growing by double digits, U.S. video game sales reached $43 billion in 2018, about 3.6 times greater than the film industry’s record-breaking box office.”

These sales numbers, she adds, are “built by legions of tireless game developers,” who have “built new worlds, designed new challenges and ushered in a new era of entertainment.”

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The Origin of Every Character in Jump Force

There are a ton of characters in Jump Force – 40 playable to be exact, – hailing from 16 different anime and manga series. I did the math, that means in order to be fully caught up enough to know all about all these characters and the anime they’re from, you’d need to have watched 3,781 episodes of anime (please don’t check the math).

Fortunately, you don’t have to do that. Here are the origins of all 40 anime/manga characters from Jump Force.

One Piece

Monkey D. Luffy

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Witcher Tabletop RPG Getting Free “Easy Mode”

R. Talsorian Games has announced that for Free RPG Day – an annual event in June where the tabletop roleplaying community aimed at introducing players to new games – they will be giving away a streamlined version of The Witcher: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game.

Called “Easy Mode,” the free version of the game consists of a 24-page booklet containing a condensed version of the Interlock rule system, pre-generated characters and a ready-to-run adventure path for whomever in your group opts to GM. We had an excellent time playing the full version of the game with its creator, Cody Pondsmith, and highly recommend you check out this free trial if you’re interested in getting into tabletop RPGs.

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5 Ways Black Panther’s Success Could Inspire Video Games

Nearly a year after its release, the cultural impact of Black Panther continues to be undeniable. Between unprecedented box office triumph, overwhelming critical love, award nominations and wins, the Grammy Award nominated soundtrack curated by Kendrick Lamar, and every mention of “Wakanda Forever,” director Ryan Coogler created more than just a highlight within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Black Panther has single-handedly pushed blerd (black nerds) lifestyle into mainstream pop culture. There’s even an annual three-day Wakandacon event in Chicago dedicated to this new phenomenon. With all the historic bullet points Black Panther checked off, it still comes at a time where video games are regularly outpacing box office sales. Red Dead Redemption 2 marked the biggest opening weekend sales in entertainment history at $700 million, for example. Now that gaming continues to be the dominant art medium in America, can the industry replicate the same societal effect?

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