Justin Kahn

Today, Sony is announcing a new “Play At Home Initiative” that comes with some free PS4 games and more. In the wake of COVID-19, the company is looking to promote social distancing and curb self-isolation boredom by offering its player base four absolute gaming masterpieces utterly free of charge, with no PlayStation Plus required. Head below for all the details.
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You can now customize your Switch button layout for Joy-Con and Pro Controllers as part of the latest firmware update for Nintendo’s current generation consoles. Now available for all Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite consoles, the latest update finally brings the much-desired feature alongside the ability to move your downloaded games between an SD card and the internal system memory, among other things. Hit the jump for more details.
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After being unveiled back at E3 2018, the Gears Tactics launch is just over 2-weeks out at this point. Certainly a departure from the usual GoW formula, Tactics presents gamers with a more strategic experience in the vein of the XCOM titles while still retaining most of what we have always loved about the series. Today, Microsoft is priming gamers for the release with a brand new Gears Tactics Launch Trailer. You can check that out below along with more details on the game, official art book, and more.
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As sports fans across the country brace for what could still be months of delays, Sony and the MLB are set to launch the baseball season anyway, in MLB The Show 20 that is. The NBA, MLB and even Nascar have already begun holding eSports events for beleaguered fans everywhere where real-life players are manning the controls in order to negate COVID-19 woes. Sony and the MLB have decided to make things even more official with today’s new announcement of a full 30-player competitive league with a regular season, playoffs, and even a virtual Work Series. All the details are down below.
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Nintendo has been offering a constant string of discounted digital Switch game deals for its player base trapped indoors right now. And let’s face it, the Switch library of games is a great way to pass the time and stay occupied for all ages. One thing you will definitely need to access it though is a Nintendo Switch. And the most affordable way to score one of those is with the Switch Lite — Nintendo’s latest, handheld-only gaming console. Unfortunately, Nintendo’s Lite console has been completely out of stock at Amazon and just about everywhere in the US lately, until now. Head below for the only way to pick one up in a pinch.
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Universal Audio LUNA is out now. Back in January, Universal Audio unveiled its exciting new recording platform with a spring release date, and that time has finally come. Now available for select Universal Audio interface owners, folks can now download the Luna Recording System for free. More details below.
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Just as reviews for the RE3 remake hit the net, Steamforge games is announcing the Resident Evil 3 board game. Previously responsible for the RE2 and Dark Souls tabletop experiences, the company is ready to introduce Nemesis  — Resident Evil 3’s titular antagonist — to its dice-based combat and modular board design. Head below for all the details.
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Disco Elysium for Switch is coming soon. Developers of the popular mind-bending detective RPG have now confirmed the Switch version of the deep isometric “whodunnit” title, so Nintendo gamers can experience the critically acclaimed narrative and conversation systems the game heavily relies on. Head below for all the details.
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As the collection of colorful Joy-Con continues to grow, Nintendo has now launched a build-your-own Switch bundle program in Japan. Anyone who has purchased a second set of Joy-Con at $80 or so just for the colors knows how expensive it can be to get the ideal colorway. Well, this new program allows gamers to purchase a Switch console with custom Joy-Con and Joy-Con straps with a variety of colors available. Head below for a closer look.
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You can now stream a massive amount of content from HBO for free. After platforms like Sirius and many others offered up special promotions in the wake of COVID-19, one of the biggest players in the space is now following suit. With an award-winning stable of content from The Sopranos to The Wire, this is easily one of the better self-isolation content promotions we have tracked yet. Head below for all the details.
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Well, it was quite a busy March for Activision and its military shooter franchise, and that is continuing this month as gamers can now play Modern Warfare for free. After launching the free-to-play Call of Duty battle royale game followed by the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Remaster earlier this week, Activision has now announced a free multiplayer weekend for its latest mainline entry in the series. All the details are down below.
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We are ready to take you into the weekend with today’s best iOS app deals. Among today’s collection, we are colonizing Mars, keeping track of our finances, battling our way through classic-style sci-fi shooters, and exploring the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss. While we are still tracking deep deals on Stardew Valley, the amazing Monument Valley 2, Alphaputt, and iMPC Pro 2, among many others, we have even more to add to that list today. Highlights include Mars Power Industries, The Cat in the Hat, DayCost Pro, Calendarium, DoDonPachi Resurrection HD, and more. Head below for today’s best Mac and iOS app deals.

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After Sony launched its wide ranging mid-year sale yesterday, the Xbox Spring Sale now appears to be live. We are stil waiting on official confirmation but the Microsoft marketplace has now exploded with deals making the announcement all but imminent at this point. Much like the PS4 counterpart, Microsoft has hundreds of games on sale (about 350 and counting) you can download from home, and it really couldn’t have come at a better time with folks stuck in self-isolation. More details are down below.
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Sea of Thieves on Steam is ready to go. Microsoft’s swashbuckling action-adventure pirate game is now listed as “coming soon” on Steam and will soon join a growing collection of other Microsoft titles on Valve’s PC-based gaming platform. The move is part of Microsoft’s continued effort to allow gamers to choose where they play PC games and will join previously released titles on Steam including Gears 5 and the Halo: The Master Chief Collection. More details below.
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After leaked PSN listings in Germany and early footage of the game all over YouTube well ahead of the actual annoucenment, we now know Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered is a thing. Featuring one of the most talked about and infamous campaigns in gaming history, the new remaster only includes the single player portion of the 2009 Modern Warfare sequel. It is now available on PS4 with some free goodies, but other platforms will have to wait a little bit longer. All the details are down below.
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Howard Stern has now announced free SiriusXM for all. As part of the company’s contribution to curbing social distancing boredom and the like, the “unprecedented Stream Free access” was announced this morning from Stern’s now home-based broadcast and will include free access to Sirius’ “full lineup of Premier Streaming content.” Head below for all the details.
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It’s time for today’s best Mac and iOS app deals. We are saving the 80’s from the evil Dr. Noid Wormser, learning Spanish, gazing at the stars, exploring highly-rated puzzlers, and more. While we still have notable freebie offers running on Alphaputt and Cat Quest, today’s highlights include Homo Machina, Super 80s World, Cytus II, Luminos, Spanish Translator, and much more. Head below for today’s complete list of Mac and iOS price drops.

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It looks some new Mario games are on the way alongside classic Mario remakes or re-releases. Reports suggest Nintendo had a big-time showcase planned for the now-canceled E3 2020 in celebration of the Mushroom Kingdom plumber’s 35th anniversary. Despite the unfortunate outbreak of COVID-19, Nintendo is rumored to be going ahead with Mario’s big anniversary festivities. All the details are down below.
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After seeing Pad & Quill’s new covers hit last week, the new DODOcase iPad Pro 11- and 12.9-inch cases and sleeves are now ready to go. Easily among our favorite premium Apple accessory makers out there, after Apple launched the new 2nd and 4th generation iPad Pros on March 18, it was only a matter of time before DODOcase’s solutions were made available. Head below for all the details.
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The big N just dropped a surprise Nintendo Direct Mini presentation detailing loads of new Switch games, updates for some of its biggest franchises, and much more. Included among today’s updates and new Switch ports are a host of top-tier 2K titles, the announcement of Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons content (full review here), and much more. Head below for a closer look at today’s Nintendo Direct Mini showcase.
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A new Final Fantasy tactics game is launching today on iOS and Android. Known as War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, this is a new tactical RPG set in the Final Fantasy Brave Exvius world that combines turn-based battles with loads of collectibles, fully-voiced cut scenes, and much more. It’s no FFVII remake or anything, but fans of the Tactics series might want to take a closer look below.
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After being removed from the Chinese App Store earlier this year, the developers of Plague Inc are making some substantial changes to the experience. The popular mobile and console game is all about allowing players to wipe out the population with a deadly pathogen but is now receiving a new game mode that has players doing just the opposite in the wake of current events. Head below for all the details.
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As gamers everywhere hunker down during self-isolation, Blizzard is now offering double XP bonuses to its World of Warcraft player base. Much like many of the mobile game developers, Blizzard is now offering up some incentive to gamers to stay inside with a 100% experience point bonus from now through the end of April. Head below for all the details.
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GameStop has decided it will not heed COVID-19-related government recommendations to close retail locations. After health officials across the country have issued orders to have all non-essential physical businesses closed in order to slow the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak, GameStop has instructed its employees to do just the opposite. The struggling national retailer has told its workers to leave stores open and ignore official orders as it has now deemed itself an “essential retail” location. More details below.
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Just when you thought the App Store already put all the best iOS apps on sale in the name of social distancing, the deals keep coming. Move over Black Friday, this week’s growing collection of iOS price drops might be one of the largest and most extensive you’ll see all year. Today we are adding some amazing virtual board games, tactical strategy titles, sci-fi delivery experinces, award-winning adventures, pirate action role playing, and amazing real-time strategy space battles. Today’s highlights include Iron Marines, Tokaido, Majesty: Fantasy Kingdom Sim, Tempest: Pirate Action RPG, Galaxy Trucker, Samorost 3, and many more. Jump below the fold for all of today’s best Mac and iOS app deals and freebies.

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The free Resident Evil 3 demo and the open beta for the companion Resident Evil Resistance multiplayer game are now accessible to all. After an extremely successful remake of Resident Evil 2 and what felt like endless rumors for the sequel, Capcom has now made early tastes of its upcoming remake and one vs. four online multiplayer game free on Xbox One and PS4. Head below the fold for more details.
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As expected from yesterday’s official tweet, lead system architect at Sony, Mark Cerny has now taken center stage to unveil more PlayStation 5 specs and details. After Microsoft let the whole cat out of the bag earlier this week, it was only a matter of time before Sony jumped into action to bring its loyal fans a closer look at the next generation of gaming, and that it very much did. Head below the fold for a closer look at what we now know about PlayStation 5.
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After Microsoft published a wide-ranging article on the internal specs of its upcoming Xbox Series X yesterday, Sony has now confirmed more PlayStation 5 details are on the way. Sony took to its official Twitter account this morning to announce that Mark Cerny — the PlayStation 5 lead system architect and Knack director — would host a live stream event on March 18 that will take a deep dive into PS5 “system architecture, and how it will shape the future of games.” More details below.
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Microsoft is unveiling loads of Xbox Series X hardware details today via Xbox Wire. We previously had a pretty good idea what this thing was packing when Microsoft revealed features like Quick Resume and Smart Delivery at the end of last month, but we now have plenty of details — including specific numbers —  on what’s under the hood. Head below for a closer look.
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A new Control expansion has been announced by developer Remedy. Fans of the company’s mind-bending action game should be happy to know more content is on the way in the form of The Foundation — a paid expansion to the base game that appears to be quite a substantial story add-on campaign-like experience. While Remedy mentioned the add-on pack many months ago, it wasn’t entirely clear when it would come to fruition. Then this week, the company took to its Twitter page to unveil the new Control expansion with a debut teaser trailer. Check it out below.
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The classic Blade Runner game is making a triumphant and official return this year.  Following years of legal troubles and some interesting mishaps, the folks at Nightdive Studios — the group responsible for the Turok and System Shock restorations — have now found a way to remaster the classic 90’s adventure game for modern-day hardware. You can learn more about the backstory and the upcoming Blade Runner remaster down below.
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Sony has now teamed up with Nike on a special pair of MLB The Show 20 Air Max sneakers. Officially known as the Air Max 90 Javy Baez, the sneakers are a special collaboration between the two brands featuring this year’s MLB The Show cover player and will be available both in-game and in real life later this month, if you’re lucky anyway. Head below for all the details.
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It doesn’t look there’s going to be an E3 this year. As more and more public events are effected by the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), including music festivals and the likely possibility of sporting events, E3 2020 has now been canceled. While it does not appear as though the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) — the body responsible for hosting E3 since 1995 — has yet to make an official announcement, the industry’s biggest event of the year is likely to get has now been canceled. But as an increasing number of publishers have been pulling out of E3 in the last few years — Sony hasn’t even shown up since 2018 — the disappointing news doesn’t mean all is lost. More details below.
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Today’s best iOS app deals are now up for the taking alongside some offers for your desktop setup. We have price drops on everything from meditation experiences and professional writing suites to iOS synthesizers, virtual board games, and coffee apps. Every day, a selection of titles go on sale across Apple’s digital storefronts and we are here to make sure you don’t miss the best-of-the-best. Today’s highlights include Textkraft Pocket, The Great Coffee App, Get ‘Em, Lost Cities, Scythe Synthesizer, and more. As usual, a complete list of the day’s best iOS and Mac app deals and freebies is waiting for you below.

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SEGA has now officially confirmed a new Panzer Dragoon VR game. The cult-hit SEGA Saturn series is already getting the remake treatment for Nintendo Switch, but it looks the dragon-mounted rail shooter series is jumping into the next dimension soon too. Known as Panzer Dragoon Voyage Record, the upcoming virtual reality experience will pull from the first three titles in the series to create a new single-player VR experience. Head below for more details.
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Call of Duty Warzone has finally been made official. While early speculation and a series of leaks (including gameplay footage) seemed to point what looked like a battle royale mode for Modern Warfare, now that the dust has settled we can confirm Warzone as being an entirely standalone experience. In fact, it will be available for free for all players starting tomorrow. Head below for all the details and a closer look at today’s launch trailer.
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The Mega Man Nintendo Switch sale is still live with deals at up to 50% off but we are back again today to kick-off the weekend with even more digital deals. We have some award winning indie games on tap today starting from just $1 including the likes of Rocket League, Old Man’s Journey, Agent A: A puzzle in disguise, Bleed Complete, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, Trine titles, and even more. As usual, these games are a great way to stay busy in between your favorite major releases and you might as well score them while they are on sale. Here are the rest of today’s best game deals and you’ll find our top picks from the eShop sales event down below the fold.
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Well, it’s now March, and that means Mario Day or Mar10 is right around the corner now. Taking place on March 10 each year (March 10 = Mar10, get it?), what started as an unofficial holiday for everyone’s favorite plumber was embraced by Nintendo starting back in 2016 and has since become a staple in the gaming calendar. And if last year is any indication, we are in for a series of promotions directly from Nintendo, including price drops on Switch games with all of the major retailers following suit. Head below for more details.
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Sony is finally giving us a firm Ghost of Tsushima release date today. The highly-anticipated open-world samurai game from Sucker Punch studios has been a long time in the making. Still, it looks like the game is finally getting a solid release date some three years after being initially unveiled. Along with details on the deluxe and collector’s editions, Sony also dropped a brand new story trailer. Everything is down below.
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We have now collected all of Thursday’s best Mac and iOS app deals. From retro-style slot RPGs to colorful puzzlers, beatbox apps, writing suites, and top-tier tower defense, all of today’s most notable price drops are now up for the taking. Today’s list is quite notable with a number of top-ranked apps and games on sale including Swim Out, Incredibox, Drop The Chicken 2, Bloons TD 6, Tower of Fortune 2, Milkmaid of the Milky Way, Remote Drive for Mac, and many others. Jump below the fold for your hand-curated list of today’s best Mac and iOS app deals.

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