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Speaking to GameStop’s investors during a recent financial call, CEO Michael Mauler addressed questions about the performance of the Nintendo Switch. Given that year-on-year hardware sales for the Nintendo Switch rose 44.8% in the most recent financial quarter alone, and that Switch sales are the largest driver behind a 28.3% rise in general hardware sales for the video game industry, it would be fair to guess that the console will continue performing strongly into 2018....

Kidambi Srikanth defeated France’s Corvee in straight games 21-12, 21-16 to move into the second round. In the first game, the French player started on an aggressive note, taking a 4-1 lead. The Indian came back strongly to lead 11-7 at the interval. After the interval, Srikanth continued to display attacking badminton and won the first game 21-12. The second game was a tough fight as both players took alternate points till 7-7....

Where enthusiasm for a January 2021 return was in abundance from longtime fans of G4TV, sparking interest in an entirely new generation of viewers unfamiliar with network staples such as X-Play and Attack of the Show, personality Gus Johnson has donned the mantle of G4TV’s CEO “Jerry_XL” to shed some light on the network’s return. While progress is happening a little slower than many eager fans might prefer, Johnson’s antics do wonders in making the pill easier to swallow....

Are you watching Pep? Humbled Hart a worthy adversary for Buffon in Turin derby The 2016 Olympics Gold medallist has only featured for 16 competitive minutes since Inter beat competition from Juventus to sign him from Santos for a reported €25 million in August. The 20-year-old wants to establish himself as one of the leading players at San Siro, according to his representative Wagner Ribeiro, who admitted that his client is not satisfied....

Gomis has signed a three-year deal with the Turkish Super Lig club, who are rebuilding their squad after finishing fourth in the table last season. Juventus confirm Dani Alves exit Galatasaray also confirmed Belhanda, who spent last season on loan at Ligue 1 side Nice, is nearing a move from Dynamo Kiev, while negotiations are ongoing with Sao Paulo over the signing of Brazilian defender Maicon. The pair are expected to join Gomis at the club after the 31-year-old completed his switch from Swansea on Thursday, with the Frenchman thrilled by his latest move....

Kicking things off, three high profile developers have been ousted from Blizzard, including Diablo 4’s game director. The developers allegedly had active roles in some of the toxic controversies currently plaguing Activision, including involvement with the “Cosby Suite” that was detailed in the State of California lawsuit. RELATED: Game Rant Arcade Episode 33: Halo Infinite Flight, PS Plus Subscriptions Down In more positive news, Xbox’s Gamescom showcase has been confirmed and should include a look at both first-party and third-party games from the company....

This list of headsets ranges from the best headsets to get for PC players or those who recently acquired a PS5 or an Xbox Series X|S. It is worth noting that this list is not ordered in any form, given that all of the headsets listed below offer top-notch audio quality and address the most important concerns of gamer audiophiles. RELATED: The 15 Best Pieces of Video Game Hardware and Tech in 2020...

This week, our writers discuss Michael Fassbender’s role in the Assassin’s Creed movie, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, the lack of mod support for Battlefield 3, outrageous eShop prices, and the restoration mod for Knights of the Old Republic 2. Let’s begin. A Dangerous Method (By Brian Sipple) It wouldn’t be Assassin’s Creed without more questions than answers; Ubisoft stayed true to form when it confirmed Michael Fassbender as the lead actor in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie: Will the Prometheus star robe up as Altair, Ezio, or Connor (or all three in a disorienting aggregation)?...

It’s not exactly news that John Riccietello, EA’s CEO, is fighting with used game retailers. Recently, he implemented project “Ten Dollar” which offers free DLC for players who purchase a game new - all in an attempt to combat the increasing used game market which, as I detail further down, deprives publishers of income on used game sales while adding to costs associated with maintaing servers, providing title updates, etc that improve the long term experience offered by a game....

The GameFly downloadable client shown in the video looks very similar to Valve’s Steam service application may PC gamers are accustomed to. It’s a digital shelf of games organized into categories with news and other related media. The one social feature shown is a news feed of posts and game invites from friends or other players. Current GameFly members might appreciate the ability to view available games and organize your GameQ from inside the application....

Reddit user ApeWatcher posted an image of their 65 year old dad, claiming that he plays the Red Dead Redemption 2 single-player campaign for hours each day, and has actually managed to complete the story over 30 times. ApeWatcher said that they’ve attempted to get their dad to play other games, but apparently he’s only interested in playing Red Dead Redemption 2, and even likes the game so much that he has some RDR2 merch....

It is always exciting to take advantage of a big sale, and the holiday months are of course a period in which many retailers make sales available. The Epic Games Store Black Friday 2021 sale went live a few days ago, a big competitor to Valve’s Steam. But the price slashes of Steam have long been something that the platform has a reputation for. RELATED: Valve Confirms Dates For The Next Steam Sales...

While the game is considered by many to be a masterpiece, there are still a couple of things that the sequel could stand to address, such as the lack of underwater exploration, the absence of major Zelda-style dungeons, etc. It appears that Nintendo understands these issues and is working toward building off of them, as an interview from last year with Nintendo producer Eiji Aonuma revealed that the team is actively working toward making Breath of the Wild 2’s open world map even better than the original....

RELATED: Games That Punish You For Stealing Items And, a lot of the time, the games themselves are designed to incentivize this kind of behavior, as players spend more time playing the game to collect these resources and get more invested in the game as a result. But, what are some examples of games that actively punish players for over-collecting? 7 Survival Games: Food That Spoils Survival Games encompass a whole sub-category of the gaming ecosystem where the core gameplay loop is built around collecting resources and managing different hunger, thirst, or sleep meters....

HD-2D, as it’s known, is an exciting visual aesthetic that takes pixel based graphics to the next level, rendering them with HD textures and lighting, as well as polygonal assets and backgrounds. While it’s only been used for 5 games so far, the aesthetic has a lot of potential, and presents a hopeful future for many sprite-based projects. 7 Earthbound/Mother Considering Ness was one of the starting roster for the original Super Smash Bros, one would expect Earthbound to be a much bigger property for Nintendo....

However, a common trope in modern video games is the unreliable narrator, twisting the game’s tale to great effect. Often, the player may even struggle to diverge fiction from reality. Here are some games where players should not trust the narrator, and should take their words with a pinch of salt. 6 Dear Esther Platforms: PC, PS4, and Xbox One Dear Esther is an immersive first-person exploration game where the unnamed player walks across an isolated island towards its mountainous peak....

The report comes from analysts Michael J. Olson and Yung Kim, and is informed by the trend of the physical game market shrinking by around 10 points per year. The report also considers the impact a 100% digital games market would have on the industry, pointing out that profit margins would be much higher for publishers as the cost of distribution would be almost eliminated. It’s a pretty bold claim, but Olson and Kim seem convinced that the dramatic shift is imminent:...

Geoff Keighley, the producer/creator of The Game Awards, recently confirmed that he will be hosting a live showcase during the opening ceremony of Gamescom 2019, which takes place on August 19. This highly anticipated event takes place at the usual Cologne, Germany and will be streamed in English as well as eight other languages. What’s exciting is that over 15 gaming publishers will be attending this event, which will even include world premiere announcements....

Amidst the media frenzy, GameStop posted pre-orders for the NGP at the ridiculous price of $999.99. Many people were confused and shocked when they saw this extremely high price and the immediate posting of the item before prices were announced. However, it turns out that GameStop jumped the gun a little (read: a lot) and has since removed NGP pre-orders from their website. Hopeful buyers shouldn’t be scared off by GameStop’s hefty price tag, as it was in all likelyhood a poor estimate left as a placeholder until the official price is released....