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From Kojima to Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, to Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, there are a number of folks who have charted their own paths after having their vision stifled by larger corporate entities. Losing creative control, or that closeness to a project, or the engagement with the fan base can be disheartening for creative types. As the CEO of the new studio Theorycraft Games, Joe Tung formerly of Riot Games, tells it “having that direct, intimate relationship with players is, we think, pretty rare in the industry....

TabaxiTaxidermist’s patch notes should be quite amusing for Game of Thrones fans, especially those who were unimpressed by the show’s latest episode. It explains why Euron Greyjoy and the Iron Fleet had so much trouble shooting Drogon out of the sky when they were able to easily take out Rhaegal an episode earlier - the Scorpions were nerfed, obviously! TabaxiTaxidermist’s post touches on other complaints that have been aimed at Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 5 since it aired, and it has since gone viral online....

Kicking things off, Xbox’s proposed Xbox Live Gold price hike was immediately met with pushback from gamers, resulting in the increase being canceled. Why Microsoft went forward with it in the first place isn’t entirely clear, but gamers ended up coming out ahead regardless. Additionally, Vicarious Visions was absorbed into Blizzard and is rumored to be working on a Diablo 2 remake. RELATED: Game Rant Arcade Episode 5 On top of all that, Cameron and Anthony talk about Hitman 3 and the reasons players should give it a try....

Overton runs the YouTube channel ImMarksman, which has nearly 1 million subscribers, and he also streams live on Twitch. Overton has also worked directly with Twitch in other capacities, and even started his own streaming service called Streamup. Currently, Overton focuses almost exclusively on content creation, mainly playing Fortnite and making YouTube videos about the popular battle royale game. This venture combined with his eSports participation has helped Overton make $500,000 per year, which is 97 percent more than other people who live in Iowa....

An employee of New York City-based gaming store J&L Game, the unfortunate collector took to the internet to post his reaction to the situation on social media. The gamer had been storing his video games at his old family home, with a vast selection of titles and consoles that would’ve rivaled WWE Wrestler Asuka’s massive collection. RELATED: Nintendo Playstation Rare Console Now Up for Auction The employee joked in a since-deleted thread on Twitter, “People are gonna die....

Microsoft still appears to be ironing out the bugs for its new motion controller, leaving little time to focus on a complementary feature such as sign-language support. As recently as last month, Game Rant confirmed that the Kinect sensors still cannot accurately detect the movements of an individual standing sideways. Additionally, loose clothing, such as a woman’s skirt, and men’s facial hair have also caused some hiccups. Therefore, it’s not terribly surprising that sign language has not made the feature list just yet....

Several games that are currently in the development phase seek to treat illness and disability by working with experts to use gaming’s unique technologies for the greater good. There’s even a conference and newsletter, Games for Health, to encourage the development and distribution of video games intended to explore the intersection of games and healthcare. Developers Focus on Creating Games for Health One such game that’s currently in development by Ubisoft in conjunction with Amblyotech is Dig Rush, a puzzle game intended to work as an amblyopia treatment....

RELATED: Co-Op Games With Great Stories You Can Play On PS5 Of course, most people would assume that two people tackling the same task becomes easier in co-op…but that’s nowhere near the truth. In fact, there are several games that account for the inclusion of another person in the gameplay loop and make it a point to increase the challenge of the game so that players don’t end up completely obliterating any challenge that might’ve seemed impossible in solo play....

Naturally, as 2022 rears its head around the corner, the same logic can be applied to 2012. In less than a week, 2012 will already be a decade gone by, which in turn, also means that a laundry list of video games can now arguably be seen as retro experiences. From new installments in long-running franchises to brand-new IPs that have since grown into franchises of their own, 2012 had no shortage of iconic releases, and it’s time to look back on them before their upcoming tenth birthday....

It seems another event will be joining them as well, with Gamescom announcing that it too will still hold its yearly gathering in Germany later this year. This news will no doubt be a big relief to fans, especially as Gamescom is often regarded as one of the gaming calender’s biggest showcases and an incredibly popular platform for developers to show off their newest games. RELATED: Coronavirus Could Be Another Nail in the Coffin for GameStop...

While GameStop has not revealed exact numbers, Eric Bright, GameStop’s Senior Director of Merchandising, tells Game Rant that things are going very well when it comes to Destiny 2 pre-orders: That appears to be true as the Destiny 2 Collector’s Edition pre-orders are running out quickly and becoming increasingly hard to find. Just as Bright mentioned, in addition to the GameStop-exclusive $100 Limited Edition version of Destiny 2 and the Cayde-6 figure pre-order bonus, the company also has a number of other Destiny goodies for hardcore fans to get their hands on....

GameStop’s Cyber Monday sale will officially be available tomorrow, and several triple-A games are already confirmed to receive massive discounts. Players can expect to see recently released titles such as Fallout 76, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and much more. Listed below are the hardware and software deals available for GameStop’s Cyber Monday sale tomorrow: Hardware: Xbox One S 1TB Minecraft Creators Bundle - $199....

Speaking during a recent earnings call, representatives of the retail chain GameStop indicated that the company expects to see new console announcements at this year’s E3. However, no specifics were offered with regards to which companies are preparing a big reveal. “We expect E3 to focus on key titles in the back half of the year and console announcements,” stated GameStop COO Tony Bartlet, according to a report from Gamespot....

Over on the GameStop subreddit, employees are checking in with one another to see if their District or Regional Leaders have been let go within the last day. District and Regional Leaders are management level positions at GameStop, and many employees are reporting that they have lost both. Furthermore, some employees suggest that their stores have simply been reassigned into different districts, which puts them under the supervision of different Leaders....

GameStop had a restock of PS5 console bundles on December 28 that sold out instantly, but PowerUp Rewards Pro members will have another shot at getting one of the bundles on Thursday, December 30. Those signed up for the GameStop PowerUp Rewards Pro program can check to see if their local GameStop is one of the participating in-store retailers and if so, they will have the opportunity to buy a console bundle tomorrow....

The main event of the evening was a rematch from last year’s G1 Finals between Kota Ibushi and “Switchblade” Jay White. We would also see stablemates battle with Minoru Suzuki vs. Taichi and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Will Ospreay on Night 3 of the G1 Climax 30. We would also see Kazuchika Okada vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Shingo Takagi vs. Jeff Cobb on the night. The action kicked off with a battle of the dojo trainees once again in front of a crowd of about 2,500 in Sapporo....

For an organization that is in last place in the Metropolitan Division, the news could not have come at a worse time. The Jackets (6-10-3) are 14th in the East with 15 points, which puts them tied for 26th in the NHL. Columbus also is 1-5-3 in its last nine games and has averaged 2.2 goals a game in that span. That was with Gaborik (5G, 6A, 11 points) on the ice....

While we’re still waiting for the Sammy to reveal just how affordable and when we’ll be able to get our hands on this cut-price 5G mobile, there are already a number of tidbits that we do now know. The phone is fronted by a 6.6in Full HD+ 20:9 ‘Infinity-U’ display with a notched front-facing camera sitting at the top of the phone’s AMOLED panel. That display also conceals an under-display fingerprint sensor, just as its predecessor – the A41 – did....

First up, Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy A52 and A72 (and technically two different models of the A52, but now we’re getting messy). The A51 was one of last year’s best-selling phones, so how do Samsung’s mid-rangers fare for 2021? Meanwhile Chris joins the show to tell us how he’s gotten on with the Redmi Note 10 Pro – a $279 marvel that may just be one of the best budget phones on the market right now, though there are a couple reasons he couldn’t give it the coveted 5 stars....

However, contrary to the Nov 2014 release reports, some persistent reports in the past have revealed that the Nexus 6 launch may not happen at all as the company is presently focusing on a project dubbed as Android Silver. It was also rumored earlier that the company will get away with the Nexus line of products upon the execution of Android Silver, which Google is targeting to achieve in 2015....