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This week, we at Game Rant have decided to share some of our Christmas memories, while one writer details why he thinks this was truly a year for gamers. So grab a glass of Egg Nog and join us for Game Ranter Banter: Holiday Edition. Deck The Halls With Games (by Jeff Schille) Christmas and video games. The two just seem to go together, don’t they? Looking back, particularly over my adult life, many of my favorite Christmas memories involve games....

The Xbox Series S is the scaled-down budget version of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X console. Released alongside the Series X in November 2020, it is both physically smaller and typically retails for about $200 cheaper. However, this comes at the cost of significantly reduced storage resolution, performance, and the lack of an optical disk drive. Still, the Xbox Series X offers a meaningful upgrade to the Xbox One and is a good option for fans on a budget....

A handful of gamers decided to take their love of speedrunning beyond just trying to achieve world records, and did some good with their passion this last week. These speedrunners came together to participate in the Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning event, which successfully raised more than $1 million for charity. All told, Summer Games Done Quick raised $1,230,852 for the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, though according to a tweet from Games Done Quick, that number may fluctuate slightly over the next few days as they finalize the donation numbers....

RELATED: Games That Deconstruct The RPG Genre It’s surprising, then, when a game breaks the formula when players are least expecting it. Genre deconstruction is at its best when it subverts tropes and expectations, asking questions about why genres are the way they are and why we enjoy that genre in the first place. Games that deconstruct first-person shooters find creative ways in both story and gameplay to critique the genre and the gaming industry as a whole, leaving players a lot to think about and discuss long after they put the controller down....

RELATED: Classic WoW: Mounts Only Available in Northrend A few games - some of which aren’t explicitly about dinosaurs but technically do have them, allow players to form some bonds or imprint themselves on these dinosaurs. In turn, the dinos won’t eat them and might even take them for a dino nerd’s dream team ride or die drive-by in the ghettos of prehistoric Earth. Anyway way these games imply that opportunity....

After studying the academic literature on the subject, they concluded that “in the vast majority of cases, the games are a money-losing proposition for host cities, even when taking long-run benefits into account”. “With a price tag of well over $10 billion, for a country already facing considerable strains on its fiscal accounts and grave accusations of corruption in both the public and private sectors, the Rio Summer Olympics is unlikely to be an exception to the rule,” lead analysts Ronaldo Patah and Michael Bolliger said in the report....

G2 Esports has always been one of the big favorites when entering any competition with FPS titles. It is no different in Valorant. G2 Esports has been on fire since ending last month with a Red Bull Home Ground victory over Team Liquid. Coming into stage 1 of this round, G2 Esports was the favorite. Valorant players throughout the world were expecting a 2-0 from G2 against NIP. G2 Esports leaves Valorant Challengers Getting into the round 8 matches, G2 Zeek looked confident and was ready to hand a loss to NIP....

Followers of the radical movement frequently suggest major news events are so-called “false flags” that have been orchestrated by the government or the “deep state” to help push an agenda. This narrative is often used by QAnon after mass shootings or events that could paint them in a bad light, such as the January 6 attack or the recent “Justice for J6” rally in D.C. on September 18. In the case of Petito, QAnon supporters now believe that the intense media interest in the case of the woman whose body is believed to have been found in Wyoming is nothing more than an attempt to make people forget about recent criticism aimed at President Joe Biden, who defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 election....

Lionel Messi hasn’t been in the thick of form in his recent outings for Barcelona. The ‘Little Magician’ has neither found the back of the net nor made any assists in the previous five games for the Catalan club. Luis Enrique’s side will play against Valencia at the Camp Nou on Sunday. The 28-year-old will be looking forward to ending his string of mediocre performances and register his 500th goal for the Spanish giants this weekend....

According to L’Equipe, The Yellow-Reds have made contact with the Hammers over the 28-year-old, who is keen on a move away from London Stadium, having been reduced to a squad player over the past few months. Swansea City, from whom Ayew joined West Ham in 2016, are, however, said to be the frontrunners for the Black Star’s signature. The Jack Army are reportedly readying a second bid for the former Marseille man, after an initial £14 million offer was turned down....

Many feel Game Freak is simply being lazy by not including every Pokémon in Sword and Shield, which spawned a rumor that the developers reused models from older games. However, GameFreak’s Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori refuted this in a month-old Famitsu interview - recently reported on by Polygon. Masuda and Ohmori told Famitsu that they rebuilt every model for Pokémon Sword and Shield. They also said that it was difficult to bring the more than 800 Pokémon into Sun and Moon on the 3DS and that the Nintendo Switch’s improved graphics caused the development cycle of these games to take longer than expected....

So read on for our opinions on Spike’s 10th annual Video Game Awards (and check out the winners list!). Andrew Dyce (@andrew_dyce) Despite being in greater agreement than usual with this year’s VGA winners, the disparity between the actual games and the presentation of the show itself is just getting worse. The worst stereotypes of ‘games’ aren’t just welcome, they’re painfully injected (at the expense of announcing actual winners on air)....

Now, for streamers looking to take their gaming streams to the next level, or for gamers who just want a high-quality microphone for multiplayer games, here are the best microphones to get this year. RELATED: Game Rant’s Favorite Graphic Cards of 2020 Elgato Wave 3 One of the best features of the Elgato Wave 3 is its small footprint that fits almost any gaming setup. For players who prefer to have their microphone closer to their mouths, the Elgato Wave 3 also support most boom arms, which is a pretty convenient feature....

1995 C.S SALES SUGGESTED ESTIMATES RETAIL PRICE 16-bit Nintendo SNES 2.7 million $100 Sega Genesis 2.1 million 100 32-bit Sega Saturn[*] 300,000 300 Sony PlayStation[**] 550,000 300 3DO 250,000 200-300 64-bit Atari Jaguar 150,000 100 INTRODUCED IN MAY. ** INTRODUCED IN SEPT. SOURCE: JEFRIES & CO., INC.

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition was announced alongside a brand new Mass Effect game that is in active development at BioWare by those who worked on the original titles. More information on the new Mass Effect game is likely years away, especially with BioWare currently busy at work on Dragon Age 4. Regardless, fans will have Mass Effect: Legendary Edition to fill the gap in the meantime. RELATED: Dark Horse Reveals New Mass Effect Normandy Figure and More Collectibles...

However, there are some games that strive to recreate the actual nuances of living in a world where freedom can be an illusion, even if it comes to the detriment of a player’s enjoyment. For what it’s worth, the following games are popular specifically because they deconstruct the open-world genre and provide a fresh experience that is unlike anything ever seen before in this particular aspect of gaming. 10 Mafia The Mafia trilogy forms some of the most unique open-world experiences around, even if the third game might make too many sacrifices when it comes to the DNA of the series....

RELATED: The Best Crossplay Games To Play Right Now This happened a lot when major games were adapted to smaller consoles like the Nintendo DS back in the day. As a result, many titles have received different age ratings across multiple platforms. Even some old classics revived on the Nintendo Switch Virtual Console have gotten strange age ratings across the board, with some being both available to all ages and restricted with a mature rating....

GameStop is already reducing its prices to allow gamers to make substantial savings when buying online, but using the code ‘TY10’ will unlock a further 10% off any purchases made today. As shown by renowned master of savings Wario64 on Twitter, using the code can reduce the new PlayStation 4 Pro down from $349 to the low price of $314.99 before tax and shipping costs. 10% might not seem like much at first, but considering that the reduction is coming in addition to the initial markdowns, GameStop customers are able to make some real savings just by knowing about the code....

Retail issues with fulfilling PS5 pre-orders seem to be present internationally, with GameStop’s American operations and other stores like Target and Best Buy also running into demand problems. The email sent to affected customers, obtained by VGC, says that customers that choose to keep their pre-orders can expect to get their console in a “future wave” of stock, though a specific timetable wasn’t mentioned. RELATED: Unofficial PS5 DualSense Controller Teardown Appears Online...