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Against all odds, this week’s hottest story involves Reddit,GameStop, Robinhood and even meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin. It’s the kind of once-in-a-lifetime news that slowly brewed from the depths of the WallStreetBets subreddit and one that even prompted Jon Stewart to share his thoughts on such improbable events. It only started a few days ago when the WallStreetBets groupstarted driving up the price of GameStop’s stockafter noticing several hedge funds were betting heavily on the shares’ price falling....

After Mixer’s permanent shutdown, a lot of the streamers that had moved to the service are now free to stream wherever and whatever they like.Ninja moved back to Twitch, and it looks like Shroud may be moving back to streaming the gameValorant. Streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is a massively popular streamer from Canada. He was signed to Mixer, moving his streaming over to the now-defunct platform in Fall 2019. WhenMixer shut down June 22nd with a sad goodbye, Shroud Tweeted out: “I appreciate the Mixer community and everything I’ve been able to do on the platform....

South Park: The Fractured But Wholereleased earlier this week to strong reviews, with a number of outlets praising it as a worthy followup to 2014’sThe Stick of Truth. As many that have played it can attest,South Park: The Fractured But Wholeis deserving of the praise its received, offering a meatier RPG experience than its predecessor with a deeper, more rewarding combat system. However, the game is far from perfect, with one particular boss fight near the end of the main quest proving especially problematic....

It turns out that raising the price ofNBA 2K21for next generation consoles is no problem for Take-Two. The company’s CEO, Strauss Zelnick, described in a recent investor’s call that charging $70 forNBA 2K21is the right idea. Over the past few decades, prices for the majority of console games have risen. Typically the change occurs around the switch to a new generation of devices, and this current rise is no different. Even before the official launch of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S,some were defending the price increase....

First-Person Shooters, or FPS games, make up some of the most popular games out there. There’s just something special about finding yourself inside your character, strong enough to take on a litany of enemies, with an arsenal of weapons of your choice. RELATED:The 10 Best PlayStation 2 RPGs Ever Made (According To Metacritic) While many FPS games are very traditional, others have implemented secondary skills and abilities to spice up the traditional shooter experience....

PlayStation fans hoping to get more news aboutThe Last of Us 2before the New Year are in luck, as Sony has announced a panel focused on the game for next weekend’s PlayStation Experience event. Titled The Last of Us Part 2: Meet the Cast, the panel will feature director Neil Druckmann, co-writer Halley Gross, and members of the game’s cast. While the panel’s description does not highlight any ofThe Last of Us Part 2’s cast members by name it’s safe to assume Troy Baker (Joel) and Ashley Johnson (Ellie) will be on-hand to discuss the evolution of their characters and working with the Naughty Dog team....

In the latest oddly specific case of studies on horror films done bycompanies that have nothing to do with horror films, yet another cable and internet provider has now graced the world with its list of the most popular horror villain in each U.S. state. Why is a telecommunications company running this sort of investigation, andhow is it not the first? At this point, the only appropriate answer is “because 2020....

AlthoughPokemonis 24 years old, the gaming franchise is more popular than ever. WhilePokemon GOhas brought in new fans,Pokemon Sword and Shieldalso deserves some credit asthe latest game in thePokemonseries.According to new reports, profits seem to reflect the series' recent resurgence in popularity. Recently, The Pokemon Company released details on its net profits over the last fiscal year. According to the Japanese publication Gamebiz, thePokemondeveloper is celebrating its second most profitable year ever....

Netflix released the official trailer forUnsolved MysteriesVolume 2ahead of its October 19th, 2020, premiere. The preview offers viewers a chilling glimpse at the six new mysteries that will be explored when the latest iteration of the documentary crime series returns, including a brand new ghost story. Unsolved Mysteriesdebuted in 1987 as a series of television specials created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer before developing into a proper show on NBC in 1988....

An unprecedentedMass Effect 4trailer at this year’s Game Awards could have quite possiblyrevealed the fate of Commander Shepard—or perhaps not. The last moments fall on a familiar face finding an iconic piece of N7 helmet among the snowy tundra. The trailer seems to be implying that it’s Shepard’s helmet, though it hasn’t been confirmed. There are many implications that come withthis teaser trailer ofMass Effect 4, and fans are going wild with debates if this really means Shepard is alive....

Now thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshas been out for almost a year, in-game events will soon start to circle back around and brand new content will start to grow slimmer. And while the in-game holidays such as Halloween and Toy Day have provided a wholesome experience, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic, they aren’t thatdifferent from what was seen inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf. The biggest difference between the two is, of course, the crafting and terraforming features....

A year from now, the current console generation will end and the next will begin. There’s been much in the way of rumors and teases regarding what to expect from the new consoles coming in 2020, and while plenty has been said aboutthe next Xbox currently known as Project Scarlett, the focus this year largely seems to be on its future competitor, the PlayStation 5. Over the last few months, various reports have painted an intriguing picture of Sony’s next console and how much of an improvement its hardware is over the PS4’s....

There arehundreds of incredible questsinWorld of Warcraft Classic.One of the most memorableis the Fordring questline. What begins as a typical quest with menial tasks ends in dramatic fashion. RELATED:World Of WarCraft: 10 Hardest Raid Bosses Of All Time, Ranked By Attempts The In Dreams quest has to be one of thebest storylines inWorld of Warcraft. However, before players can get to the quest, they need to complete a few other steps....