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Monday, 08 February 2021 16:38

Fans of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Are Upset With Warzone Challenges In Their Core Game

Written by Richard Warren

While many Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War fans enjoy challenges, needing to play a different game to complete some is frustrating players.

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Monday, 08 February 2021 16:30

Red Dead Online: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Armadillo

Written by Brian Winters

Armadillo may seem like a dusty and run-down town in Red Dead Online but there is a lot to know about the location.

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Monday, 08 February 2021 16:05

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 'Kiss Confirmed' Mode Drops With Valentine's Day Event

Written by Liana Ruppert

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is getting into the season of love once more with the upcoming Kiss Confirmed mode on the way with the upcoming Valentine's Day event.

Kiss Confirmed is a Valentine's Day-themed twist on the popular Kill Confirmed multiplayer component. Instead of dog tags, players will instead be tasked with ending the lives of enemy players while collecting a candy heart instead. It definitely puts a spin on the phrase of stealing hearts, but it is an appropriate way to ring in the holiday of love within the Call of Duty setting.

Kiss Confirmed arrives on February 11 and will run until February 18.

There are a few new bundles in the Call of Duty Store also coming available soon, including the Lunar New Year Tracer Pack: Year of the Ox bundle and the Golden Augx. A special Valentine's Day bundle is also available with Top Secret Admirer, for those that didn't satiate that sweet craving with those collected candy hearts.

Tracer Pack: Year of the Ox
- Legendary Weapon Blueprints - Golden Ox red-and-gold Assault Rifle Delta that comes with a Foregrip, Sillix Holoscout Optic
Golden Augx
- Tactical Rifle Charlie with a 19.6 inch Match Grade barrel, a Millstop Reflex Optic, and a SAS Mag Clamp
Top Secret Admirer - Valentine's Day Bundle
- Legendary Combat Cupid Blueprint - A Pink Tactical Rifle Charlie with a Cupid inlay for higher firepower and more speed
- Legendary Hidden Admiration Sniper Rifle Alpha with a Steady Aim Laser, Sound Moderator Muzzle, and 7-round Speed Mag

Candy hearts and Valentine's Day items not your thing? Another incentive to level up those loadouts is the Double Weapon XP weend also planned later on this week. Both in Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, players can have a little boost when leveling up new kits.

Double Weapon XP weekend begins on February 12 and will run until February 15. Battle Pass owners will also see a small discount in tier jumps, reducing the price from 150 CP to 100 CP.

To learn more about what's going on in the world of Call of Duty, including the current state of the mobile game, you can read the full blog post here.

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Monday, 08 February 2021 16:00

Skate City Is Coming To Console and PC 'Very Soon'

Written by Blake Hester

Skate City, the mobile skateboarding game from developer Agens and publisher Snowman, is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, Snowman announced to Game Informer. The port is being handled by Room 8, which has also developed ports for What Remains of Edith Finch, Abzu, and Telling Lies. While no specific release date was given, Snowman tells us the port will be released "very soon."

Skate City was originally released exclusively for Apple Arcade in October 2019. Taking inspiration from games such as the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Skate series, it meets in the middle of arcade and simulation skate games, with an easy-to-use-tough-to-master control scheme on a mobile touch screen. Skate City is an endless runner (or in this case, skater) set in cities such as Oslo, Norway, Barcelona, Spain, and Los Angeles. Each level features homages to popular skate spots around the world, such as the Carlsbad Gap in California. Other features include the ability to customize the player skater and their board, more than 100 challenges to complete, and the ability to record and edit your own short skate videos. Check out the console reveal trailer below.

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Skate City marks the third game Snowman is bringing over to other platforms after a period of mobile exclusivity, starting with porting Alto's Odyssey and Alto's Adventure onto PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC in The Alto Collection. Where Cards Fall, the narrative game from Blaseball developer The Game Band, is expected to be released on Switch and PC sometime soon. You can read our previous interview with Snowman and The Game Band about the port right here. Up until recently, Snowman was a mobile-only publisher.

If you're interested in checking out Skate City, the game can be wishlisted on Steam right now.

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Monday, 08 February 2021 15:59

God of War's Atreus Should Lead His Own Trilogy | Game Rant

Written by Richard Warren

While Kratos will likely still be the protagonist for the next few God of War games, Atreus should lead the next trilogy in the franchise.

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Monday, 08 February 2021 15:47

Elden Ring Fans Are Arguing Over FromSoftware Game Tier Lists

Written by Richard Warren

Elden Ring fans waiting for news turn their attention from making memes to posting tier lists, though the humor has been kept intact.

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Monday, 08 February 2021 15:40

Summer Game Fest Will Return for 2021 | Game Rant

Written by Michael Beckwith

Geoff Keighley states that, while he won't be involved with E3, a slightly more condensed Summer Game Fest will be taking place this year.

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Monday, 08 February 2021 15:37

Study Reveals Most Popular Video Game Sidekicks | Game Rant

Written by Dalton Cooper

A new study looks to determine the most popular sidekick characters that have been featured throughout the history of video games.

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Monday, 08 February 2021 15:35

Cyberpunk 2077 Studio Alleges Malicious Hackers Are Threatening Major Data Leak

Written by Liana Ruppert

CD Projekt Red has shared a threat the studio has received regarding a ransomware attack threatening to release Cyberpunk 2077's source code in its entirety. In a recent post, CDPR shared details of an alleged hacker that is threatened to release important data of the game should the hacker's demands not be met.

The polish studio took to Twitter to share a note sent by the hacker in question, claiming that they not only have the source code for Cyberpunk 2077, but also Gwent and The Witcher 3 as well. Regarding the Witcher series, the note alleges that it has an "unreleased version" of the game alongside incriminating data such as HR documentation to release to the public.

Important Update pic.twitter.com/PCEuhAJosR
— CD PROJEKT RED (@CDPROJEKTRED) February 9, 2021

In the above tweet, the studio says that an "unidentified actor" has bypassed all admin protections, firewalls, and data encryption belonging to CDPR. The studio states its backups "remain intact" and that the IT infrastructure has been restored in order to begin securing the data exposed.

"We will not give in to the demands nor negotiate with the actor, being aware that this may eventually lead to the release of the compromised data," warns CDPR. "We are taking necessary steps to mitigate the consequences of such a release, in particular by approaching any parties that may be affected due to the breach."

The Cyberpunk 2077 team also added that the company is already in talks with law enforcement and the President of the Personal Data Protection Office to further their investigation.

The cyber attack comes on the heel of a disastrously chaotic launch. From pre-launch talk about toxic work cultures to misleading marketing, the road to Cyberpunk 2077's release has been incredibly rocky, to say the least. To learn more about Cyberpunk 2077, including launch woes, pre-release info, and our full review, check out our game hub here to see our previous coverage.

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