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Tyler Treese

Tyler Treese

Former Digital Trends Contributor

When not playing or writing about games, Tyler Treese serves as the Senior Editor at Wrestlezone. An experienced writer that specializes in combat sports and entertainment, he's written for Rock Paper Shotgun, Sherdog, PCGamesN, and many other outlets.

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League of Legends adds branded arena banners to e-sports matches

This June, Riot Games will introduce customized arena banners in League of Legends that will allow brands to advertise during professional e-sportd matches.
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Free games you should download before they’re gone

If you're a subscriber to PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live Gold, or Amazon Prime, you can get free games each month. Here's what's available.
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Sony launches PlayStation Studios brand ahead of PS5 release

Sony is rebranding its first-party developers and uniting its exclusives under the PlayStation Studios banner. It has even released a new opening animation.
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Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath expansion features a new story and RoboCop

Mortal Kombat 11 is bringing in 80s film icon RoboCop for its latest downloadable content pass featuring new fighters.
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Xbox to detail first-party games in July, will host monthly streams

Later this week, Microsoft is launching a series of monthly streams called Xbox 20/20 that will take a look at the future of its gaming projects during 2020.
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Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series coming to PlayStation VR

PlayStation 4 owners will soon be able to swing lightsabers in virtual reality as Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is coming to PlayStation VR this summer.
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Celebrate Star Wars Day by taking advantage of cheap Star Wars games

The force is with Star Wars gamers this May the Fourth as franchise games go on sale across platforms. These are all of the sales happening right now.
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Summer Game Fest brings digital gaming events from PlayStation, Xbox, EA, others

Summer Game Fest, a four-month digital gaming festival featuring some of gaming's biggest publishers, will kick off later this month and feature Sony and Xbox.
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Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla brings franchise into the Viking era

Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be the next game in Ubisoft's popular action game series and it has a Viking story line that will take it to northern Europe.
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Combat-free Fortnite mode leaks, turns shooter into a Party Royale

Leaks indicate that an island is being added to Fortnite that will allow players to hang out and play non-violent minigames together in a Party Royale mode.
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PUBG is free for Stadia Pro members, Google reveals partnership with EA

Google offered fans a glimpse at the immediate future of its gaming streaming service today during its first  Stadia Connect presentation of the year.
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Pokémon Go rolls out Remote Raid Passes to make raids more accessible from home

Pokémon Go players can now access raid battles remotely as the mobile hit continues to get new features that make it better for those playing from home.
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27 million players watched Travis Scott perform in Fortnite

Fortnite's collaboration with Travis Scott helps the free-to-play shooter hit new highs for concurrent players and overall event participants.
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Bethesda donating $1 million toward coronavirus relief

Fallout and The Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda Softworks is donating $1 million to charities and organizations that help provide frontline coronavirus relief.
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The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima get summer release dates

Both The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima have new release dates due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sony will have a stacked summer of 2020 exclusives.
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How to avoid The Last of Us Part II spoilers — including Ellie’s fate

Most of the gameplay footage has already been removed from YouTube, but it's still easy to come across major plot details without careful social media use
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Xbox Game Pass adds Red Dead Redemption 2, loses Grand Theft Auto V

Xbox Game Pass is receiving a significant shake-up to its library of video games as it will swap out Grand Theft Auto V for Red Dead Redemption 2 next month.
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Kojima Productions delays Death Stranding PC version due to coronavirus closure

The PC version of Death Stranding will no longer release on June 2, 2020, due to Kojima Productions temporarily closing down during the coronavirus pandemic.
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GameStop CEO takes 50% pay cut as some stores begin to reopen

GameStop is beginning to reopen stores in several countries, including the United States, and is making salary cuts in order to adapt during the coronavirus.

Epic says Google punishes apps not on Play Store, begrudgingly adds Fortnite

Developer Epic Games isn't happy about the Play Store's 30% cut on purchases, but has added Fortnite to it anyway. Epic would like to see changes to the store.
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Nintendo Switch sets sales record, new Animal Crossing outsells past entries

The gaming industry showed little signs of a struggling economy in March as new sales records were set by Nintendo, according to sales data from the NPD Group.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons update for April brings Nature Day event, Redd, Leif

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' free update for April will add in several seasonal events and numerous features that were previously spotted via data mining.
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Nvidia GeForce Now gains Ubisoft titles as Microsoft and Warner Bros. pull games

Publishers such as Xbox and Warner Bros. continue to pull games from Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming service as the tech company forms official partnerships.
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How to enable 2-step verification for a Nintendo Account

Setting up two-step verification on your Nintendo Account is the best way to keep your Nintendo Switch secure. It's easy to set up and doesn't take long to do.
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Halo 2 PC beta test invites going out today

Halo 2 PC beta test invites are going out to members of the Halo Insider program starting today. It includes the 2004 original and Halo 2: Anniversary.
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More Crysis Remastered leaks reveal console and PC launches

Crysis Remastered will allow a new generation of gamers to experience Crytek's hit 2007 first-person shooter on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC
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Expect low PlayStation 5 production and higher prices due to expensive parts

Sony will produce far fewer PlayStation 5 units than it did of the PlayStation 4 at launch, but it's not the coronavirus that's at fault. Blame expensive parts.
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Playing Pokémon Go from home is easier than ever before

Niantic is making changes to how Pokémon Go operates so that players can make progress in the mobile game from home if they're unable to go outside for walks.
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Nintendo Switch update adds button remapping and SD card game transfers

Nintendo Switch players can now remap controller buttons and transfer software data between the system memory and an SD card thanks to firmware update 10.0.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium provides tours using Twitch and Animal Crossing

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic but is still able to give virtual tours via Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 
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Sony gives out free games and starts coronavirus relief fund for indie studios

Sony is launching a new campaign that will reward PS4 owners with free games and help out independent developers struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Stand-alone XCOM spinoff Chimera Squad will release next week

XCOM: Chimera Squad is a stand-alone spinoff set after XCOM 2 that will see developer Firaxis Games experiment with the series' turn-based tactical action.
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ESRB to introduce new ratings label for games with loot boxes

Loot boxes and other types of microtransactions with random elements will now be marked on physical copies of games per a new decision by the ESA and the ESRB.
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EA will donate $1 million to coronavirus relief through FIFA tournament

Electronic Arts recently launched a new campaign called Stay Home, Play Together in order to keep gamers entertained during the coronavirus pandemic.