Ari Notis
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Halo Infinite’s Juneteenth Cosmetic Briefly Named After Ape, Sparks Outcry
6Last night, developer 343 Industries rolled out a Juneteenth-themed cosmetic option for Halo Infinite, its multiplayer shooter. For a moment, the affiliated Pan-African-themed colour palette was titled “Bonobo.” A bonobo, for those who don’t know, is an endangered species of great ape.
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Diablo Immortal Slammed On Metacritic, Now Holds Lowest User Score Ever
Review aggregation sites are hardly the arbiter of a game’s quality, particularly when it comes to user reviews, and particularly in the era of review-bombing. Still, some data points are unignorable: As noted by VGC, Blizzard’s recent Diablo Immortal now holds claim to the lowest user score on Metacritic.
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Everything Shown At Xbox’s Big 2022 Press Conference
E3 might have taken 2022 off, but the show(s) must go on. Today’s big one is the annual Xbox showcase, which shares title billing with the one first-party studio that’s only released games on PS5 since getting acquired by Microsoft for the price of a presidential election.
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Speedrunner Beats Halo Infinite On The Highest Difficulty Without Firing A Single Bullet
A Halo Infinite speedrunner has achieved a golden run, completing the game on Legendary difficulty without firing a single shot.