In Real Life: The News From The Intersection Of Games & The Real World
Everything that affects the lives of gamers and things gamers care about is right here. If it’s a brush with the law, new legislation affecting gaming, or just the many cool things happening in gaming culture, IRL’s the place to be.
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Battlefield 2042 Feels Like The Wrong Game At The Wrong Time
3When I nail an MV-38 Condor transport hovering in the lens flare-filled sky with my rocket launcher, Battlefield 2042 is awesome. When my squad bursts onto the climate-torn scene in a massive tank, ramming through debris and blowing up abandoned office buildings, it’s a thrill to return to DICE’s militarised playground. When a round of…
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This Australian Rendition Of The Halo Theme Will Wake You Right Up
I don’t know if anyone expected a Halo orchestra during this morning’s Xbox 20th Anniversary stream. Filmed at Sydney’s Royal Botanical Gardens, on Gadigal land, the Opera House looming in the background, an orchestra settles in. They are the Sydney Youth Orchestra, accompanied by Kamilaroi Man Paul Glass on the digeridoo. The shoot was conducted…
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Surprise! Halo Infinite’s Multiplayer Is Out Now
You might want to dust off your fake sneeze. Halo Infinite’s multiplayer component, which was initially slated for a December 8 release, is available today. Microsoft announced the news during Xbox’s 20th anniversary stream. And yes, it’s still a separate free-to-play mode. I’m, uh, suddenly not feeling so hot, boss.
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Battlefield Players Join XP Farm Not Knowing They Are The XP
So the new Battlefield has this mode called Portal that’s like a great big sandbox, where players can customise games to basically be whatever the hell they want. And at the moment, because we live in the world we live in, a lot of those games are XP farms.