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Nov 6, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Olivia Fahy |Adam Starkey |Kenneth Anderson
With the rise in popularity of the Netflix series Arcane, people have been giving the video game it's based on, League of Legends a try. The game is free-to-play and is the most popular multi-player online battle arena (MOBA) game in the world, not to mention it's also one of the biggest esports games around. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW Before you sign up, here's some top tips on what you're getting yourself into (as League of Legends can be a little addictive).
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Olivia Fahy |Adam Starkey |Kenneth Anderson |Michael Beckwith
Another country has introduced a ban on select video games, like GTA V, for their ‘negative influence’ on children. The argument that video games make people violent is almost as old as video games themselves. It feels like every year or so we get another report analysing the subject (often disproving the idea that they’re a negative influence) or a politician calling for a ban.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Olivia Fahy |Adam Starkey |Kenneth Anderson
While it was speculated that Concord might go free-to-play, it seems that plan is well and truly dead after Sony has shut-down not only Firewalk Studios but also one of their mobile developers. The PS5 exclusive game was taken offline in early September after a disappointing launch, and refunds were even given to those who purchased it.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Adam Starkey |Olivia Fahy |Kenneth Anderson
One of the original developers of PS2 game GTA San Andreas has spoken about its creation and finally revealed the truth about bigfoot. It was the 20th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on Saturday, the last of the three PlayStation 2 era GTA games and to this day one of the most popular entries in the franchise.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Adam Starkey |Olivia Fahy |Kenneth Anderson
While the future of Destiny 2 continues to look uncertain, developer NetEase Games has revealed a mobile spin-off in partnership with Bungie. Destiny 2’s The Final Shape DLC not only brought the looter shooter’s long-running narrative arc to a close, it felt very much like the end of an era for developer Bungie.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Olivia Fahy |Kenneth Anderson |Adam Starkey
Ubisoft has confirmed that the team is working on a new Rayman game with its original creator, Michel Ancel, despite there being an investigation into toxic leadership allegations made against him while he worked there before. Ubisoft is starting ‘an exploration phase’ on the brand, but have yet to confirm if this is going to be a remake or brand new addition to the franchise.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Kenneth Anderson |Adam Starkey |Olivia Fahy |Kenneth Andersen
Fntastic has cancelled and announced a new game in the same tweet, but people are far from excited after the fiasco of The Day Before. One of the biggest flops in video games, during the last few years, was The Day Before, which was blasted by the few who got to play it before it was delisted not long after it launched in late 2023. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW In the aftermath, developer Fntastic announced it would shutdown, saying: ‘This was our first big experience.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Adam Starkey |Olivia Fahy |Kenneth Anderson
The developer behind Marvel’s Spider-Man is apparently ‘gearing up’ to show off its Wolverine game, with some signs pointing to December. Insomniac originally announced Marvel’s Wolverine back in September 2021 with a teaser trailer, but we’ve heard nothing about the project since.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Olivia Fahy |Kenneth Anderson |Adam Starkey
The former boss of PlayStation America has been speaking out about blockbuster games, explaining that he feels they're a ‘death sentence’ for gaming. Shawn Layden was the head of the company between 2014 and 2019, and while he didn't particularly stand out compared with other company bosses, he seems to be trying to make waves now.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
geekireland.com | Kenneth Anderson |Olivia Fahy |Adam Starkey
Although the team behind this year’s Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown has been disbanded, Ubisoft Montpellier has not been shut down. The Prince Of Persia franchise has not had the best of luck in recent years. It’s well over a decade since there’s been a mainline, multiformat release, as the remake of The Sands Of Time slowly sinks through every level of development hell.
