#ICYMI 5.15.2020

GAMES, GAMES, GAMES

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GRAND THEFT AUTO V AVAILABLE FREE TODAY ON EPIC GAMES STORE

Download your copy before May 21st! Polygon

TONY HAWK'S PRO SKATER 1 AND 2 ARE GETTING A REMAKE

We must have done something really good to deserve this IGN | IGN Tweet

FIRST VALORANT BAN WAVE TAKES OUT 8,873 (VERY SALTY) CHEATERS

Riot warned us that they weren't messing around Kotaku

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER WILL RETURN TO ICONIC ROLE AS DUTCH IN PREDATOR: HUNTING GROUNDS

It's not the return we expected, but at least we'll find out what happened to his character Kotaku

VALORANT PATCH 0.5 COMES WITH FIRST WAVE OF CHARACTER NERFS AND BUFFS

Good news for Omen and Viper mains, not so much for OP Sage and Cypher players Forbes | Polygon

ANIMAL CROSSING NEW HORIZONS PLAYERS FIND A COMPLEX ITEM DUPLICATION GLITCH

Sometimes you have to cheat a little in order to get the perfect island aesthetic Polygon

ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA ONLY 30 FPS?

Aren't next-gen games supposed to push graphics boundaries? TechRadar

GAMING LIFESTYLE

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#ANIMALTALKING WITH GUESTS @GAMEOVERGREGGY @CHUCKWENDIG AND @SAMLYMATTERS HOSTS TALK SHOW INSIDE ANIMAL CROSSING

Why didn't I think of that? Gary Whitta Twitch | Garry Whitta Tweet

WHY WE WANT TO PLAY THE VILLAIN

Sometimes it's fun to be the bad guy NME Gaming

STREAMING

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MEET THE OLDEST YOUTUBE GAMER: HAMAKO MORI (A.K.A. GAMING GRANDMA)

Gaming is for all ages. We stan G.G.! Guinness World Records | GWR YouTube

MEET THE PLAYERS IN THE $100K TWITCH RIVALS @PLAYRUNETERRA SHOWDOWN

But can they bring the heat? Twitch eSports Tweet

XQC GETS SCAMMED PLAYING CRANE TOREBA

Those crane games are always a giant rip-off xQc Twitch Clip

STREAMER BELIEVES HER LIFE IS FAR MORE VALUABLE THAN ANYONE ELSE (INCLUDING HER AUDIENCE)

She's joking... right? KEEMSTAR Tweet

WIN A THREE-HOUR GAMING SESSION WITH NINJA

Join the All In Challenge for a good cause, and possibly the queue of a lifetime Ninja Tweet | Essentially Sports

TECH

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EPIC GAMES ANNOUNCES UNREAL ENGINE 5 WITH STUNNING PLAYSTATION 5 DEMO

The next-gen of consoles are looking too good to be true The Verge | Forbes

PLAYSTATION 5 RELEASE DATE UNAFFECTED BY COVID

At least some things are continuing as normal GamesRadar

WHAT IS THE TOP CPU FOR GAMING IN 2020?

Looking to upgrade your rig? PC Games N

INDUSTRY UPDATES

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ALL THE GAMING WORLD'S A (CONCERT) STAGE

Will Coachella be online this year? Gadgets 360

EVO 2020 LINEUP

The biggest fighting game event of the year is being held online EVO Tweet

THE WEEKLY WHOLESOME

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PLEASE LOOK AT HOW CHUNKY THIS CAT IS

What an absolute unit BannanerBread Tweet