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Twitch is Reportedly Blocked in China After Government Crackdown

The Chinese government appears to be blocking Twitch in most of mainland China according to Abacus News (via GamesIndustry.biz). The app has also been removed from the Chinese regional App Store. This follows an earlier censorship of Facebook, Google, YouTube (fully blocked) and Steam (partial block) and comes on the heels of a freeze in the approval process for new games. Recent regulations have been making it increasingly difficult for the gaming industry outside of China.

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Old School Runescape’s Jed ‘Mod Jed’ Sanderson Fired for Abusing Staff Privileges

An Old School Runescape employee has been fired by Jagex for abusing staff privileges. Jed “Mod Jed” Sanderson was let go for giving his in-game guild an advantage by DDoSing them and participating in other unacceptable behavior. “We confirm that a Member of The Old School Team was dismissed from employment at Jagex following gross misuse of moderator privileges.” reads the official announcement. Jump through to read the full post.

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New World Teaser – It’s Short, But Sweet!

Amazon has released a teeny tiny, but fascinating in-game video from New World. It provides a look at the day / night cycle, environmental effects and sounds and more. In addition, folks are reporting that alpha invites are being sent out. Have you received yours?

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Warhammer: Chaosbane – Rise of Chaos Story Trailer

Bigben, Eko Software and Maximum Games have sent out a brand new trailer from the upcoming ARPG, Warhammer: Chaosbane. This time, the trailer focuses on the lore and setting for the game that is the “first Action-RPG to take place in the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles”.

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Lineage II Classic Servers Set to Launch on October 3rd

On October 3rd, players with a nostalgic bent can log in and “return to those days when “hardcore” truly meant something”. NCSoft has been hinting around about Classic servers and today they make good on the promise. Lineage II Classic will be free to play “but with an entirely new shop” with “consumables that provide experience gain buffs, cosmetics and more”.

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X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WiFi: Gigabyte?s AMD-based Flagship

With the release of the Zen+ chips from AMD, new motherboard have been unleashed to harness the power of the Ryzen 2000 series. While many AM4 boards can be updated to support them via a BIOS update, new PC builders have the option to purchase boards ready to rock. Can the X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WiFi by Gigabyte help us handle this power?

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Attack Helicopters Buzz Their Way Into War Thunder

War Thunder has been updated with The Valkyries patch that brings combat helicopters into the game. Over a dozen aircraft from both the United States and Soviet Union have been added in this first pass at helicopters, with more to come in the future. Players will be able to participate “in combined arms battles with ground vehicles on all difficulty settings”.

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Rift Prime to Get Zapped by the Storm Legion on October 3rd

Rift Prime progression server will be getting a big update when the Storm Legion expansion launches on October 3rd. Subscribers will be able to explore new continents and dungeons as they uncover the lore and story behind the Legion’s arrival. To culminate the new experience, players will ultimately face off “against the mighty colossus Volan”.

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Shadow: Cloud Gaming Has Arrived

Times have changed, and there’s now a new kid on the block. Shadow, a reasonably new service by French company Blade, promises to have cracked the cloud gaming problem. We were pretty impressed with a demo at at Gamescom last month, and so we agreed to put the service to the test. Would this new tech deliver remote-play MMO gaming?