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Upgrade with all the launch bugs, or wait? Windows 10 is nearly upon us, and it may be sooner than we thought —according to a leak from an AMD earnings call, it will be released in late July. For those of you who own Windows 7 and 8, it will be a free upgrade — an offer that will be available for 12 months. In other non-leaky news, Microsoft has plainly confirmed the existence ofan avatar appwithin the Windows 10 preview program, which allows Xbox users to modify their dolls on a PC....

Aiming to further improve inclusivity in the region Women in Games,the non-profit organizationdedicated to opportunity and representation for women in the gaming industry,has announcedthat it will be opening a brand new chapter in Asia, hoping to further promote and drive its goals within the region. The brand new expansion will be helmed by Dan Sun, Diversity & Inclusion Business Partner for Riot Games Asia, and Kah Hui Teo, Global Localisation Manager at Keywords Studios....

Major Nelsonbrings wordthatBastionis available on Xbox Live for 600 Microsoft Points today. Some of my fellow writers are calling it the best downloadable game of the year, and while it’s a tough call,Bastionis certainly high up there in the running. Half price is likely as good as you’re going to get on Xbox Live. Alongside the daily deals, which will be happening for the remainder of December, a bunch of Avatar gear, Xbox Live Arcade games, and Games on Demand are on sale until January 2....

Social event in Washington D.C. ruined [Photo viaDaddy_Warpig.] A recent #GamerGate-themed meetup organized by “critic of contemporary feminism” Christina Hoff Sommers and political pundit/wonk Milo Yiannopoulos was put to a disturbing and sudden end a few days ago. Current reports vary on if the event was attacked by a bomb threat, some other promise of violence, or both, but it remains clear that local police we concerned enough to ask the reported 300+ #GamerGate “members” in attendance to leave the premises as they investigated the situation....

Also, win one of 10 bundles! (Update: The kind folks at Groupees have revealed the first mystery game (pic below) and have given us five more bundles to give away!) Destructoid & Groupees have teamed up to raise meals for the hungry this holiday season. Every $1 donated = 1 meal for the hungry via UN Food Program. For a $1 min., you can create your custom bundle- choose from 7 albums and 8 games (all never before bundled Steam games, and one awesome mystery game to be revealed next week) plus there is free bonuses to unlock....

The Tenets of Akarat are basically the new Lilith Altars inDiablo 4.Unlike them, you oftentimes have to solve a fairly straightforward puzzle that then unlocks them. Doing so will give you renown for the new Nahantu area. That being said, here are all the locations of these statues in theVessel of Hatredexpansion. All Tenets of Akarat locations in Diablo 4 To start, we’ll show you all the Tenets of Akarat locations by subregion to make it easier....

Jane Doe first made her mark inZenless Zone ZeroVersion 1.1, fighting her way through the Undercover R&B storyline. Although she was inaccessible at the time, she’s now made her debut in the Signal Channel. We’re here to help you improve her performance with the best Jane Doe build inZenless Zone Zero. What is the best build for Jane Doe in ZZZ? You can add the following W-Engine andDrive Discsto get the best build for Jane Doe inZZZ:...

Bethesda recently held its “Game Days 2020” event alongside of PAX East, and shared a bit more info on several of their projects.Fallout 76‘s upcomingWastelandersexpansion was on deck with a new video that’s all gameplay (no commentary). The video clocks in at nearly 17 minutes, and almost entirely covers NPC interactions. One of the strengths of the video is how it shows the player getting out of the initial vault and immediately talking to a person....

Wish the rainbow was a little less subdued No, this isn’t a homophobic slur or a slight against PlayStation. This is a customized rainbow console created in support of pride week in Sweden from retailer Webhallen, viaCVG. It’s being auctioned off to support The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights (RFSL). The “GayStation 4” was designed by the Federation and the auction began at $400. Right now,the console has reached about $2493at the time of my writing this post, so it’s steadily reaching a hefty sum....

Yes please Another year, anotherRival Schoolstease. For what feels like a lifetime I’ve been wanting another follow-up to the amazing two-disc PlayStation brawler besidesProject Justice, and Hideaki Itsuno has been talking it up again recently. During the NicoNico Chokaigi event last weekend,Famitsu had a chance to chat with him, and he hasn’t forgotten about the series. In fact, when asked by a fan about a sequel, he replied “I’ve already thought of a new story, so please send your requests to Capcom!...

Bontu, what have they done to you? Magic: The Gathering‘sWar of the Spark expansionis gearing up for release later this month both in physical tabletop and digitalArenaform, and we have an exclusive card reveal today: God-Eternal Bontu (with art byLius Lasahido). If you haven’t been following along, currentMagicbig bad Nicol Bolas is declaring all-out war against the Planeswalkers after acquiring a series of magical artifacts. Bontu, the God of Ambition in the Amonkhet plane (also a previous ancient Egyptian-themed expansion forMagic) tried to destroy Hazoret, the God of Zeal, under orders from Bolas, but failed and was corrupted with a zombie form....

Rapinoe FTW Our pals over atUltimate Rivals: The Rinkhave given us a free year of Apple Arcade to give away in today’s contest! Wayne Gretzy is great at hockey — that’s a given. After all, his nickname is The Great One. But is Alex Morgan any good at it? How’s about Russel Wilson? Lebron James? These are the questions that keep me up at night. Thankfully,Ultimate Rivals: The Rinkis here to answer these age-old queries....

You take my self, you take my self, Control Remedy has released a short and suitably weird clip teasing the first DLC expansion for its sci-fi thriller,Control. The next chapter in the reality-defying adventure will arrive on PS4 and PC March 26. Titled “The Foundation,” Remedy is not offering too much in the way of detail – which is, to be fair, the best way to go about matters concerning the weird and wonderful....