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Will Battleborn's anti-splitscreen policy be a PR disaster?

Will Battleborn’s anti-splitscreen policy be a PR disaster?

I was perusing the Gearbox forums this morning as I was working on my review for Battleborn, and I came across this curious tidbit: GBX confirms Season Pass won’t work for couch co-op. Keep in mind this post is almost 30 days old What this means (for consoles at least) is that unlike every other game, Battleborn’s DLC will not be bound to your console. Preventing households from sharing the…

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DC Universe Online aka Line Simulator 2016

DC Universe Online aka Line Simulator 2016

DCUO finally made the trip to the Xbone this past Friday. I couldn’t wait to give it a shot as I’ve tinkered with it on the PS3 but never played it seriously. So imagine my chagrin when I completed my character only to find the impossibly long login queues!

Soon the streets of Metropolis will quake in fear of the name Mummy Business!

I’m not talking like 5 minutes. If my eyes and rudimentary…

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Can AAA Mobas Hope to compete?

Can AAA Mobas Hope to compete?

So I’ve been fooling around in the open beta of Battleborn and so far it feels like a mix of SMITE/LOL, Monday Night Combat, and Heroes of the Storm (all good things). But it got me wondering if AAA MOBA games can hope to compete with their free to play predecessors.

Nowadays I treat games I’m interested in like movie trailers (avoid all news/hype), so I am not completely sure if Overwatch will…

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