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Start practicing your coin-tossing skills During Netflix Geeked Week event yesterday, the streaming service revealed that it is teaming with developer CD Projekt RED to bring fans of fantasy franchiseThe Witchertheir very own digital convention. WitcherCon will air on July 9 and is set to reveal news, previews, and other fun content pertaining to Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri, and their monster-hunter adventures. Whether you’re a fan of the original novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, CDPR’s great series of video games, the recent Netflix TV adaptation, or any other media including comics, cosplay, and more, WitcherCon will have you covered....

Atari and Cryptic have announced that its online massively multiplayer online game,Champions Online, will go free to play on January 25. The free to play service was announced some months back, and everything will be free of charge save for the game’s special “Adventure Packs.” Cryptic and Atari are pushing that the fact that you won’t need a credit card or subscription to participate, although premium content can be purchased from the game’s C-Store....

Last week the internet gave Zynga sh*tfor biting a bit too much offTiny Towersfor their new gameDream Heights. As you’d imagine, NimbleBit, a three-person company, was not pleased to see that the social gaming monster had stolen from them. Keep in mind that Zynga had previously tried to buy up NimbleBit. Shameless! Now the fun continues with a new accusation from Buffalo Studios. They feel thatZynga Bingolooks a lot like theirBingo Blitz....

Dig that Pizza Hut-esque logo Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag has a big reason to celebrate this week — Dan Gilbert, Cleveland Cavaliers owner, just put in a “multi-million dollar” investment into his eSports team, “100 Thieves.” Haag started the team last year, primarily as aCall of Dutycompetitor (where he got his real start in his pro trajectory), before it underwent numerous roster changes and uncertainty after a crushing defeat inCall of Duty‘s World League....

Hurry up and get yours Following theannouncement of its sequelby way of a trailer reveal during the 2012 Spike VGAs,Dark Soulshas been on a lot of lips for the past couple of weeks. For those who haven’t yet visited Lordran and have their interest piqued by all the hullabaloo, you’ll not likely have a better opportunity to pick up the game on the cheap than through a promotion running right this second on Amazon....

Years after it happened, Bungie is finally undoing the last vestiges of its sunsetting drama in the modernDestiny 2meta.With the Power System being revamped, all of our sunset weapons are relevant again inThe Final Shape, but can you get them back if you previously dismantled them? The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might think, actually. In some cases, youcanget your legacyDestiny 2weapons back even after you’ve dismantled them, but this won’t be possible in many situations....

Coming tomorrow The Menagerie activity has been a hit forDestiny 2players, and Bungie is expanding it with a heroic (hard) mode pretty soon. That’s actually arriving tomorrow, June 25, and it will not feature matchmaking, with a power level requirement of 750 (up to 770). Modifiers will be rotated on a weekly basis (per boss), and you can wipe to orbit if certain conditions are met. Bungie also updated its cross-platform FAQ as it attempts to roll out cross-save and the move from Battle,net over to Steam later this year....

Goku is certainly one of the most popular characters available inDragon Ball Sparking Zero, and you can explore all his available Sparking timelines by unlocking the different branching paths. The Episode battle mode is essentially the game’s main campaign, where you’re able to explore the main story at your own pace.Gokuhas three different Sparking episodes. Let’s take a look at how you can trigger them and then complete them. All Side by Side episodes in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero The Side by Side path begins with The Earth’s Mightiest Duo, and here are all the episodes....

Nice move Hyrule Warriorsis a damn fine hack and slash, and it has an amazing DLC strategy to boot. It looks likeDragon Quest Heroesmay be following in its footsteps, as it is also releasing free playable villain DLC after release. Free DLC? Square Enix, is that really you? You can see the reveal in the new gameplay video above, billed as “shocking new information.”Dragon Quest Heroesis coming to Japan soon for the PS3 and PS4 — no word on a localization yet....

Slowdown defeated an officer While I adored the latest iteration ofDynasty Warriors 8, it appears the Xbox 360 version was not quite as superb as the PS3 alternative. Fans have reported some real bad slowdown, severely hampering the game. Fear not, though, for a patch is inbound! “We confirm that our development team is currently working on the patch and the patch will be released as soon as possible,”writes Koei sexy boy Chin Soon Sun....

#notmyDoctorWho Following this weekend’s announcement that the next iteration of the popular British sci-fi seriesDoctor Whowould feature a female actor in the lead role, the BBC set off a new firestorm today after it was announced the nextDoctor Whovideo game would actually be a well made, entertaining product. The untitled game, set to launch next year, will be made by a developer that’s actually good at the job, featuring artwork people actually want to look at and gameplay that’s actually engaging....

Role Quests are nothing new inFinal Fantasy XIV, andDawntrailhas introduced a whole new collection of them to be completed. Not only do they offer some EXP for completion, but they also provide more lore and they’re the key to unlockingmentorship. There are five individualRole Queststo be completed, all of which cater to a particular group of Jobs: Before you can unlock the ability to complete these individual Role Quests in Dawntrail, you’ll need to meet a couple of requirements:...

Oddities, exclusives, and otherwise notable gems As a general rule, WiiWare was weird ware. Even in its prime, it was one of the least popular online storefronts in gaming, despite being on the best-selling console at the time andcoming equipped with a now-legendary theme song. A lot of people slept on the most fun and interesting games on the service, and now they have less than two weeks to wake up....