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It was the final Call of Duty: Warzone circle and Redditor otbdotcom and his teammate were the only ones breathing clean air on the map. Every other corner of Verdansk was covered in deadly gas, but another player was still alive.

A few seconds passed and the gas closed in and killed both otbdotcom and their partner, giving the win to the hidden player. They were hiding in the train station using what Warzone players call the “stim glitch,” where they use an item that refills their health an infinite amount of times until they win the game.

“I’d tell you to report these players but it’s not gonna change anything,” otbdotcom wrote. “I found these two on the Call of Duty app and they won 3 games tonight with 0 kills…pathetic.”

The specific scenario above should no longer be happening, as Infinity Ward fixed this issue in early October. But it’s just one example of a game-breaking bug that came after one of the studio’s updates.

Another glitch involving bounties, the contracts that send you to kill another player, was fixed earlier in October as well. The bounties themselves were forcing players to disconnect, so Infinity Ward removed them altogether. A week before that, the studio had to remove all vehicles from Warzone for the same reason. The Haunting of Verdansk update added bugs of its own–including one that lets players mark enemies, even if they hide inside.

Battle royales are tricky to develop–especially with how much content players expect due to the standard set by Fortnite. They have far more elements than other multiplayer games that have fewer players and smaller maps. A new change to Verdansk could cause an issue elsewhere in the game. Fortnite players run into strange bugs as well, but they’re usually less game-changing. A recent update caused all cars on the map to bounce back-and-forth, for example.

Call of Duty: Warzone has over 75 million downloads, applying a lot of pressure to the development team. Infinity Ward, which co-develop Warzone with Raven Software, has previously said that dealing with cheating, a big part of which is dishonest players taking advantage of glitches, is an “arms race.” They need to rush to fix issues as more pop up.

Call of Duty: Warzone is merging with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War in December, a month after the latest entry in the FPS franchises launches on November 13. That means new weapons, operators, and perks will come to Warzone. For a game already dealing with fairly frequent glitches, that could mean another set of complications for Warzone’s developers to have to contend with.

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Host Kurt Indovina goes down the list of all 22 Xbox Game Studios companies, detailing what they’ve worked on and what they have coming up. 343 Industries, the Halo-focused studio, is of course working on Halo Infinite, but the Forza Horizon-centric studio, Playground Games, is developing an all-new Fable. Then there are other studios that have their fingers in many different pies, such as Obsidian. The Outer Worlds developer is working on several games at once, including Grounded and Avowed (hopefully a new Fallout: New Vegas, too). Or Ninja Theory, the developer of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and Bleeding Edge, is working on Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II and Project: Mara.

There’s plenty of newly formed studios like The Initiative, Microsoft’s “AAAA” studio, that hasn’t announced what it’s working on yet. The new developer is made up of industry veterans from big studios such as Naughty Dog, Bungie, and Crystal Dynamics. Though there’s no confirmation on what it’s working on, there are rumors of it reviving the Perfect Dark franchise.

But what about MachineGames? Is it working on another Wolfenstein? Same with Roundhouse Studios–is it developing the next Prey? While there are some unanswered questions, this video will equip with you the knowledge of what studios are under the Xbox umbrella and an idea of what’s on the way.

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Newegg is once again hosting its annual Black November sale, which promises Black Friday deals throughout the entire month. This sale is entering its 12th year in a row, but for the first time ever, Newegg is guaranteeing its customers the lowest price with its Black Friday Price Protection promotion. The Black November sale kicks off at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET on November 1 and runs until December, with a special gaming sale running from November 4-8.

Newegg Black Friday 2020 schedule

Black November starts with a three-day kick-off sale that Newegg says will feature some of its most aggressive deals across PC gaming, smart home, hardware components, and more. After that, we’ll see the debut of Newegg’s Black November Gaming Edition sale, which starts on November 4 and runs through November 8. This sale will focus solely on PC gaming components and storage as well as pre-built gaming PC desktops and gaming laptops.

November 9 marks the start of Newegg’s two-week Black Friday Start Early sale, which will consist of early Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. During this period, new deals will be revealed daily. Finally, Newegg ends the month with its week-long Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, which will discount products in all of the categories across its site.

• November 1-3: Kickoff sale
• November 4-8: PC gaming sale
• November 9: 23: Early Black Friday sale
• November 23-30: Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale

Newegg Black Friday Price Protection promotion

Throughout November, some products will display a “Black Friday Price Protection” badge. If you buy one of these eligible items between November 1 and 30, you’re guaranteed to get it at its lowest price. That means if it lowers in price after you buy it, you’ll be issued a refund for the difference. Newegg says you won’t have to keep an eye on prices either. All price adjustments will be addressed by December 7, with the refund going to your original payment method.

If you’re interested in more Black Friday deals, a number of other retailers have revealed their plans. Walmart will break tradition and close its doors on Thanksgiving Day, but the company’s Black Friday deals will still be available throughout the rest of the weekend. GameStop’s Black Friday deals are starting earlier this year, but the company will also be closing its doors for the holiday. Dell’s Black Friday deals have also started with discounts on a number of its gaming PCs and laptops.

Newegg Kickoff Sale deals

All of these deals will be available starting November 1

$370 (was $460)

This curved Aorus 27-inch gaming monitor boasts a 1440p VA panel as well as a 165Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time. Pairing that with FreeSync makes this gaming monitor a particularly great option for gamers who prefer variable refresh rates and competitive games.

$1,149 (was $1,399)

The Gigabyte Aorus 5 gaming laptop features a 144Hz panel powered by an i7-10750H processor, RTX 2060 graphics card, and 16GB DDR4 RAM. This laptop also comes with a 512GB SSD for storing your games.

$1,200 (was $1,600)

This particular ABS Gladiator gaming PC comes equipped with an RTX 2070 Super graphics card, an i7-10700F processor, and 16GB DDR4 RAM. With this machine, you get a 1TB SSD that is plenty of space for a number of great games. This gaming PC is definitely capable of running most modern games at good settings.

$55 (was $100)

If you’re looking to increase your gaming PC’s storage, then this SATA-based SSD is a good choice at $55. For that price, you get 500GB of speedy storage that’ll help out a lot with load times.

$180 (was $222)

If you’re looking for quantity over speed, then this Seagate IronWolf 8TB hard drive is a great deal at $180. This would be particularly useful for keeping all of your faster drives free of sizable files that would otherwise take up that valuable SSD space.

$110 (was $155)

This AMD-based motherboard is only $110 during Newegg’s first Black Friday sale, making it a good choice if you’re building a budget gaming PC. It supports Ryzen’s third-gen processors as well as future ones through updates.

$90 (was $100)

If you’re looking for some new RAM, then G.Skill’s Trident Z Neo is a good choice. These 16GB DDR4 RAM sticks (8GBx2) also feature RGB lighting.

$120 (was $160)

If you’re looking to upgrade your power supply for the new RTX 30 series of graphics cards, then this one will do you just fine. 850W is plenty for the RTX 3080, and at $40 off, it’s well worth picking up.

Chappelle’s Show will be hitting Netflix in the US according to a tweet by the streaming platform. Aside from that major headline news, no information on the expected timeline of release for the Comedy Central sketch show’s three seasons has yet been released.

Chappelle abruptly and infamously departed the show in 2005 and retreated from the spotlight for a lengthy sabbatical from show business. While he has popped up infrequently in the years since, it’s on Netflix where he has made his presence most steadily and frequently known in recent years–although his re-emergences have typically been something of a surprise like this announcement.

For example, earlier this year, through Netflix and YouTube, Chappelle released 8:46, a stand-up special filmed a mere 12 days after George Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minnesota. Its title refers to the amount of time a Minnesota police officer had his knee on the neck of Floyd before dying. Prior to this year’s special, Chappelle has also released five specials in similar sudden fashions–with 2017’s Equanimity and The Bird Revelation (specials packed with “scorching new material, self-reflection, and tough love” intended as companion pieces) and 2019’s Sticks & Stones (which locks horns with “gun culture, the opioid crisis, and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals”) being among the standouts.

Elsewhere on Netflix, Chappelle also pops up to give a rare interview on the recently released third season of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman. In their conversation, they discuss police brutality, family, and the importance of community.

In early October, there were numerous reports that WWE would be taking ownership and control of wrestlers’ Twitch accounts. On October 29, Saraya Knight, also known as Paige, opened up about the situation as others announced they are no longer streaming.

Over the course of an almost 10-hour stream, Saraya spoke out about the situation. PWUnlimited posted numerous clips cut together featuring the WWE superstar–and former wrestler–who is visibly upset with WWE’s control over its contractors’ personal lives. Below is one of the four videos PWUnlimited posted.

“I’ve honestly have got to the point. I cannot deal with this company anymore,” Saraya explained during the stream. “I broke my f***ing neck twice for this company… They don’t realize that this community isn’t just about f***ing subs dude. We build such a wonderful community, a wonderful f***ing family where this is an escape for a lot of people, including myself. I can’t wrestle anymore. I was worked so hard in WWE that I can’t wrestle anymore. My neck is f***ed. My whole f***ing dreams got taken away from me, dude, and I had to have something that fulfilled that huge f***ing void that I lost with wrestling…

“I had to find something that even filled a little bit of that. And Twitch was doing such a wonderful thing for me. It’s such a wonderful place for me. If you’re wrestling everyday and doing these shows everyday and on TV constantly, that’s fine. But I’m an injured wrestler. I cannot wrestle any more. I get used for media stuff, sometimes. But at the end of the day, I’m in my f***ing house. I’m going f***ing crazy. I need something to keep me f***ing sane. And Twitch was my escape from that.”

Saraya went on to explain that she’s had a time tough the past few years, during her tenure with WWE. She failed a couple of drug tests and was in an abusive relationship. And while she is thankful to have a job, she doesn’t believe she’s being treated well. She said she’s had her neck taken from her twice, and now, her Twitch too.

The day after the broadcast, the replay for the stream had large sections muted throughout the video, which you can watch here.

At this time, it is unclear if WWE or Saraya muted these portions, but these sections are where the wrestler opened up about WWE’s new policy for streaming. According to Twitch, “Flagged Content will display an on-screen notification informing viewers that content owned or controlled by a third party has been identified. The progress bar will also be red for the duration of the muted section.”

Others have suspended their channels. On a Discord AJ Styles posts in, he made a comment announcing the channel was no more.

“I want to thank you for all the greatest memories on Mixer and Twitch,” said Styles. “I will cherish these memories and I love everyone of you that have made this possible and supported me. As many of you know, WWE is making some changes that involve streaming. We will see what the future holds in that regard. With that being said, I will be suspending Stylesclash stream. This isn’t good bye, but this is see you sometime in the future.”

Styles will be leaving the Discord open, and he calls this a “pause” rather than an “end.”

In addition, Cesaro and Mia Yim both publicly announced they will no longer be streaming. There are reports that this new WWE policy for its contractors also covers Cameo as well. Austin Creed’s UpUpDownDown is not affected by this new policy, as the channel is WWE-branded content.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 3 is directed by Jonathan Frakes. In this episode, we learn what Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) has been up to in the year leading up to her reunion with the crew of the USS Discovery. She was working as a courier and befriended Cleveland Booker. After they are reunited, Burnham tells the crew about The Burn, and the fall of The Federation.

Burnham also found a 12 year old transmission from Starfleet Admiral Senna Tal, awaiting anyone who still believes in The Federation to join him on Earth. The Discovery then plans to use the spore drive to jump to Earth. Saru (Doug Jones) officially becomes captain of the Discovery.

Upon their arrival to Earth, they find it is protected by a force field and they are not welcome. They are told by Captain Ndoye of the United Earth Defense Force to leave immediately. They beam aboard to inspect the Discovery for signs of piracy. One of the UEDF inspectors is a teen genius named Adira, who has a connection to Admiral Tal.