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Over the last several years video game retailer GameStop has been on hard economic times. In August, GameStop announced a massive layoff of 100 employees which included the Game Informer staff. The company stock is trading at a near all time low of about $5 a share.
Today, marks the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. A day that will live in infamy in American history. On that morning 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists took control of four flights and caused tremendous loss of life on American soil. Two of those flights destroyed a symbol of American society and prosperity, The Twin Towers in New York City.
On Square Enix Japanese website there is a a countdown to the release of a brand new Final Fantasy VII Trailer. As, of right now there is 11:50 left until the countdown is complete.
Today, at Apple’s exclusive September event, Apple revealed new details about its Arcade subscription service Apple Arcade. The new arcade subscription service will be released September 19th a day before the launch of the iPhone 11 goes on sale.
What if you didn’t have to ball on a budget? What would you build? Most of us when we build a rifle are always prioritizing what is important in the rifle build. We can usually splurge here or there on certain parts of the build. You might spend a little extra cash on the barrel, trigger, or BCG. You always look to make a highly optimized rifle but, it doesn’t have that full touch of complete. At, least I have that feeling during a build.
Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding will have a big presence at TGS 2019, which he hinted to at PAX East less than a month ago. Kojima Productions will be hosting two extensive gameplay demos at TGS. The first is set to take place opening day of TGS and will be a 50 minute presentation.
Yesterday, Sig Sauer quietly released the Sig Sauer P365 SAS (Sig Anti Snag). Increasing it already popular P365 series released back in 2017. Currently with the P365 series has three choices: the original P365, the P365 XL, and new the P365 SAS.
Recently, IWI official announced the introduction of their AR platform rifle, the ARAD. IWI describes the ARAD as highly reliable and modular battle rifle. The ARAD was designed for infantry use, special forces, and law enforcement officers. The goal of the ARAD was to build a modular battle rifle for dynamic combat scenarios with the capability to change calibers if need be.
This week Taurus introduced a new full size pistol, the G3. The new pistol will be apart of Taurus G-Series of pistols. The new G3 will be chambered in 9mm, a manual safety, accepts 10,15,17 round magazines, and weighs in at 25oz. The new G3 pistol is starts at $345.23.
Last week, the U.S. Army released the finalist for the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program. The Army was fielding prototype rifle and automatic rifle to replace the M-16. Three companies were chosen to advance with their prototype rifles. That was Sig Sauer, General Dynamics, and AAI/Textron Systems.
Yesterday, I read an article from USA Today which states, San Francisco, declares NRA a ‘domestic terrorist organization’ in resolution. When I read this headline. I honestly couldn’t believe it. I honestly thought it was fake news.
The closed beta for Ghost Recon Breakpoint starts tomorrow for Xbox, PlayStation, PC. If you are interested in pre-loading the Beta while you are off at work or school so it can be ready to play tomorrow.
On Monday, the steps towards peace came closer when a U.S. Convoy showed a draft of the U.S.-Taliban deal to Afghan leaders. However, It is unclear if the draft was giving to President Ashraf Ghani and his team.
This Labor Day weekend there has been plenty of firearm companies with some great deals to offer. A lot of the companies will be mainstays where you know you can always find a good deal.
Happy Labor Day everyone. I hope everyone is enjoying the day off. Hopefully, spending time with family or friends. If not just enjoying a relaxing day off of work. While your chilling and waiting for that food to get off the grill or just browsing the web.
Yesterday, CD Projket Red conducted a live stream of gameplay for Cyberpunk 2077. The livestream was called the 2019 Deep Dive Stream. The purpose of this stream was to show off how gameplay will work within Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projket Red showed about 15 minutes of actual gameplay footage during the stream.