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Microsoft’s new digital Xbox store now available to all Xbox One owners

September 22, 2020
Microsoft’s redesigned Xbox store rolls out digitally to all users today, after its successful initial deployment to insiders early last month. As my colleague Chris Welch pointed out in his early review, the new storefront loads dramatically faster than its predecessor. It’s been “optimized for the era of Game Pass,” meaning it’s easier to see the differences between different versions…
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How to get Google’s slick widgets from iOS 14 on Android

September 22, 2020
iOS 14 arrived last week and it’s been a breath of fresh air to iPhone users. Finally! Widgets! Customization! Over in the Android world, though, we’ve had these options for years. Still, Google created a slick new set of widgets for iOS 14 that aren’t on Android. At…
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My impressions of Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War multiplayer alpha

September 22, 2020
Activision showed off the multiplayer alpha gameplay for Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War this weekend on Sony’s PlayStation 4. It’s coming out November 13, and as I played it, the five maps I played grew on me. But I agree with a lot of criticism on social media that there are tweaks that would improve the balance of the matches. The alpha test will give much-needed feedback to Treyarch…
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Obsidian should make the next Fallout

September 22, 2020
We’re all buzzing about today’s big gaming news. Microsoft has bought Bethesda. And as part of that $7.5 billion purchase, the Xbox company now owns Bethesda Game Works and some of the biggest role-playing game franchises of all time: The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. So…
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VW ID.4 electric SUV will come with 3 years of free charging on Electrify America’s network

September 21, 2020
VW announced today that it reached a deal with Electrify America to provide “three years of unlimited charging” on the latter’s charging network included in the price of the ID.4 electric SUV. Electrify America, which was founded through Volkswagen’s settlement with the EPA over the Dieselgate scandal, has been making direct deals with some automakers to include charging with their new…
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Minecraft is now available for PlayStation VR as a free update

September 21, 2020
Minecraft’s PlayStation VR update is available now to download. Developer Mojang Studios announced the update earlier this month but hadn’t previously said when it would be playable. If you own Minecraft on PlayStation, then the update is completely free. The update does exactly what it says on the tin, making Minecraft playable on Sony’s PlayStation VR platform. It’s not the first time…
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