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Google Stadia arrives in eight new countries just in time for Cyberpunk 2077

Google has announced that Stadia will be available in eight new European countries over the next 24 hours. This includes Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland. As before, the price is €9.99 a month for the Stadia Pro service, with the first month being free. This doesn’t actually include the cost of the games, such as Cyberpunk 2077 releasing on…
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PUBG Mobile officially pulls out of India

The Ministry of Electronics & IT in India banned 118 mobile apps back in September, and the list included the popular game PUBG Mobile. After multiple attempts to get back on track and to bring the battle royale title to its fans, PUBG Corporation has finally given up…
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XDA partners with F(x)tec to make a phone that runs LineageOS and Ubuntu Touch OS

XDA has been around since the dark ages of smartphones and has proven a fertile ground for mods – including CyanogenMod. Now the XDA team has decided to get in the driver’s seat and make a phone of its own. It partnered with F(x)tec to build the hardware so it can focus on the software. Fittingly, it chose LineageOS, the phoenix that rose from the Cyanogen ashes. But that’s not all, Ubuntu…
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A mini 'Pong' arcade machine is on the way

Atari and UNIS have teamed up for another Pong arcade machine you can play at home, albeit one that&aposs much smaller than UNIS&apos coffee table-sized analog models. The Mini Pong Jr has a 7.9-inch LCD screen and two classic dial controls so you can play with a friend. If you go it alone, you&aposll have ten difficulty settings to choose from.  There’s no built-in battery, but you…
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PlayStation 5 UI reaction and more Xbox Series X questions answered | GamesBeat Decides 168

Sony finally revealed the PlayStation 5 UI, and Microsoft lifted the embargo for the Xbox Series X. So let’s talk about all of that on this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast. In the news, GamesBeat editors Mike Minotti and Jeff Grubb talk about the latest NPD sales report. Also, Mike played five hours of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, and Jeff couldn’t stop playing Pikmin 3…
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