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The next Nintendo Switch Online games include Donkey Kong Country 2

September 16, 2020
Nintendo has announced the next round of games to be added to the ever-growing Nintendo Switch Online retro library. The headliner is Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, the 1995 sequel to the original Donkey Kong Country that was added to Nintendo Switch Online back in July. I will be straight with you and admit that I am not a Donkey Kong Country fan. But I am a Picross fan, so I’m…
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Twitch takes another identity-related L

September 16, 2020
Today, Twitch announced a set of emote modifiers in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month — and then it ended up pulling them before the day’s end because they were incredibly insensitive. What in the fresh hell is this? pic.twitter.com/IjFSN9gHod 2020 is a year of Ls, and…
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Twitch chat successfully barrel-rolled a ‘Flight Simulator’ plane

September 16, 2020
Somehow, the chaotic hivemind that is Twitch chat managed to takeoff, fly and land a plane in Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner took off from Košice International Airport in Slovakia, flew for about an hour, performed a barrel roll and landed back at the airport, Eurogamer reports. The flight was, impressively, piloted by dozens of people who were typing commands into…
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Twitch is testing mid-roll ads that streamers can’t control

September 15, 2020
Twitch has started automatically running ads in the middle of streams for some viewers. It’s been very careful to frame the move as an experiment, probably because the company knows backlash from the community is coming. Here’s what you need to know. The ads will run…
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EA kills off Origin with new 'EA Desktop' app

September 15, 2020
It’s not just EA Access that EA is renaming to streamline its branding. The publisher is scrubbing the Origin name from its desktop app. It’s testing a beta version of a revamped PC client called, oddly enough, EA Desktop. In an interview with GamesBeat, EA said the app…
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Fortnite's anti-cheat solution comes to 'Fall Guys' in major update

September 15, 2020
As part of a major mid-season update, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is getting Epic’s Easy Anti-Cheat software. This should, finally, take care of all the cheaters lurking in the game.  If you’ve played Fall Guys, you may have encountered ruthless cheaters sabotaging gameplay. In August, developer Mediatonic said it had a plan for dealing with the nefarious players, and early this month, it…
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EA’s Origin client to become the EA Desktop app

September 15, 2020
EA’s Origin desktop app is getting a rebrand and a visual refresh, GameIndustry.biz reports. The client is now set to be called the “EA Desktop App,” and it will be faster, simpler, and include more cross-platform features, EA tells GamesBeat. Other improvements…
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Facebook Gaming's partnered streamers can now play licensed music

September 15, 2020
Facebook Gaming has secured partnerships with multiple music labels including Universal, Warner, Sony, BMG, Kobalt and Merlin. That means streamers can play a “vast amount” of tunes without worrying about copyright takedown notices. For now, the feature is limited to streamers with partner status, though Facebook says it’s working on similar access for Level Up creators. Music should also be…
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