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Bayonetta Origins revealed, launches on March 17 on Switch

Connect with gaming and metaverse leaders online at GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 3 this February 1-2. Register here. In what is perhaps penance for making fans wait so long for Bayonetta 3, Nintendo revealed it’s making a new Bayonetta title. Called Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, it launches on Nintendo Switch on March 17. Origins is a puzzle game, in stark contrast to…
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Redmi K60 Gaming is not happening, Xiaomi VP confirms

The Xiaomi 13 is launching this Sunday, and one company VP revealed that it will be mightier than gaming phones. Lu Weibing, also known by his Western name William Lu, stated that in 2023 we won’t need dedicated devices for gaming on Android, and this trend is “doomed to…
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ZTE Blade V41 Vita quietly announced

Earlier this year ZTE released the Blade V40 Vita with a Unisoc chipset and massive 6,000 mAh battery and now the company is bringing the Blade V41 Vita with upgrades across the board. ZTE Blade V41 Vita Blade V41 Vita brings a 6.6-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The panel also boasts a notch cutout for the 8MP selfie camera. The back features a 50MP main camera…
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FTC sues to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard merger

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust complaint in a bid to block Microsoft’s planned $68.7 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard. The FTC started looking into the deal and its potential impact on the video game market soon after it was announced in…
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Smash Bros esports in chaos: Nintendo quashes unaffiliated events

Connect with gaming and metaverse leaders online at GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 3 this February 1-2. Register here. Updated on 12/2 at 11am PT: The Smash World Tour (SWT), a grassroots Super Smash Bros. circuit organized by VGBootCamp, announced that Nintendo is shutting down its finale less than two weeks before the event. This has major implications for both the grassroots esports…
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IKEA's latest Sonos Symfonisk speaker is also a $260 floor lamp

IKEA announced its latest Sonos collaboration today, a Symfonisk speaker that doubles as a floor lamp. The lamp/speaker combo will launch in January in IKEA stores and online. The floor lamp’s $260 price makes it the most expensive speaker in the Symfonisk lineup. Current…
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Atari revives unreleased arcade game that was too damn hard for 1982 players

Atari is reviving Akka Arrh, a 1982 arcade game canceled because test audiences found it too difficult. For the wave shooter’s remake, the publisher is teaming up with developer Jeff Minter, whose psychedelic, synthwave style seems an ideal fit for what Atari describes as “a fever dream in the best way possible.” The remake will be released on PC, PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo…
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