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Valve Steam Deck is a handheld gaming PC that runs SteamOS

Valve has announced its own handheld gaming console. The Steam Deck is a compact gaming PC running a custom version of SteamOS and can play all of your Steam games while also functioning as a computer. The Steam Deck has a formfactor similar to other portable gaming consoles like Nintendo Switch or the PlayStation Vita. On either side of the display are analog sticks with the d-pad on the left and…
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June 2021 NPD: Xbox and Switch outsell the competition

Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now. Hardware sales had a huge month in the United States in June. Consumers snapped up $401 million in new consoles, which is up 112% compared to the same period in…
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Ubisoft delays Rainbow Six: Extraction and Riders Republic

Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now. Ubisoft announced today in separate blog posts that Riders Republic is delayed from September 2 to October 28, and Rainbow Six: Extraction is moving from September 16 to January 2022. The posts don’t give much detail into why the delays are happening, but these have never been rare…
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Pokémon Unite launches its MOBA action to Switch on July 21

Join executive leaders at the AI at the Edge & IoT Summit. Watch now! The Pokémon Company announced today that Pokémon Unite will launch for Switch on July 21. A mobile version should release in September. Pokémon Unite is a free-to-play MOBA, the same type of game…
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Valve’s Steam Deck merges Switch convenience with PC gaming

Join executive leaders at the AI at the Edge & IoT Summit. Watch now! Valve today has unveiled the Steam Deck, its portable PC gaming machine. Like the Nintendo Switch, it has support for a dock that will connect the device to a TV. You have to buy the dock separately. You can play games from your Steam library on the machine. The price will start at $400 with 64 GB of internal storage. A…
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Netflix hires Oculus and EA veteran Mike Verdu to lead games

Join executive leaders at the Conversational AI & Intelligent AI Assistants Summit, presented by Five9. Watch now! Netflix has hired former Oculus and EA game development leader Mike Verdu to head its fledgling game efforts. The company has been hiring game people for…
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Mario Golf: Super Rush review — What now?

Join executive leaders at the Data, Analytics, & Intelligent Automation Summit, presented by Accenture. Register here. Sometimes a game isn’t for me. But with Mario Golf: Super Rush, it feels like I am not meant for this game. What I mean by that is the game is probably ideal for a certain audience. More than 15 million people bought Super Mario Party to play with their family and friends.
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