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Call of Duty League postpones matches due to Texas power outages

February 19, 2021
The Call of Duty League has postponed its second week of competition due to the snowstorms and subsequent power outages in Texas that have left some dead and millions without electricity. Instead, the league will combine the second and third weeks of play into a full seven days of play dubbed the Super Week. It may come as no surprise that 24 CDL players are living in Dallas alone. There’s…
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Microsoft gives older games FPS Boost on Xbox Series S and X

February 19, 2021
Starting today, Microsoft has enabled FPS Boost for five popular titles on the new Xbox Series X and S consoles – Far Cry 4, New Super Lucky’s Tale, Sniper Elite 4, UFC 4, and Watch Dogs 2. FPS Boost will do what its name suggests – boost the frames per second…
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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout takes the fruit chute onto Switch

February 18, 2021
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is tumbling to the Switch. Devolver Digital and developer Mediatonic announced the game during today’s Nintendo Direct video showcase. This brings the platforming battle royale action to another platform for the first time since Fall Guys…
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Mario Golf: Super Rush is coming to Switch

February 18, 2021
Nintendo announced today during its Nintendo Direct presentation that a new Mario Golf, subtitled Super Rush, is coming to Switch. It will launch on June 25. Mario Golf is one of the most popular Mario sports franchises that Nintendo makes. The Switch already got a Mario Tennis title with Mario Tennis Aces in 2018. The last Mario Golf, World Tour, came out for the 3DS in 2014. This new game on…
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Stubbs the Zombie returns on Switch and more

February 18, 2021
Aspyr Media has another port coming to modern consoles. This time it’s Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse. The brain-devouring game launches March 16 for Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation and Xbox consoles. This is a port of the original 2005 game, but Aspyr is…
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Project Triangle Strategy is a tactical-RPG from the Octopath team

February 18, 2021
Nintendo revealed Project Triangle Strategy from Square Enix today during its Nintendo Direct event. A demo will be available later today, but the full game will not release until 2022. Project Triangle Strategy is something of a spiritual successor to Octopath Traveler (which was called Project Octopath Traveler when first revealed). Like that game, this new title uses old-school 2D sprites…
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Star Wars Hunters is a new Zynga game coming to Switch

February 18, 2021
Zynga is releasing a Star Wars game on consoles. The studio is working with its developer NaturalMotion Games to release Star Wars Hunters this year for Nintendo Switch. The companies announced the game today as part of the Nintendo Direct video showcase. Calling All…
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword gets remastered for Switch

February 18, 2021
Nintendo announced today that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is coming to Switch with a fresh remaster. It will release on July 16. The Wii U already got HD remasters of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, so Skyward Sword’s turn seemed likely. The game first came out…
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FPS Boost launches on Xbox with power to double (or quadruple) framerates

February 17, 2021
Backward compatibility is getting even better on Xbox Series X/S. Microsoft is launching FPS Boost starting today with support for a handful of games. This is the magic tech that enables certain Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One games to run at a higher framerate than their developers originally intended. FPS Boost can achieve this without forcing developers to update their games. “The backward…
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