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Nintendo’s Super Switch makes sense for everyone involved

Nintendo is preparing to release a Super Switch this holiday, according to original reporting from the Nate the Hate podcast on YouTube. This revision will likely feature a new system-on-a-chip (SOC) that will enable the system to bring in extra performance, improved efficiency, and Nvidia’s Tensor cores to power deep-learning supersampling. Now, a Bloomberg report is echoing what Nate the Hate…
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Minecraft Earth shuts down, but AR gaming should bounce back

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Microsoft recently announced that Minecraft Earth will shut down in June. It stated that it wants to “reallocate” limited resources due to the pandemic in order to serve the…
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Monster Hunter Rise review — Switch rises to the occasion

I’m not the biggest Monster Hunter fan in the world … although, ironically, I did enjoy Monster Hunter World. Something about the boost in presentation and graphics made it more appealing to me. I was worried that a Switch version of Monster Hunter would be disappointing. Much to my surprise, I like Monster Hunter Rise for Switch even more than World. This newest iteration in Capcom’s…
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Microsoft confirms plan to phase out ‘Xbox Live’ branding

Microsoft is now calling its Xbox network the “Xbox Network” — clever. And this has led the company to drop the Xbox Live branding for the wider service. Microsoft will still use that original naming convention when referring to the Xbox Live Gold subscription program. But it has already replaced all other instances of “Xbox Live” with “Xbox Network” on the Xbox user interface. The…
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Nintendo keeps feasting on TV ad impressions

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Nintendo continues its domination of TV ad impressions, accounting for 65% of gaming industry impressions from February 16 through March 15 — though it’s worth noting that the…
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Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster launches May 25 for Switch, PS4, and Steam

Atlus announced today that Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster will launch on May 25 for Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. A digital deluxe edition will give buyers early access on May 21. The standard version costs $50, while the digital deluxe edition goes for $70. Nocturne originally debuted in 2003 as a PlayStation 2 game in Japan. The U.S. got it in 2004, but this was before…
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