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Microsoft says LG OLED TVs are the best way to experience HDR games on the Xbox Series X

January 16, 2021
LG and Microsoft have formed an exclusive partnership to promote the next-gen gaming experience the way it was meant to be enjoyed – at 4K resolution and 120fps with minimal lag and a wide color gamut. The Xbox Series X and LG’s Series X TVs, the OLED line-up that launched this year, both support Dolby Vision (HDR) and Dolby Atmos. Additionally, the TVs can handle Variable Refresh Rate input…
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December 2020 NPD: Nintendo dominates with half of the top 20 games

January 15, 2021
December saw new records for consumer spending on video games in the United States of $7.7 billion, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S hardware drove that, but ongoing success for Nintendo’s Switch platform was also instrumental. “December 2020 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories reached a December…
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Gamers spent a lot more time playing on Steam in 2020

January 15, 2021
With most of us spending much more time at home than usual in 2020, it’s hardly a shock that we spent many of those hours playing games. Valve has revealed Steam stats that show just how much we relied on games to get us through lockdowns and the shift to working from…
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Steam customers purchased 21.4% more games in 2020 than in 2019

January 14, 2021
Last year was a big one for Valve Software’s Steam. The PC game-distribution platform had a massive audience that engaged even more with gaming during the ongoing global pandemic. That led to an increase in game purchases of 21.4% year-over-year in 2021. Valve summed up…
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Ubisoft is making the Star Wars game that EA couldn’t

January 14, 2021
Ubisoft is making an open-world . Lucasfilm Limited and Ubisoft made the announcement this morning, and you can read all of the known details in our story right here. Electronic Arts, the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order publisher, is continuing to make Star Wars games as well. But it is not renewing its exclusivity agreement with Walt Disney. So what’s happening here? The simplest explanation is…
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Ubisoft is making an open-world Star Wars game

January 13, 2021
You knew the resurrected Lucasfilm Games brand would eventually produce a Star Wars game, but now it’s clear just who will be involved — and this time, it’s not EA. Lucasfilm Games told Wired that Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment, the team behind The Division 2, is…
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App Annie: Mobile games could grow 20% to $120 billion in 2021

January 13, 2021
Mobile game spending could grow 20% to $120 billion in 2021, according to a report by mobile data and analytics provider App Annie. The firm also said that overall mobile app spending hit $143 billion in 2020. The San Francisco company’s State of Mobile 2021 report showed that the pandemic accelerated mobile adoption as consumers used their mobile devices to connect, work, learn, play and escape…
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