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Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a wonderful history lesson

September 16, 2020
At their core, 3D Super Mario games are all about the same thing: collecting shiny things. It could be stars, or moons, or whatever “shines” are. Sure, there’s lots of jumping and boss battles and navigating tricky puzzle-like spaces. But it’s all in service of gathering up lots of glittery objects, which in turn open up new areas to explore. What makes the series work so well are the…
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The Last of Us Part II for PS4 is $20 off at Walmart

September 16, 2020
If you haven’t yet trudged through the gripping and frequently disturbing tale that The Last of Us Part II has to tell, you can get a deal on the PS4 game at Walmart right now. Normally fully priced at $60, it’s $40. As far as price cuts on PS4 exclusives go, this is a…
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Super Mario 3D All-Stars review — All-star classics in a half-hearted package

September 16, 2020
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a collection that contains three of the best 3D platformers ever. You’d think that that would be enough. And for the most part, it is! When 3D All-Stars comes out for the Switch on September 18 (for whatever reason, it will only be available until March 31), this compilation puts Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy on Nintendo’s newest…
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Twitch takes another identity-related L

September 16, 2020
Today, Twitch announced a set of emote modifiers in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month — and then it ended up pulling them before the day’s end because they were incredibly insensitive. What in the fresh hell is this? pic.twitter.com/IjFSN9gHod 2020 is a year of Ls, and…
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Gameloft acquires episode mobile storytelling games maker The Other Guys

September 16, 2020
Gameloft announced today that it has acquired The Other Guys, the studio behind interactive story-based apps like Linda Brown and Journeys. Gameloft is a developer and publisher that focuses on free-to-play mobile gaming. Acquiring The Other Guys gives the studio a developer with expertise on a specific kind of casual gaming, one that focuses on episodic stories with big decision-making moments…
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Twitch is testing mid-roll ads that streamers can’t control

September 15, 2020
Twitch has started automatically running ads in the middle of streams for some viewers. It’s been very careful to frame the move as an experiment, probably because the company knows backlash from the community is coming. Here’s what you need to know. The ads will run…
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EA kills off Origin with new 'EA Desktop' app

September 15, 2020
It’s not just EA Access that EA is renaming to streamline its branding. The publisher is scrubbing the Origin name from its desktop app. It’s testing a beta version of a revamped PC client called, oddly enough, EA Desktop. In an interview with GamesBeat, EA said the app will offer faster updates and downloads, more straightforward access to games and expanded cross-play features. EA Desktop…
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