The Xbox Series X has a number of display-related technologies and features that we haven’t seen in any console before. This includes support for 4K at 120Hz over HDMI 2.1 and variable refresh rate (like AMD’s FreeSync). But the upcoming PlayStation 5 and most new graphics cards will also have HDMI 2.1. One feature that Microsoft’s console does have a monopoly on for now, however, is…
Twitch clarifies its ban on terrorism and extremist content
October 6, 2020
Twitch has updated its community guidelines, the rules that govern the site, to clarify its ban of terrorist and extremist content. The move appears to be in order to strengthen its language around that sort of material.
Here’s what it added, per Engadget:
Twitch does not…
To whet your appetite a bit more for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Ubisoft wants to teach you about the history of Vikings. It made a podcast called Echoes of Valhalla and all five episodes are now available on Spotify.
Ubisoft described the documentary series as “the…
Roblox has big plans for virtual music events
October 5, 2020
On a Friday night in September, more than a million people showed up to an album launch party inside the virtual world of Roblox. American pop star Ava Max held a “virtual fan meetup” in the game to celebrate the launch of her new album Heaven & Hell. It was a relatively simple affair. Max first appeared on a huge screen in front of a colorful dance floor floating in the sky, talking about…
Twitch clarifies its ban on terrorist and extremist content
October 5, 2020
Twitch has updated its community guidelines to clarify its ban on terrorist and extremist content. It said that it’s doing so to “reinforce the fact that this type of content has no place on Twitch.”
We’ve clarified our policy prohibiting terrorist and extremist…
Microsoft said its Xbox Game Studios has so far enjoyed a record year in terms of the number of games it has launched ahead of the November debut of the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles.
Games marketing general manager Aaron Greenberg said in a blog today that…
Electronic Arts announced Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered today, an updated version of the 2010 racing game. The remaster comes out November 6 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. A Switch version follows on November 13.
Hot Pursuit was developer Criterion’s follow up to the beloved 2008 open-world racing game Burnout Paradise, which had its own remaster in 2018. That made Hot Pursuit the…
After several years of development, you’re finally getting your first glimpse of the Monster Hunter movie in action. Sony and IGN have shared a teaser trailer (via Polygon) for Paul W.S. Anderson’s Monster Hunter production that gives a hint of what to expect. It’s…
Your first real look at the Monster Hunter movie is 13 seconds of surprised soldiers with guns
October 4, 2020
James Bond may not avert his next death until 2021, but apparently Paul W.S. Anderson’s Monster Hunter movie will still hit the big screen this year: the just-posted official teaser trailer for the movie confirms that it’ll arrive this December, “only in theaters.”…
Answering your Xbox Series X questions | GB Decides 166
October 3, 2020
GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti talks with gaming editor Jeff Grubb about Xbox Series X, Crash Bandicoot 4, and Super Mario 35 on this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast. Also, Minecraft is in Smash Ultimate now because of course it is. And, hey, what the heck is wrong with cross-saves between PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
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