The game industry continues to show off how it’s benefiting from the pandemic. This time, it’s mobile role-playing games bringing in more dough, according to analyst firm Sensor Tower. So far in 2020, mobile role-playing games have brought in an estimated $2 billion in player spending in the U.S., which is already 33% higher than its estimates for 2019.
And squad-based RPGs are leading the…
Doom Eternal is the first game to arrive on Xbox Game Pass following Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax
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Following a teaser from the Xbox Game Pass team yesterday, Microsoft has announced that Doom Eternal is heading to the company’s gaming subscription service. The 2020 sequel to the fantastic 2016 reboot will arrive on Xbox Game Pass for consoles on October 1st and will…
PUBG Mobile floods its game with K-pop band Blackpink
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PUBG Mobile is adding a new song from K-pop band Blackpink to its lobby. Players can listen to the band’s single “How You Like That” ahead of their upcoming album release. The song will be available in-game from September 24th through October 2nd.
PUBG’s developers…
Xbox Family Sharing App arrives on iOS and Android today
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Since the pandemic began, gaming has offered a way for people to stay connected, but even Microsoft knows that too much of a good thing can be harmful and that “gaming should be part of a balanced life.” With that in mind, it’s rolling out the official Xbox Family Sharing App. Available for iOS and Android, the app lets parents and caregivers create child and teen accounts, set screen time…
After Math: Ninja pulls the old 'Twitcheroo'
September 24, 2020
Despite only being four days long, this week has been chock full of shocking tech reveals and revelations, what with the Xbox Series S leaks and Ninja’s surprise return to Twitch. Here are some of the headline highlights from the past week.
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Vinyl outsold CDs…
Xbox Series S leak reveals $299 price
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Update: The leaks were true: Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Series S will cost $299 and deliver “next-gen performance in the smallest Xbox ever.”
Back in mid-August, the packaging of what appeared to be a controller for the Xbox Series S was leaked online, pretty much…
Pop star Ava Max will hold an album launch party in Roblox
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Ava Max is holding an album launch party in an unexpected place: the virtual realm of Roblox. The pop star will be part of what’s described as “a first-of-its-kind immersive album launch party and virtual fan meetup” to celebrate the release of her new album Heaven & Hell.
It will feature a variety of events, including a Q&A with the artist, a performance of some new songs, a merch…
Microsoft makes a last-minute Xbox Series S price cut in Japan
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Seemingly out of nowhere, Microsoft has decided to change the price of the Xbox Series S in Japan. The next-gen console was originally going to retail for 32,980 yen (roughly $313), but that’s now been revised down to 29,980 yen (roughly $284). It’s a surprising move…
Epic Games offers $10 vouchers for redeeming 'Rocket League'
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Rocket League has officially gone free-to-play on all platforms including PS4, Xbox One and Switch. Epic Games is keen that you play the rocket-powered-car-football-chaos on PC and Mac, though — and preferably by downloading the game through its own digital store. To make…
Step this way to the metaverse. Roblox has a virtual concert coming with pop star Ava Max, who will sing songs from her new album Heaven & Hell on Friday.
The event is a new way of expanding the entertainment in Roblox, a virtual gaming world with more than 150 million players, who play do-it-yourself games and learn programming on the side.
The “album release party” will begin at 4…
