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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.” At just 13 seconds of footage, it’s not much of a teaser — and where are the swords? Milla Jovovich mans a minigun, and…
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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…
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Bowser arrested and charged for selling Nintendo Switch hacks

October 3, 2020
Two members of a console hacking and piracy organization known as Team Xecuter have been arrested and charged with fraud, one of whom is named Gary Bowser. French national Max Louarn and Bowser, originally from Canada but arrested in the Dominican Republic, allegedly led the group, which makes a line of tools for cracking locked-down gaming hardware. Team Xecuter is a sophisticated operation…
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Crash Bandicoot 4 is a charming, challenging throwback

October 2, 2020
The Crash Bandicoot series has always occupied a strange place in the pantheon of platform games. It doesn’t offer the sheer joy of movement and discovery that has propelled the Super Mario games, nor the technical spectacle that drives each new Ratchet and Clank title.
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10 things we learned about Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Nintendo’s mixed reality racer

October 2, 2020
One of Nintendo’s more intriguing upcoming games is Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. Developed by Velan Studios, it’s a title that follows the likes of Labo and Pokémon Go, attempting to take Nintendo’s playful experiences and translate them into the real world. In this case, Home Circuit is both a game you play on a Switch and a remote control racer that will take over your living…
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Zynga aims to expand breast cancer awareness in Words With Friends

October 2, 2020
For the second year in a row, Zynga launched its Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign in its popular Words With Friends social game. The game publisher worries that this year, the pandemic will deter people from paying attention to the issue or getting screenings as they practice social distancing and shelter-in-place precautions. The campaign worked well last year in a partnership with the…
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