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Nintendo and PlayStation lead as TV ad spend dips in April — even during pandemic

The gaming industry’s TV advertising spend saw an overall decrease in April compared to March, to an estimated $16.3 million from $17.3 million. Nintendo, which accounted for over 84% of industry spend in March, drastically reduced its budget (although it kept its first-place position), while PlayStation burst back onto the ranking after being absent in previous months. GamesBeat has partnered…
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Will your TV handle Xbox Series X games that run at 120 fps?

One of the tidbits revealed during the first Xbox 20/20 event today is that Dirt 5 supports 120 frames per second on Xbox Series X. Publisher Codemasters’ racing game is coming in October, but it supports Smart Delivery. So if you get it for Xbox One, you’ll get the Xbox…
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Dirt 5 debuts at Xbox 20/20 event for Xbox Series X

Racing games are the only real way to know when a new console generation is starting. Are the wheels round and metal body shiny? Then it must be time to buy a PlayStation for Ridge Racer, a PlayStation 2 for R: Racing Revolution, or an Xbox One for Forza Motorsport 5. And…
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Microsoft says hundreds of Xbox Series X games are coming

Microsoft said during today’s Xbox 20/20 event that hundreds of developers working on games for the Xbox Series X video game console coming this fall. Sarah Bond, the head of partnerships at Microsoft Xbox, said that their partners are all over the world. In the screenshot Microsoft showed off, you can see some of the biggest supporters of the console. Notable companies include big companies…
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Madden NFL 21 kicks off next-gen football on Xbox Series X

We all but knew that Madden NFL 21 was coming to the Xbox Series X (and the PlayStation 5). After all, the football franchise has been around since 1989 and is the foundation of EA’s annual sports strategy. It’s also one of the key games in its live-services business. And if America does fall under a second wave of the coronavirus after reopening the country too early, it may be the only NFL…
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Yakuza: Like A Dragon is an Xbox Series X launch title

The Yakuza series is getting a new entry with Like A Dragon, and it will be a launch title for Xbox Series X. Microsoft revealed Yakuza: Like A Dragon today during its Xbox 20/20 gameplay event today, a video that focused on third-party games. Yakuza is from Sega, and this…
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Second Extinction is a 3-player co-op shooter for the Xbox Series X

Second Extinction is coming from Systemic Reaction for Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X video game console. Second Extinction is an intense three-player cooperative shooter, and your goal is to wipe out the mutated dinosaurs that have taken over the planet. I loved the look and action of this game, where it looks like you get all sorts of weaponry to take out hordes of fast-moving dinosaurs like…
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