Overall Twitch viewership shrank slightly in July, and streams of top games like League of Legends and Fortnite fell with it. But in other corners of Twitch, viewership is still growing: the platform’s “Just Chatting” category saw millions more hours watched, and there were increases in Twitch’s “Creative” and “Music & Performing Arts” categories, too.
Just Chatting grew to 176…
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds may have been eclipsed on console and PC by the flashier battle royale games it inspired, but the mobile version of the seminal shooter continues to be one of the largest and most successful games on the planet. And now it’s getting a 1.0…
Apple has asked a court not to temporarily reverse the App Store ban the company issued to Epic Games shortly after it broke its developer guidelines by accepting direct payments through Fortnite (via Axios). Apple argues the current predicament Epic finds itself is one it…
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat about what it’s like to live with the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Samsung’s biggest new phone. Plus, they dive into Epic’s war with Apple over the App Store, as well as how Facebook is still trying (and failing) to make Instagram a Tiktok killer.
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IKEA Taiwan has recreated parts of its catalog on Facebook using the iconic characters and in-game furnishings from Animal Crossing (via The Verge). The adorable alternate world pages are shown next to the real catalog, with occasionally accurate product substitutes and…
Epic Games' #FreeFortnite Cup has 1,200 non-Apple prizes
August 24, 2020
Epic Games’ battle against Apple is far from over. After releasing a parody of Apple&aposs 1984 ad, the video game developer is now taking another jab at the tech giant by holding a #FreeFortnite Cup on August 23rd. In its announcement, Epic said that iOS users will be…
Twitch plans to close out the summer with a new award show that will let fans vote on their favorite games and viral moments of the last several months. It’s called Chat’s Choice Awards, and will kick off September 3, at 5pm PT.
Twitch will give out awards in 14 different categories, including “The Savior of Quarantine,” “The Cutest In-Game Moment of the Summer,” and “King of…
Nintendo Switch games are up to 50 percent off in eShop sale
August 24, 2020
If you’ve worn out the games you have on your Nintendo Switch already, you can pick up a few new ones for less during the company’s new Share the Fun sale. Through August 30, a number of digital Switch titles are up to 50-percent off at Nintendo’s eShop. As the sale…
Nintendo is bringing the Switch to Brazil at last
August 24, 2020
More than five years after it stopped all of its direct sales in Brazil, Nintendo says it will soon release the Switch in the country. Since the console’s debut in 2017, the only way people there have been able to get their hands on the Switch is through imports or…
Stylish PC roguelike 'Hades' heads to Switch this fall
August 24, 2020
The Prince of Hell is heading to Switch. Hades, the stylish action-RPG from Supergiant Games, will hit Nintendo Switch in the fall, at the same time that it exits Early Access on PC. Hades has been in Early Access since December 2018, first as an exclusive on the Epic Games Store. It hit Steam a year later.
The Switch version of Hades will feature cross-save capabilities with the PC edition…
