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The RetroBeat: Can Microsoft save Quake?

September 26, 2020
With Microsoft’s $7.5 billion purchase of Bethesda, everyone is buzzing about how the Xbox brand now owns huge franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Doom. But I’m just sitting over here thinking about Quake. Quake is one of the most important first-person shooter franchises ever. It’s from Id Software, the same studio that created FPS heavyweights like Wolfenstein and Doom. While…
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Konami brings Metal Gear Solid and more to GOG

September 25, 2020
GOG announced today that is has partnered with Konami to bring many of its classic games to the PC gaming store. Starting today, Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid, and Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance are on GOG. You can also grab Konami Collector’s Series: Castlevania &amp…
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Turn your Xbox One controller into a throttle-and-stick setup with these 3D-printed parts

September 25, 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator has got a lot of people hankering to take to the virtual skies. But for many the experience isn’t complete without a flight stick of some sort. With lots of these now sold out that can be tough. But here’s a solution: 3D-printed parts that snap onto an Xbox One controller for a DIY conversion into a hands on throttle-and-stick or HOTAS. This amazing little mod is the…
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Epic Games acquires kid tech platform SuperAwesome

September 25, 2020
Epic Games has announced the acquisition of SuperAwesome, a pioneer in the “kid tech” market that provides children with what it says are safe digital experiences and age-appropriate advertising. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move comes days after Epic…
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How QuadPay’s interest-free PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X payment plan works

September 25, 2020
If you feel the need to keep up with cutting-edge video game hardware, 2020 is a rough year thanks to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nvidia’s RTX 3080 GPU. That’s especially true if the pandemic has put a dent in your income. Saving up $500 to purchase an Xbox or PS5 may prove difficult. But that’s where QuadPay wants to step in and act as a budgeting tool for consumers. QuadPay is…
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Sega is working on another Yakuza movie

September 25, 2020
Sega is developing a live-action adaptation of its popular Yakuza game series, according to Variety. With more than a dozen mainline and spinoff games, and not to mention the new sequel that’s coming to the west later this year, there’s a lot of material the movie could…
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Sega’s Football Manager heads back to Xbox this fall

September 25, 2020
When it comes out on November 24th, Football Manager 2021 will the first entry in the popular simulation series to make its way to Xbox consoles in more than a decade. Sega plans to release the game on Xbox One, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X, with a single purchase getting…
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Sensor Tower: These genres are thriving in the $2 billion U.S. mobile-RPG market

September 25, 2020
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…
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