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Microsoft increases Xbox Live Gold prices for new members

January 22, 2021
Microsoft continues sending not-so-subtle signals that it would really, really like you to drop Xbox Live Gold in favor of Game Pass. The company has raised prices for new Xbox Live Gold memberships across the board, with the changes becoming more noticeable the longer you’re ready to commit. The one- and three-month plans aren’t much pricier at $11 and $30 respectively (up $1 and $5), but six…
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Opera acquires YoYo Games for $10 million and launches Opera Gaming division

January 20, 2021
Web browser maker Opera has acquired YoYo Games, the maker of the GameMaker Studio 2 game engine, for $10 million, and it has also launched its Opera Gaming division. The deal underscores Opera‘s efforts to differentiate its web browser, Opera GX, through a gaming community. Opera itself has more than 380 million people using its web browsers worldwide. Its new Opera GX gaming browser has seven…
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning comes to Switch on March 16

January 19, 2021
THQ Nordic announced today that Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning will release for Switch on March 16. Kingdoms of Amalur first debuted in 2012. The action role-playing game had a fun open world and fast-paced combat, but it wasn’t able to sell enough copies to keep the…
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Toya and Zag Games team up for Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir adventure game on Roblox

January 19, 2021
Israeli game studio Toya has teamed up with Zag Games to create a new game for Roblox: Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir. The game is based on the animated TV series Miraculous — Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, which targets girls ages 6 to 12 as well as boys ages 4 to 7. Zag produces the show (along with On Kids & Family) and it will co-develop the game with publisher and developer Toya, a Tel…
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Homebrew Labo kit gives you a full-body 'Mario Kart' workout

January 18, 2021
Do you feel like your body is going to waste when you play Mario Kart on your Switch? Mike Choi might have a way to keep you in shape. The self-professed “hardware hacker” has built a concept Labo Fit Adventure Kart Kit that gives you a full workout while you race. You…
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GamesBeat Decides: Sonic’s best (and worst) friends

January 17, 2021
We had so much fun making a tier list of Nintendo’s consoles last week that Jeff Grubb and I are back at it again with a topic that’s a bit more silly. We’re ranking Sonic the Hedgehog’s friends. Yup, we go through all of the notable anthropomorphic characters that have showed up in the Sega franchise over the years. While we do have to suffer through some atrocious creatures, we do…
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