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Xbox Game Pass has more than 15 million subscribers

September 21, 2020
Tucked away in its blockbuster announcement that it’s buying Bethesda Softworks, id Software and Arkane Studios parent company ZeniMax Media, Microsoft revealed that Xbox Game Pass now has more than 15 million subscribers. That means it has added more than five million members in the last six months or so. Microsoft has beefed up Game Pass this year by adding plenty more titles for players to…
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BTS is coming to Fortnite

September 21, 2020
One of the biggest bands in the world is coming to one of the biggest games in the world. Today, Epic Games announced that K-pop group BTS will be debuting their next music video on Fortnite’s party royale island. It’ll be a choreography video for the single…
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You’ll soon be able to dance like BTS in ‘Fortnite’

September 21, 2020
If you’re one of the millions of BTS fans, clear your schedule this Friday night. Fortnite is hosting a Party Royale event featuring the world premiere of a new, choreographed “Dynamite” music video. You’ll be able to dance along in the Party Royale with two new Emotes choreographed by BTS. The new Emotes will be available in the Item Shop, too. So beginning September 23rd at 8PM ET…
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Epic rejects Apple claims that 'Fortnite' on iOS was dying

September 19, 2020
Epic is hitting back at Apple’s claims that the developer’s lawsuit was just an attempt to revitalize sagging interest in Fortnite on iOS. In a newly-filed reply to Apple in a preliminary injunction request to keep Fortnite in the app store, Epic rejected Apple’s…
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PlayStation leads in TV ad impressions, but Square Enix is close behind

September 19, 2020
Gaming industry TV ad impressions saw an 87.71% increase from mid-August to mid-September, compared to the previous 30-day period. From August 16 through September 15, 12 gaming brands aired 49 spots over 6,500 times, resulting in 1.5 billion impressions. Sports, particularly NBA playoff games, were a large driver of impressions for the industry overall, and three brands dominated this time…
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Super Mario 3D All-Stars is Nintendo at its worst

September 19, 2020
I don’t know what I was expecting, but it was more than what Nintendo delivered with Super Mario 3D All-Stars. This bundle is available now on the Nintendo Switch eShop and at retail (if you can find it) for $60. I bought it last night, and it’s reminding me of how…
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Trump administration reportedly questions Epic Games and Riot about Tencent ties

September 18, 2020
The Trump administration is apparently investigating the data collection policies of American companies linked to Tencent, following sanctions on Tencent app WeChat earlier this year. Bloomberg reports that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has sent letters to League of Legends studio Riot and Fortnite maker Epic Games, asking about “their security protocols in…
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