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Gameloft acquires episode mobile storytelling games maker The Other Guys

September 16, 2020
Gameloft announced today that it has acquired The Other Guys, the studio behind interactive story-based apps like Linda Brown and Journeys. Gameloft is a developer and publisher that focuses on free-to-play mobile gaming. Acquiring The Other Guys gives the studio a developer with expertise on a specific kind of casual gaming, one that focuses on episodic stories with big decision-making moments…
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Twitch is testing mid-roll ads that streamers can’t control

September 15, 2020
Twitch has started automatically running ads in the middle of streams for some viewers. It’s been very careful to frame the move as an experiment, probably because the company knows backlash from the community is coming. Here’s what you need to know. The ads will run…
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EA kills off Origin with new 'EA Desktop' app

September 15, 2020
It’s not just EA Access that EA is renaming to streamline its branding. The publisher is scrubbing the Origin name from its desktop app. It’s testing a beta version of a revamped PC client called, oddly enough, EA Desktop. In an interview with GamesBeat, EA said the app will offer faster updates and downloads, more straightforward access to games and expanded cross-play features. EA Desktop…
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EA’s Origin client to become the EA Desktop app

September 15, 2020
EA’s Origin desktop app is getting a rebrand and a visual refresh, GameIndustry.biz reports. The client is now set to be called the “EA Desktop App,” and it will be faster, simpler, and include more cross-platform features, EA tells GamesBeat. Other improvements…
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SteelSeries' $200 Arctis 9 headset can mix PS4 and phone audio together

September 15, 2020
Last year, SteelSeries released the Arctis 9X, a gaming headset that you could connect to both your Xbox One and phone at the same time. Today, the company is making a variant of that same headset, simply called the Arctis 9, available to PlayStation 4 and PC gamers. Once Sony releases the PlayStation 5 later this year, the Arctis 9 will work with that console as well. The Arctis 9 features both…
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You are not banned from Fortnite

September 15, 2020
Fortnite is currently experiencing game-wide problems with logins, keeping some players from accessing their accounts. According to the game’s official status account, “Players who see a message saying ‘You do not have permission to play Fortnite’ or ‘Your account…
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AMD reveals its Radeon RX 6000 GPU design on Twitter — and in Fortnite

September 15, 2020
AMD’s last batch of new graphics cards, the midrange Radeon RX 5700 series, didn’t wow with their designs or high-end performance — but the new Radeon RX 6000 looks like it could actually be the long-awaited answer to Nvidia’s flagship graphics cards. When I say “looks like,” I mean it quite literally, though: AMD revealed the design of its new card on Twitter today, and its…
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