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Teenage Engineering’s IKEA collection lands in stores next month

January 23, 2020

If IKEA’s Sonos speakers are a little bland for your taste, you might be happy to know that the FREKVENS line, a collaboration between IKEA and Teenage Engineering, arrives in February. The collection is meant to get funky house parties started, and it includes everything from speakers to spotlights, spill-resistant furniture and a raincoat — all with Teenage Engineering’s…

Super Nintendo World won't open in Orlando until at least 2023

January 23, 2020

The first Super Nintendo World theme park attraction is set to open at Universal Studios Japan this summer. There have long been plans to open up similar areas at Universal Studios locations in Hollywood and Orlando, but you’ll have to wait a while longer to explore…

New ‘Tetris’ apps are ready to replace EA’s mobile games

January 23, 2020

One day after EA announced that it’s shutting down its mobile Tetris games, N3TWORK’s Tetris app is available for download. For now, the free app comes with a traditional solo gameplay mode, but N3TWORK says it has “so much more in store.” You can…

Adorable co-op adventure 'Knights and Bikes' is coming to Switch

January 23, 2020

Charming co-op adventure game Knights and Bikes is coming to the Nintendo Switch. The adorably illustrated game — which sees two children exploring the ancient countryside and coastlines of England’s Cornwall — has been a big hit with fans since its successful Kickstarter campaign back in 2016. Players first got to experience the game’s unique artistry and heartwarming…

Official 'Fortnite' circuits are coming to colleges and high schools

January 23, 2020

The battle royale game millions of young players spend hours grinding is now going to be available to play with the approval their teachers. PlayVS, a company hosting esports tournaments in high schools and colleges, has partnered with Fortnite publisher Epic Games to…

Now everyone can play 'Mario Kart Tour' multiplayer

January 23, 2020

At launch, Nintendo’s Mario Kart for mobile devices (iOS, Android) had a major missing piece: multiplayer. Now Mario Kart Tour has kicked off the second round of its beta test for head-to-head racing, and this time it doesn’t require that players purchase…

EA is shutting down its mobile 'Tetris' games

January 22, 2020

EA is giving up on its mobile Tetris games. Tetris 2011 and Tetris Blitz have disappeared from the Play Store, and in the App Store, EA left a note for fans explaining that it will retire its Tetris app on April 21st, that includes Tetris 2011, Tetris Blitz and Tetris Premium. EA hasn’t given an explanation for retiring the games. It did say, “we have had an amazing journey with you…

PlayVS brings Fortnite to high school and college esports tournaments

January 22, 2020

PlayVS will bring organized Fortnite competitions to high schools and colleges in the U.S. PlayVS already uses its software platform to organize popular esports tournaments for high schools, and this deal marks the first time it is expanding to colleges and…

Is this the back of the Xbox Series X?

January 22, 2020

Behold the derrière of the Xbox Series X. Images of an alleged prototype have surfaced on Twitter and the gaming forum Neogaf, hinting at the various ports that will be available on Microsoft’s next console. Thurrott‘s Brad Sams believes they are…

Verizon promo gives gigabit Fios customers free Google Stadia bundles

January 22, 2020

How do you sweeten the pot for gamers wanting extra-fast internet access? Throw in free goodies, apparently. Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) is launching a promo that gives new Fios gigabit internet customers a free Google Stadia Premiere Edition bundle if they sign up on or before August 1st, 2020. You’ll have 4K game streaming tech that can take advantage of that fiber optic…