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Bandai Namco previews 7 action and RPG titles for 2020

January 29, 2020
Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment showed off seven action and role-playing titles that it expects will debut in 2020. At a preview event in San Francisco, I played most of the games that the company displayed. They ranged from Bless Unleashed, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that debuted in 2019, to Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, an anime-based…
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Red Dead Redemption 2 approaches 35 million copies sold

January 29, 2020
Rockstar Games had an OK decade, I guess. At least, for a studio that only had a handful of major releases. But two of those games, Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2, are among the best-selling games over the last 10 years. And now, Rockstar is highlighting some…
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Green Man Gaming’s new program simplifies the publishing process

January 24, 2020
Green Man Gaming isn’t the most straightforward name for an online retailer. But it has some sentimental value for cofounders Paul Sulyok and Lee Packham, who first talked about starting the company while at a London pub called The Green Man. They borrowed the name, created a mascot (an alien life form known as Alf), and launched GMG in 2010. Over the last decade, Green Man Gaming has become a…
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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…
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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 find the app in the App Store or Play Store — outside of China and New Zealand — and you’ll be able to play…
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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 a $5 Gold Pass subscription for access. Being able to race your friends instead of just AI and the clock might make its…
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