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Fortnite will launch on next-generation consoles on Unreal Engine 4 and migrate to UE5

Fortnite will debut on the next generation video game consoles as those machines launch this fall, according to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. In an interview with GamesBeat, Sweeney said that the company is using Unreal Engine 4 to adapt Fortnite to run on both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X when those consoles debut late this year. That’s important for both consoles, as Fortnite has more…
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Ubisoft announces ‘E3-style showcase’ for July 12

Ubisoft announced today that it will host a digital event on July 12: Ubisoft Forward. The publisher is calling the show an “E3-style showcase.” E3 proper is cancelled this year. This event will broadcast about a month later than when Ubisoft would normally put on its E3 show. The steam will include “exclusive game news, exciting reveals, and plenty more.” With no E3 this summer, it is up…
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Electronic Arts shifts playbook for all-digital esports events

Like everyone else in esports, Electronic Arts has been forced to pivot to digital esports and competitive gaming events because of the coronavirus. While esports companies have had to withdraw from physical esports events, EA and other companies have shifted their efforts…
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Will your TV handle Xbox Series X games that run at 120 fps?

One of the tidbits revealed during the first Xbox 20/20 event today is that Dirt 5 supports 120 frames per second on Xbox Series X. Publisher Codemasters’ racing game is coming in October, but it supports Smart Delivery. So if you get it for Xbox One, you’ll get the Xbox Series X version at no additional cost. And what does the Xbox Series X-optimized version of Dirt 5 get you? In an interview…
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Dirt 5 debuts at Xbox 20/20 event for Xbox Series X

Racing games are the only real way to know when a new console generation is starting. Are the wheels round and metal body shiny? Then it must be time to buy a PlayStation for Ridge Racer, a PlayStation 2 for R: Racing Revolution, or an Xbox One for Forza Motorsport 5. And…
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Microsoft says hundreds of Xbox Series X games are coming

Microsoft said during today’s Xbox 20/20 event that hundreds of developers working on games for the Xbox Series X video game console coming this fall. Sarah Bond, the head of partnerships at Microsoft Xbox, said that their partners are all over the world. In the screenshot…
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Xbox 20/20: Every Xbox Series X game Microsoft showed during gameplay reveal

Microsoft showed off gameplay for its upcoming Xbox Series X console during today’s Inside Xbox stream. The event focused on third-party games, including heavy-hitters like Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and EA’s Madden 21. You can find info about every title highlighted during the show below, along with the trailers that Microsoft showed for each one during the event. May of these…
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