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If Found debuts on iOS and Steam on May 19

April 5, 2020
If Found…, an interactive visual novel about going home, coming out, and erasing everything, will launch on May 19 on iOS and Steam. Developed by Dublin-based independent studio Dreamfeel and published by Annapurna Interactive, the game will be available for iOS on the App Store for $5, as well as for PC and Mac via Steam for $13. Directed by writer and game maker Llaura McGee, If Found……
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Twitch launches Mod View to make community moderating easier

March 31, 2020
Twitch has launched a new channel mode, dubbed Mod View, for moderators of livestream sessions. Mod View is for the community moderators who wear a lot of different hats, whether they’re welcoming new community members, hyping up the chat, or swinging the ban hammer on…
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Minecraft Dungeons builds a May 26 release date

March 31, 2020
Microsoft announced today that Minecraft Dungeons will release on May 26 for PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One. Minecraft Dungeons is an action role-playing game take on the franchise. Four players can explore randomly generated dungeons together with up to four total players, and there won’t be any of the crafting that defines the original game. The title was originally set for an…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remaster launches on PS4

March 31, 2020
Activision confirmed one of its worst-kept secrets: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered is now out on the PlayStation 4. The move surprised no one, as the trailer leaked via a PlayStation Store listing, and other details of the remaster were exposed by a data…
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DeepMind’s Agent57 beats humans at 57 classic Atari games

March 31, 2020
In a preprint paper published this week by DeepMind, Google parent company Alphabet’s U.K.-based research division, a team of scientists describe Agent57, which they say is the first system that outperforms humans on all 57 Atari games in the Arcade Learning Environment…
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Atari’s Pong Quest turns the classic paddle game into an RPG

March 31, 2020
Atari is taking a break from building hotels because … well, the world is taking a break from hotels. In the interim, the publisher is bringing back one of the original gaming franchises. Pong Quest is a new entry in the ball-and-paddle series that remixes the action with a role-playing quest. Pong Quest is launching this spring for Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game…
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Nintendo is making 3D Mario remasters for his 35th anniversary

March 30, 2020
The Super Mario series is turning 35 this year, and Nintendo has big plans for the plumber’s birthday. That includes updating and bringing back most of his games for Nintendo Switch, according to a report from Video Games Chronicle. Eurogamer is backing up that report, and GamesBeat can as well. The core of the report is that Nintendo originally planned to focus on Mario’s 35th anniversary at…
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