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'PUBG Mobile' pro-level esports tournament kicks off

February 16, 2020
One of the biggest mobile games today, PUBG Mobile, has kicked off an esports tournament for pro-level players, showing just how much the category has grown in recent years. Mobile games accounted for 33 percent of all app downloads in 2019. And according to Sensor Tower, the online multiplayer battle royale PUBG Mobile racked up nearly 555 million user downloads worldwide from the time it launch…
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The latest 'Fortnite' emote lets you Rickroll your foes

February 16, 2020
It’s not uncommon to troll your Fortnite enemies with a victory dance, but the latest one might be particularly insidious. Epic Games has added a purchasable “Never Gonna” emote to the battle royale brawler that, as the name implies, Rickrolls your…
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SteamVR beta adds new dashboard, Oculus Quest icon

February 16, 2020
The beta version of SteamVR now has an all-new interface, as well as adding an icon for Oculus Quest in Oculus Link mode. SteamVR is Valve’s PC virtual reality platform for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The runtime is downloaded and updated via Steam. SteamVR supports all PC…
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The IRS won't ask you to report 'Fortnite' V-Bucks on tax returns

February 15, 2020
Don’t worry, you won’t have to factor in-game currency into your taxes… at least, not yet. The IRS has removed a guideline (cached here) from October that treated Fortnite‘s V-Bucks, Roblox’s Robux and other in-game currencies with real monetary value as “convertible” currency that could be subject to federal taxes. In a follow-up, IRS Chief Counsel…
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Xbox Elite Series 2 is one of the fastest-selling gamepads ever

February 14, 2020
When Microsoft announced the first Xbox Elite Controller way back in 2015, everyone had the same question: Who is going to spend $150 on gamepad? It turns out that enough people bought it to justify the Xbox Elite Controller Series 2, which debuted in November for $180. And…
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Bidding for the 'Nintendo PlayStation' prototype is already over $200k

February 14, 2020
This “Nintendo PlayStation” occupies a special place in gaming history, as one of fewer than 200 prototype units ever produced, and now it’s up for auction. Its current owners explained how they came by it (in a bankruptcy auction that happened to include items from former Sony CEO Olaf Olafsson), and how they discovered what it was thanks to a Reddit post. We’ve already…
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'Half Life: Alyx' will hit Steam on March 23rd

February 14, 2020
Unlike many other publishers who’ve delayed big games in recent months, it appears as though Valve is actually sticking to the March release window it set for Half Life: Alyx. Even better, the VR prequel to Half-Life 2 now has an actual release date: March…
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Capcom is crushing it

February 14, 2020
Today, Capcom published an updated list of its all-time bestselling video games. The sales figures are correct up to December 31st, 2019, and reaffirm something that most video game fans have been believed or known about for sometime: man, Capcom is killing it. As Video Games Chronicle (VGC) notes, Devil May Cry 5 has now sold 3.1 million copies since its launch last March, making it the…
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