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‘The Witcher 3’ update brings PC cross-saves to the Switch

February 19, 2020
If you’re hooked on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC and want to keep playing while you’re on the go, you can do just that perhaps with a little more ease than in the past. CD Projekt Red has tossed a coin to its Nintendo Switch players by adding save file integration with Steam and GOG. The publisher has a couple of warnings about cross-saves, however. It said if you change the…
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EA's game servers went down this morning

February 19, 2020
If you’ve been unable to play Star Wars Battlefront II or log into your Origin account, you’re not alone. EA’s servers are down, impacting thousands of users. EA and DICE community leader, Ben Wilke, confirmed the issue on Twitter, saying that teams…
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Miraculously, 'Sonic the Hedgehog' is a fine movie

February 19, 2020
Sonic fans are used to being let down. Unlike Mario, who has rarely starred in a bad video game, the famous ‘blue blur’ has featured in countless duds. These include Sonic the Hedgehog 4, a disappointing follow-up to Sega’s Genesis classics, and Sonic the Hedgehog, a 2006 reboot that was full of bugs and featured a now-infamous kiss scene between the hyperactive hero and a human…
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Nintendo unveils a coral-colored Switch Lite

February 19, 2020
Nintendo has unveiled a new color for the Switch Lite, and it’s just fine. You’d be mistaken for calling it pink, but it’s actually considered coral — “Living Coral” was Pantone’s color of 2019, so that may well be the inspiration…
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Steam’s top 20 new games for January 2020: Asian studios surge

February 18, 2020
January was another packed month for new releases on Steam thanks to a global community of developers. And now Valve, which owns and operates the PC-gaming service, is highlighting some of those games. Today, the company revealed the top 20 highest-grossing new games released on Steam in January as well as the five best-performing new free games. To put these charts together, the company measures…
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The Witcher 3 gets cross-save support between Switch and PC

February 18, 2020
The Wticher 3: Wild Hunt on Nintendo Switch is getting a major update. In addition to performance optimizations and various fixes, this patch adds more graphical options. Developer CD Projekt Red is also using this opportunity to add cross-save support between the Switch and…
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GamesBeat Decides 139: Hollywood movie star Sonic the Hedgehog

February 18, 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog is in theaters, and reviews editor Mike Minotti has seen it. Turns out it’s pretty good even though it features an unfortunate fart joke. Mike and PC gaming editor Jeff Grubb talk about the new record-setting video game movie on this week’s episode of…
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Nintendo is launching a coral pink Switch Lite in Japan

February 18, 2020
Nintendo is releasing a new color for its Switch Lite handheld console in Japan. The company announced the Coral Pink system that is launching March 20 in a blog post today. March 20 is the same day as Animal Crossing: New Horizons debuts worldwide. Japanese fans can preorder this new Switch Lite variation beginning March 7 for 19,980 yen ($200). This is the first additional color for the Switch…
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