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How Saber Interactive crammed the Witcher 3 onto Switch

December 5, 2019
Getting The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to work on Nintendo Switch was a major undertaking. But it’s a challenge that Saber Interactive chief executive officer Matthew Karch was confident his team could overcome. After all, this is the same team that upgraded The Wither 3 into 4K for PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X. And Saber had also released a number of games on Switch. Using its familiarity with…
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Nintendo Switch Online is adding 'Star Fox 2' and Super Punch Out!!'

December 5, 2019
Nintendo brought the first batch of SNES games to its Switch Online subscribers back in September, and now it’s ready to add some more, despite intentionally irregular scheduling. Star Fox 2 is one of the additions, which marks the only time it’s ever been playable outside of the Super NES Classic Edition console that was released in 2017. Other SNES games coming to the catalog…
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Microsoft may be building a disc-less next-gen Xbox after all

December 4, 2019
Just when it seemed Microsoft’s plans for Project Scarlett, its next-generation Xbox console, were getting simpler, there’s a new wrinkle to the narrative. According to Kotaku‘s Jason Schreier, Microsoft is “working” on a more affordable, disc-less version of the device codenamed “Lockhart.” Unpacking what that means requires a short history lesson. Back…
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Nintendo Switch launches in China on December 10 for $300

December 4, 2019
(Reuters) — Japan’s Nintendo said on Wednesday it will officially launch its Switch gaming console in mainland China on December 10 priced 2,099 yuan ($298) with local partner Tencent. Pre-orders for the console began at noon (0400 GMT) in China on Wednesday, opening a…
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Google Play "Best of 2019" awards headlined by Call of Duty: Mobile and Glitch Video editor

December 4, 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, Google listed the best apps, games, movies and ebooks from the Play Store in two distinct categories with a Users’ Choice section alongside the Google Play Editors winners. In the Users’ Choice category, Video Editor – Glitch Video Effects got first place in the app category while Call of Duty: Mobile was named best mobile game. Marvel Studios’ Avengers…
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