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Super Nintendo World won't open in Orlando until at least 2023

January 23, 2020
The first Super Nintendo World theme park attraction is set to open at Universal Studios Japan this summer. There have long been plans to open up similar areas at Universal Studios locations in Hollywood and Orlando, but you’ll have to wait a while longer to explore the Mario-themed attractions stateside. NBCUniversal parent company Comcast revealed in an earnings call that Super Nintendo…
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Official 'Fortnite' circuits are coming to colleges and high schools

January 23, 2020
The battle royale game millions of young players spend hours grinding is now going to be available to play with the approval their teachers. PlayVS, a company hosting esports tournaments in high schools and colleges, has partnered with Fortnite publisher Epic Games to launch an official competitive circuit for students. Better still, with the company’s backing, the first bunch of events…
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Now everyone can play 'Mario Kart Tour' multiplayer

January 23, 2020
At launch, Nintendo’s Mario Kart for mobile devices (iOS, Android) had a major missing piece: multiplayer. Now Mario Kart Tour has kicked off the second round of its beta test for head-to-head racing, and this time it doesn’t require that players purchase…
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EA is shutting down its mobile 'Tetris' games

January 22, 2020
EA is giving up on its mobile Tetris games. Tetris 2011 and Tetris Blitz have disappeared from the Play Store, and in the App Store, EA left a note for fans explaining that it will retire its Tetris app on April 21st, that includes Tetris 2011, Tetris Blitz and Tetris…
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PlayVS brings Fortnite to high school and college esports tournaments

January 22, 2020
PlayVS will bring organized Fortnite competitions to high schools and colleges in the U.S. PlayVS already uses its software platform to organize popular esports tournaments for high schools, and this deal marks the first time it is expanding to colleges and universities. The Los Angeles company already handles high school tournaments for Rocket League, which is made by Psyonix, acquired by Epic…
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Is this the back of the Xbox Series X?

January 22, 2020
Behold the derrière of the Xbox Series X. Images of an alleged prototype have surfaced on Twitter and the gaming forum Neogaf, hinting at the various ports that will be available on Microsoft’s next console. Thurrott‘s Brad Sams believes they are…
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Half-Life games are free on Steam until March

January 21, 2020
With the first Half-Life game in more than a decade set to come out in March, series creator Valve has made every game in the franchise free to play for the next two months. As long you have Steam installed on your Windows, Mac or Linux computer, you can play all of Gordon Freeman’s adventures, including Half-Life and its excellent Opposing Force expansion, as well as Half-Life…
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