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The Sims 4 has reached 20 million players

January 30, 2020
Electronic Arts revealed as part of their earnings report today that The Sims 4 has reached 20 million unique players worldwide. The life simulation game launched in 2014 for PC. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions launched in 2017. Sony is offering The Sims 4 as one of the free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers in February, so that should increase its player count further. The Sims 4 has had…
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Wizards of the Coast’s new Archetype Entertainment studio is making a sci-fi RPG

January 30, 2020
Wizards of the Coast announced today that its new Archetype Entertainment studio in Austin, Texas is working on a multiplatform sci-fi role-playing game. James Ohlen is leading this new studio. Ohlen has worked on landmark RPGs like Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Wizards of the Coast is tapping Chad Robertson to serve as Archetype’s vice…
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Facebook Gaming launches tools for streamers to deal with trolls

January 30, 2020
Facebook is launching a dashboard and toolkit for streamers and video makers so they can more easily manage their communities, including viewers who don’t follow the rules. Facebook worked with the Fair Play Alliance, a coalition of game companies encouraging healthy communities in online gaming, and partnered directly with their executive steering committee to establish rules creators and…
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'The Outer Worlds' comes to Nintendo Switch on March 6th

January 30, 2020
The Switch version of The Outer Worlds at last has a concrete release date: March 6th. Obsidian’s RPG will arrive on Nintendo’s console several months after it debuted on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The space-set game earned plenty of plaudits last year…
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GamesBeat Decides 137: Google Stadia is already failing

January 30, 2020
On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb and review editor Mike Minotti are skeptical that Google Stadia has a future. The crew also talks about what they would want from a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic reboot. Also…
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How would you score IKEA’s Sonos-powered smart speaker?

January 30, 2020
We’ve reviewed a lot of products on Engadget, from drones to automobiles, but the Sonos-powered SYMFONISK were the first IKEA products we’ve officially ranked and scored. The two models of speakers — one that doubles as a lamp and the other designed to sit on your bookshelf — were positively received by senior editor Nicole Lee. Though she preferred the sound on the lamp…
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