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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 are working on rectifying the problem. EA’s help services are slammed due to the outage, and the company’s…
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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…
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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 behind it. Like the rose gold craze a while back, this hue is proving pretty popular on electronics at the moment &#8212…
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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 the Steam and GOG PC services. The full list of changes is available on The Witcher’s website. Cross-save means that…
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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…
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'Rainbow Six Siege' will be ready for PS5 and Xbox Series X at launch

February 17, 2020
Rainbow Six Siege will be available to play on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles as soon as they launch, Ubisoft game director Leroy Athanassof told Windows Central. On top of that, cross-generation multiplay will be supported, meaning next-gen console buyers will be able to play the game with friends that own current-generation PS4s and Xbox Ones, he added. “I can’t give…
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