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IKEA’s new vegetarian meatballs will taste more like meat

February 27, 2020
A trip to IKEA isn’t complete without a plate of Swedish meatballs. While the company offers a vegetarian version of its iconic meal, the veggie meatballs don’t taste much like meat. Joining the trend set by fast food chains like Burger King and KFC, the furniture giant plans to offer an updated vegetarian option of its meatballs that taste closer to traditional meat. According to the…
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Xbox Series X's game resume feature even works after a reboot

February 27, 2020
Microsoft has been gradually dropping nuggets of information about its next generation Xbox. The first Xbox Series X games will be cross-gen, the console with have a 12 teraflop GPU and — possibly — it will rely on one HDMI port instead of two. Now, Microsoft’s Larry…
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Roblox raises $150 million round led by Andreessen Horowitz

February 27, 2020
Online gaming platform Roblox has raised $150 million in funding in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s late stage venture fund. It seems the folks at Andreessen Horowitz have been playing a lot of user-generated games on Roblox, like Work at a Pizza Place or Meep City, each of which have gotten billions of plays on the platform. In the funding round, Roblox is also offering employees and…
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The creator of the Konami Code has died

February 26, 2020
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a and start. It’s the most famous cheat code in all of gaming, and now its creator, former Konami employee Kazuhisa Hashimoto, has died. He was 61-years-old. Konami confirmed the death on Wednesday, saying on Twitter…
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Xbox One gets another simplified dashboard redesign

February 26, 2020
Microsoft revealed last month it’s been working on a whole host of changes for the February 2020 Xbox One Update, and now they’re finally rolling out. The biggest change is yet another new Home interface — so if you’ve got downloads set to install automatically…
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'Cyberpunk 2077' studio commits to a free Xbox Series X upgrade

February 26, 2020
Microsoft promised that its current generation in-house games would use Smart Delivery to take advantage of the Xbox Series X’s performance, but what about the hinted-at third-party games? There appears to be one already lined up. CD Projekt Red has confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 will get an Xbox Series X upgrade for free when it’s ready. You should “never be forced to purchase the same…
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Microsoft confirms Xbox Series X will have a 12 teraflop GPU

February 26, 2020
We already know the Xbox Series X is going to be significantly faster than Microsoft’s current consoles, but in a blog post by Xbox head Phil Spencer, the company revealed a few more details about how big of a leap it’s going to be. Most notably, Microsoft confirmed…
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'Baldur's Gate 3' comes to Steam in 2020 as an Early Access game

February 26, 2020
It took a while, but Larian Studios is narrowing down launch plans for Baldur’s Gate 3. Hasbro (which controls Dungeons & Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast) has confirmed at the New York Toy Fair that the long-anticipated role-playing sequel will arrive on Steam sometime…
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Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection review: Another essential package for Mega Man fans

February 26, 2020
I love Mega Man, but even I only had a small amount of experience with the Mega Man Zero and Mega Man ZX series. They just don’t seem to get as much love or appreciation as the classic Mega Man or Mega Man X games. So I was excited for the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection, which is out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (I played on Switch). This gave me a chance to check out a…
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