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EA Access game subscriptions finally go live on PS4

EA’s subscription service, EA Access, finally arrives on PS4 today. For $5/month or $30/year, you’ll get unlimited access to a range of games from EA’s vault, including FIFA 19, Battlefield V, A Way Out, Titanfall 2, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst and The Sims 4. More games will be added later, including FIFA 20 and Madden NFL 20. The service also offers early access to new games…
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Microsoft tests a cleaner Xbox One Home screen (again)

Microsoft is rolling out a couple of tests that could change the look of Xbox One’s Home section as well as how you control the console via Cortana. Xbox Insiders should be able to check out the updates in the next few days. It should be a bit faster to navigate…
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Nintendo lets you share twice as many 'Super Mario Maker 2' courses

Super Mario Maker 2 is as much about building your own Mario courses as it is playing through the millions of stages other players have already uploaded. But many players have already hit the limit of how many courses they can upload at once, forcing them to pull an older creation off Nintendo’s servers if they want to share a new one. They’ll now have a bit more flexibility, as…
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Nintendo will reportedly fix Joy-Con drift for free, even out of warranty

If your Nintendo Switch joysticks are becoming unreliable, pointing your game in random directions even if you haven’t physically pushed them that way, you may be experiencing “Joy-Con Drift.” And though Nintendo hasn’t officially admitted to a defect, the company is now quietly repairing the controllers free of charge, according to Vice News. Vice says it’s obtained an internal Nintendo…
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Exploratory adventure 'Vane' is now available on Steam

Several months after the PS4 launch, the trippy adventure game Vane is ready for the PC crowd. Friend & Foe has launched the title on Steam for $20, with the soundtrack available separately through Steam and Bandcamp for $7. It preserves the exploration-driven gameplay…
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You can watch the 'Fortnite' World Cup finals while playing 'Fortnite'

Are you such a big Fortnite fan that you can’t bear the thought of having to stop playing to watch the Fortnite World Cup finals? You’re in luck. Epic Games has introduced picture-in-picture streaming as part of the game’s 9.41 update, giving you a way to tune into the esports tournament even while you’re trying for a victory royale of your own. You just have to hit a…
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