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Nintendo will host Switch pop-up lounges in four US airports

February 12, 2020
Waiting for your plane to board is boring at best and excruciating at worst. Nintendo will help passengers at four US airports pass the time with its pop-up lounges, where they can play hit Switch games, charge their devices and grab some freebies. Nintendo hopes people stop by to get a taste of how a system that converts from a home console to a handheld portable could be a great companion for…
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Satisfactory gets Update 3 and is coming to Steam

February 11, 2020
The 2019 game that I most regret not spending more time with is Satisfactory. Thankfully, developer Coffee Stain Studios is giving me new reasons to check it out once again. The factory-building sim got its Update 3 today if you load up the Experimental build on the Epic…
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Gillette and Twitch round up esports influencers in gaming alliance

February 11, 2020
Procter & Gamble’s Gillette brand and Amazon’s Twitch livestreaming service have formed the Gillette Gaming Alliance, a team of five Twitch streamers from around the world who will collaborate with Gillette to create content for their fans. It’s another sign that the biggest brands in the world are paying attention to esports, which is starting to rival or even surpass traditional sports…
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Gaming’s TV ad spend drops nearly 88% in January

February 9, 2020
After a big holiday season, the gaming industry took it easy on TV advertising in January, with an estimated total spend of a mere $6.3 million, an 87.72% drop from December. Xbox accounted for nearly half of the total outlay, followed by Namco Bandai. GamesBeat has partnered with iSpot.tv, the always-on TV ad measurement and attribution platform, to bring you a monthly report on how gaming brands…
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Mario Kart VR gets a new location in London

February 9, 2020
There’s a new place to play Mario Kart VR in central London. VR Zone, the VR arcade arm of Bandai Namco, this week launched the game at Namco Funscape in County Hall. Funscape is a long-running arcade venue located next to the London Eye and right in front of the River…
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New Oppo Reno3 Vitality is official with a Snapdragon 765, 48MP camera and new colors

February 8, 2020
Apparently, Oppo decided that the Reno3 line could benefit from some restructuring, or extra saturation, depending on how you look at things, since the we have no indication that the current Reno3 or the Reno3 Pro are going anywhere. What we do know, is that there is now a Reno3 Vitality edition, officially up and gathering pre-orders on both jd.com and opposhop.cn. Just like earlier leaks…
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