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Luigi’s Mansion gave Mario’s brother his own identity

Luigi’s Mansion 3 comes out on October 31, and it’ll be Nintendo’s biggest Switch release for the rest of the year (that doesn’t include the word Pokémon in the title). But before the Halloween launch, I’m looking back and appreciating the original Luigi’s Mansion for GameCube, a game that helped define a console and a little brother. Because before Luigi’s Mansion came out in…
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Ubisoft is turning more of its games into animated shows

French video game company Ubisoft is continuing its foray into animated television with several new shows, including a tamed Watch Dogs tale and a franchise built around Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The Watch Dogs series is described as a toned-down version of Ubisoft’s…
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Steam's Remote Play Together brings any local multiplayer game online

Steam is set to offer a new feature that’ll make multiplayer games a more communal experience. Called “Remote Play Together,” the feature is designed for shared-screen and split-screen games — it streams your screen to a friend while capturing their input and streaming it back to you. As Valve’s Alden Kroll says, “You are both playing the same game, looking at…
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‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ on PC will support 4K and HDR

When Rockstar Games announced last week that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC on November 5th, the studio said the new release would include a variety of enhancements. Now that game is available to pre-order, Rockstar has detailed those improvements. To start, you can expect support for both 4K and HDR, in addition to support for multi-monitor setups, widescreen resolutions and frame…
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Germany synagogue shooter livestreamed attack on Twitch

Unfortunately, mass shooters are still livestreaming their attacks. Twitch has confirmed to CNBC that the shooter who attacked a synagogue in Halle, Germany was broadcasting the murders on its service. The company has pulled the 35-minute clip and reiterated its…
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An anti-Semitic shooting in Germany was live-streamed on Twitch

A shooting outside a synagogue in Halle, Germany was live-streamed on Twitch — marking another use of online streaming sites to broadcast terror attacks. Twitch confirmed to CNBC and The Verge that the attacker had posted the video to the platform. “We are shocked…
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Apple is selling Microsoft's Xbox controller in its online store

Now that Apple’s mobile and living room devices support console game controllers, the company is doing something that would have been unimaginable even a few years ago — it’s selling the Xbox Wireless Controller through its online store. Spend $60 and you can use Microsoft’s official gamepad to play supporting titles on your Apple TV, iPad or iPhone. While Apple is…
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