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Xbox confirms all four new multiplatform games

February 22, 2024
Xbox has announced the titles of the four games it’s bringing to other consoles: Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded and Sea of Thieves. Pentiment and Grounded are coming to Nintendo Switch — as previously announced in today’s Nintendo Direct — as well as PlayStations 5 and 4 on February 22 and April 16 respectively. Hi-Fi Rush is coming to PS5 on March 19, while Sea of Thieves launches on the…
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Gadget-Bot takes Kaidro anime RPG to Ronin blockchain

February 22, 2024
Gadget-Bot Productions, the creator of blockbusters such as Alita: Battle Angel and Jurassic World, will debut its anime-style RPG Kaidro on the Ronin blockchain. Headed by Peggy Chung and Robert Simons, Gadget-Bot is building Kaidro, which was inspired by a beloved webcomic…
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A Nintendo Direct and Elden Ring DLC trailer drop on the same day

February 21, 2024
February 21 is going to be a full day for gamers, as both Nintendo and Bandai Namco are dropping new details about their much-anticipated upcoming projects. Nintendo is holding its Partner Showcase at 6 am PT, while Bandai Namco is finally revealing details about Elden Ring’s big DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree at 7 am PT. It’s going to be a very interesting morning. The Nintendo Direct is…
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Epic Games Store hits 270M PC users, up 17% from 2022

February 20, 2024
Epic Games said the Epic Games Store has hit 270 million PC players in 2023, up 40 million, or 17% from 2022. This community now has a total of 804 million Epic cross-platform accounts. In 2023 Daily Active Users peaked at 36.1 million, and Monthly Active Users reached 75…
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Overworld raises $10M to create anime-inspired free-to-play ARPG

February 15, 2024
Overworld, the developer partnered with blockchain games publisher Xterio, announced today that it has raised $10 million in a seed funding round. The studio is working on its first game, also temporarily named Overworld, a web3 free-to-play action-RPG with anime-inspired artwork that runs on the Xterio token. Jeremy Horn, Xterio’s COO, spoke to GamesBeat in an interview about what kind of game…
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Could PlayStation benefit from Xbox games going multiplatform?

February 15, 2024
In less than one day, we’ll all know the future of Xbox — Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty plan to make an appearance on the official Xbox podcast to discuss the topic. This comes after days of chatter following the supposed leak of Xbox multiplatform news.
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Minecraft is reviving lost Universal Studios rides

February 14, 2024
Universal and Minecraft are teaming up for an in-game theme park experience. The Minecraft DLC, dubbed Universal Studios Experience, is out now. It lets you visit classic Universal rides, including some that have long left the real world. This is especially exciting for a theme park fan like me who has deeply missed Back to the Future: The Ride and Jaws. It will also include some rides…
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