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IKEA's remote for its Sonos-powered speakers ships October 1st

September 12, 2019
When IKEA launched a line of Sonos-powered SYMFONISK speakers last month, the Swedish furniture giant promised an accompanying remote. Spotted by Tweakers, the product page for the puck-shaped controller is now live. The SYMFONISK remote will launch at €14.99 in black and white color options. It will hit the UK and Europe on October 1st, with a North American release likely to follow shortly…
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Nintendo sues ROM-sharing website for at least $2 million

September 12, 2019
Nintendo isn’t afraid of using litigation in its quest to stop piracy, recently succeeding in getting Switch piracy websites blocked in the UK. Now, it is continuing that fight by filing a multimillion dollar lawsuit against a ROM-sharing site. The company is suing…
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'Ring Fit Adventure' is a Switch RPG that makes you work out

September 12, 2019
Remember that weird ring peripheral that Nintendo teased last week? Well, the house of Mario has finally revealed what it’s for — a brand new Switch game called Ring Fit Adventure. In this fitness-focused title, you’ll be moving the ring and a leg strap…
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Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure is Wii Fit meets Final Fantasy on the Switch

September 12, 2019
Like most fantasy adventures, Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure puts you in the role of a newly established hero attempting to rid a magical realm of a freshly arisen evil. You venture through various levels, fight nefarious monsters, and earn money and experience along the way to improve your skills. It sounds like a typical role-playing game, but Ring Fit Adventure is far from typical. You don’t…
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Yakuza 7: wilder than ever, also now a kart racer

September 12, 2019
Yakuza 7 — or to be precise, Ryu ga Gotoku 7, which means “Like a Dragon 7,” which will drop the “7” and go by Yakuza: Like a Dragon in the West for some reason — made its public debut today at Tokyo Game Show. It was my first chance to see how its controversial…
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World of Warcraft is dominating Twitch because Fortnite streamers are desperate for change

September 11, 2019
Fortnite fans perusing Twitch for their favorite streamers to watch have been running into an issue for the past couple of weeks: almost all of the biggest names in the community are playing a different game. It’s not a battle royale title or even a competitive multiplayer game; it’s a largely cooperative fantasy RPG that came out 15 years ago. Maybe you’ve heard the name before: World of…
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‘Fortnite’ is letting players vote on rotating store skins

September 11, 2019
With all of the troubles surrounding B.R.U.T.Es and turbo building changes, Fortnite players have often felt like their voices aren’t being heard. Epic Games has gone some way to reverse some of the issues by introducing updates that bring more balance to the game, but…
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EA meets with gamers to help curb toxic behavior online

September 11, 2019
EA knows online harassment is a problem with its games like anyone else’s, and it’s taking some (small) steps toward creating a less toxic space. The publisher used the recent Gamescom expo to hold the first meeting of the Healthy Communities Player Council, a group of gamers teaming with EA to address vile behavior in online gaming. While EA focused on sharing updates on its own…
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