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Halo is Steam’s top-selling game as it finally launches on PC

December 3, 2019
We live in a strange time. One of the best pieces of evidence for that is on Steam where the top-selling game is Halo. Microsoft’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection launches (in part) today on PC. It’s $40 on Steam, but it’s also included in the $5-per-month Xbox Game Pass for PC service. Halo topping a PC sales chart is bizarre for a handful of reasons. The Master Chief Collection is quite…
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Atari delays crowdfunded VCS console deliveries until spring

December 3, 2019
Atari said it has delayed shipment of the Atari VCS game console until the spring, the second time it’s done so for fans who placed their preorders on IndieGogo. It is the latest sign, including a contractor resignation, that the console launch is going slower than…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare — Activision reveals massive Season One content drop

December 2, 2019
Activision revealed its massive Season One content drop for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Coming tomorrow, the downloadable content (DLC) is being billed as the biggest free update in Call of Duty history. The multiplayer content for Modern Warfare is a departure from past years, when Activision charged fees for each DLC drop or required a subscription for the entire collection. The strategy is…
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'Super Mario Maker 2' update adds Link from The Legend of Zelda

December 2, 2019
Super Mario Maker 2 level creators will have a few more tools to play with when the 2.0 update for the Nintendo Switch game drops Thursday. The biggest addition this time around is Link of Legend of Zelda fame. In the original Super Mario Maker, players could adopt one of…
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Get a PS4 Pro and three of its best games for $300 on Amazon

December 2, 2019
Console deals are everywhere this time of year, but some are better than most. Amazon is offering a PlayStation 4 Pro “Only On PlayStation” bundle with God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn and Spider-Man for just $300 on Cyber Monday. That’s substantially below the $338 we’ve seen recently, and certainly better than the one-game bundles. If you’re new to the PS4 and want…
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After Zynga deal, Empires & Puzzles maker is an inspiration for Finnish game industry

November 29, 2019
Finland has more to contribute to the world of mobile gaming than Clash Royale and Angry Birds. We saw that last year when Zynga acquired Small Giant Games for at least $560 million (price tag for 80%). I met Timo Soininen, CEO of Helsinki-based Small Giant Games, last week at the Slush tech event, which drew at least 25,000 people to Helsinki. He started the company in 2013 and had barely a…
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