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Nintendo's 'Animal Crossing' subscription plans cost as much as $8

November 21, 2019

Earlier this week, Nintendo confirmed it would be adding two paid subscription levels to its free-to-play game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. The company has since announced more information about the costs and perks of each level. The pricier subscription level, the Cookie and Depot Plan, costs $7.99 per month for five fortune cookies. Fortune cookies are essentially loot boxes, and opening…

Epic extends the current 'Fortnite' season to focus on holiday updates

November 20, 2019

The first season of Fortnite‘s Chapter 2 promises to be the longest-running one to date. Until now, seasons have lasted between two and three months, but the current one will run for almost four. The season started in tandem with a major overhaul of the game last…

Black Friday 2019 gift guide: For Twitch and YouTube creators

November 20, 2019

Thanksgiving is fast approaching for those of us in the United States, and that means it’s almost time for shopping. The holiday gift-giving season begins on Black Friday, but you can’t go out into the cold without some idea of what to get. That’s where GamesBeat comes…

GamesBeat Decides 131: Star Wars Jedi and Google Stadia reviews

November 20, 2019

November is flying by at an irresponsible pace, but that means we are almost on “the other side of games” for 2019. On the GamesBeat Decides podcast this week, the crew talks about some of the last big releases for the year in Google Stadia, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Pokémon Sword and Shield. Join us, won’t you? Download here Subscribe to the RSS Listen on Anchor.fm Find past…

Steam is holding a sale to celebrate the launch of Remote Play Together

November 20, 2019

After a brisk, one-month beta, Valve’s new Remote Play Together feature is now available to all Steam users. As the name suggests, it allows you and up to three other friends to play split-screen games with one another over the internet. It emulates the experience of…

DeepMind’s MuZero teaches itself how to win at Atari, chess, shogi, and Go

November 20, 2019

In a paper published in the journal late last year, Google parent company Alphabet’s DeepMind detailed AlphaZero, an AI system that could teach itself how to master the game of chess, a Japanese variant of chess called shogi, and the Chinese board game Go. In each case, it…

Detroit: Become Human comes to PC via Epic Games Store on December 12

November 20, 2019

Quantic Dream announced today that Detroit: Become Human will be coming to PC on December 12, and it will be available on Epic Games Store. Detroit: Become Human originally came out for PlayStation 4 as an exclusive on May 25, 2018. The story-based game has sold over 3.2 million copies. Coming to PC will expand its potential audience. Sony Interactive Entertainment published the PS4 version, but…

‘Roblox’ wants you to build ‘Star Wars’ speeder to celebrate ‘Rise of Skywalker’

November 20, 2019

There’s a new Star Wars film coming out soon, and Roblox is partnering with Disney to enable players to build their own in-universe vehicles. The Galactic Speedway Creator Challenge tasks you with building your own customized drift speeder and race against your…

'Fortnite' DirectX 12 update boosts performance on high-end PCs

November 20, 2019

Fortnite is about to make better use of your fast gaming rig. Epic is rolling out an update to the Windows version of its battle royale shooter that adds support for DirectX 12. If you have a high-end graphics chipset, you should see “higher and steadier” frame…

Why ‘The Mandalorian’ cites Fortnite dev Epic Games in its credits

November 20, 2019

Disney+ is here, and one of its first big exclusive shows is Star Wars spinoff The Mandalorian. The series follows a mysterious bounty hunter as he takes on secretive job following the fall of the Empire. But outside of the many Easter eggs and action scenes, fans also noticed that Fortnite developer Epic Games appears in the show’s credits. And that’s because series creator Jon Favreau has…