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Solaris: Offworld Combat will bring Quake-like multiplayer combat to Oculus and PSVR

September 28, 2019
Solaris: Offworld Combat is the next VR shooter from the Firewall: Zero Hour devs. It’s coming first to Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest — with crossplay — in 2020 and then PlayStation VR at a later time. And developer First Contact Entertainment revealed its first trailer at Oculus Connect 6 this week. Solaris is another multiplayer-only experience (this time without even a solo mode against…
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Here’s a cute controller to go with your cute Switch Lite

September 27, 2019
If you just picked up a Nintendo Switch Lite and are looking for a suitably adorable controller to match, 8BitDo has just the thing. Today, the company announced the appropriately named 8BitDo Lite, a rectangular gamepad that emulates the look of the Switch Lite so precisely…
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8BitDo's latest Switch controller ditches thumbsticks for dual D-pads

September 27, 2019
The latest controller from 8BitDo might pique your interest if you play a lot of 2D games on Nintendo Switch. The Lite for Switch peripheral has a striking look thanks to its dual D-pads. According to 8BitDo, it has full functionality for Switch with “all core buttons supported.” There are no thumbsticks here, so it might not be the best option for Fortnite or Overwatch, but it should…
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8BitDo Lite is a new minimalist gamepad for the Switch

September 27, 2019
You cannot use the new Nintendo Switch Lite on a television, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pair external controllers with it. Connecting a giant standard gamepad with the smaller portable, however, seems almost silly. That’s where the 8BitDo Lite comes in. The 8BitDo…
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The NBA 2K League expands beyond the NBA with new Shanghai team

September 27, 2019
The NBA 2K League kicked off in 2018 with an interesting premise: a group of professional teams, each affiliated with an NBA squad, playing a virtual rendition of the sport. Now, after two seasons, the league is looking to expand beyond the NBA with a new club based in Shanghai. The Chinese team will be the first in the league based outside of North America and the first not operated by an NBA…
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Analyst: Mario Kart Tour has record-breaking debut for downloads

September 27, 2019
Mario Kart Tour has already surpassed 10.1 million downloads worldwide, according to data-tracking intelligence firm Apptopia. Nintendo’s latest free-to-play mobile game had a better first day in terms of downloads than Pokémon Go or Clash Royale. This is now Nintendo’s…
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Ahead of TwitchCon, Twitch changes its logo and branding for community empowerment

September 27, 2019
Ahead of the annual TwitchCon event in San Diego, Amazon’s livestreaming firm Twitch is changing its logo and branding to reflect its goal of empowering communities to create together. The company spent a year on the project, with the destination being the logo on this story. The San Francisco company wanted to create on its own an updated Twitch brand that matches the vibrant energy of its…
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