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Facebook: Oculus Link will work with SteamVR games, too

September 29, 2019
You should be able to play SteamVR games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and No Man’s Sky on your Oculus Quest when Oculus Link arrives in November. Facebook revealed this new feature at Oculus Connect 6. The free update will enable a Quest to play Rift games when you plug the headset into a VR-ready PC with a USB-C cable. During the keynote speech, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said “all” Rift…
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'Fallout 76' will get a public test server in 2020

September 29, 2019
Fallout 76‘s software quality has been… not-so-stellar. Soon, though, you might have a way to help address issues before they create another fiasco. Bethesda now plans to introduce a Public Test Server sometime in 2020. It won’t share more about how the…
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Twitch revamps channel pages to help you tune in to streamers

September 28, 2019
Twitch has unveiled a slew of improvements for viewers and streamers alike at its annual TwitchCon event, and one of them addresses one of the most basic challenges: deciding who to watch. It’s revamping channel pages to provide much more information to prospective…
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'Minecraft Earth' launches in early access this October

September 28, 2019
Minecraft Earth won’t be stuck in beta testing for much longer. Mojang and Microsoft have revealed that the augmented reality game will be available in “early access” for some countries starting in October. It didn’t say which countries or platforms would be included, but the beta has included both Android and iOS users. Earth is a slight departure from the core Minecraft…
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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 that you might confuse it for a first-party Nintendo product. It’s available in yellow and teal — sorry, gray Switch…
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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 peripheral company is launching preorders for the 8BitDo Lite today for $25. It begins shipping October 30. This is a more…
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