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'Superhot' and 'Hotline Miami' hit Nintendo Switch today

August 19, 2019
Time-bending first-person shooter/puzzler Superhot is on its way to Switch. In fact, you’ll be able to play it on the go as of today after it goes on sale in Nintendo’s eShop. News of the port leaked a few days back, but now it’s official. It doesn’t seem there’ll be support for Nintendo Labo VR just yet — a VR version of the game is available for various other…
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The Morning After: The beauty of a ray-traced 'Minecraft'

August 19, 2019
Welcome back! Over the weekend, you might have missed a pretty intense graphical overhaul of Minecraft, Twitter ads as political weapons in Hong Kong and if you’ve been looking for a Sonos speaker, but portable, we’ve got more news for you and your rather specific speaker demands. And talking of speakers, Engadget has a little surprise for you later today… Some things are already…
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Minecraft will get ray tracing for Nvidia RTX graphics cards

August 19, 2019
Minecraft is about to get a major graphics overhaul, thanks to real-time ray tracing support for any player using a Nvidia RTX card. Microsoft and Nvidia made the joint announcement today at industry trade show Gamescom in Cologne, Germany early Monday morning, and ray…
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NVIDIA ray-tracing on 'Minecraft' looks surprisingly cool

August 19, 2019
Minecraft‘s blocky world might be the last place you’d think would need more realism. However, NVIDIA and Microsoft have announced that they’ve done exactly that, bringing RTX ray-tracing powers to the world-building game. “In normal Minecraft, a…
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'Rainbow Six: Siege' adds a 'Fortnite' style Battle Pass

August 19, 2019
Ubisoft can’t resist the siren’s call of introducing Fortnite-like Battle Passes in Rainbow Six: Siege. On top of unveiling the details of Year 4’s third season (more on that in a bit), the company has outlined plans for Battle Passes in its tactical shooter. The first phase will be a free “Mini Battle Pass” that has players earning Battle Points to unlock tiers and…
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'Travis Strikes Again' comes to PC and PS4 on October 17th

August 18, 2019
You won’t have to own a Switch to play a modern take on the No More Heroes universe. Suda51’s Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition is now slated to launch on PC (via Steam) and PS4 October 17th. The expanded title includes both the core…
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Nintendo says there is no Switch exchange program

August 17, 2019
You might not want to buy a first-generation Switch with the assumption Nintendo will replace it with a new model. A Nintendo spokesperson has flatly denied that swaps are available, telling The Verge that “we do not have a Nintendo Switch exchange program.&#8221…
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Nintendo denies reports of trade-in program for new, upgraded Switch models

August 17, 2019
Earlier this week, a number of reports pointed to an exchange program for Nintendo Switch owners looking to upgrade from the original model. According to these reports, Nintendo would offer a free upgrade for those who purchased their Switch after July 17th, when the new model with improved battery life was announced. However, today the company says that these reports are untrue. In a statement to…
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