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'Ring Fit Adventure' is a Switch RPG that makes you work out

Remember that weird ring peripheral that Nintendo teased last week? Well, the house of Mario has finally revealed what it’s for — a brand new Switch game called Ring Fit Adventure. In this fitness-focused title, you’ll be moving the ring and a leg strap — both of which house a Switch Joy-Con — to move your character through a fantasy world. Running, for instance, is…
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Yakuza 7: wilder than ever, also now a kart racer

Yakuza 7 — or to be precise, Ryu ga Gotoku 7, which means “Like a Dragon 7,” which will drop the “7” and go by Yakuza: Like a Dragon in the West for some reason — made its public debut today at Tokyo Game Show. It was my first chance to see how its controversial shift to a JRPG-style menu-based battle system will actually play out in reality. First, though, comes our introduction to…
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‘Fortnite’ is letting players vote on rotating store skins

With all of the troubles surrounding B.R.U.T.Es and turbo building changes, Fortnite players have often felt like their voices aren’t being heard. Epic Games has gone some way to reverse some of the issues by introducing updates that bring more balance to the game, but its latest update (v10.30) could do more to repair relations with the community by giving them more choice over what items…
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EA meets with gamers to help curb toxic behavior online

EA knows online harassment is a problem with its games like anyone else’s, and it’s taking some (small) steps toward creating a less toxic space. The publisher used the recent Gamescom expo to hold the first meeting of the Healthy Communities Player Council, a…
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EA's Project Atlas cloud gaming launches tonight in closed beta

You won’t have to wait long to try EA’s Project Atlas game streaming service — in fact, you might get to play very shortly. EA has announced a surprise Cloud Gaming Technical Trial that will debut September 10th at 1AM Eastern as a closed beta for some people who’ve signed up for Community Playtesting. Those who get in will be limited to four games (FIFA 19, Need for Speed…
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