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Updated on 12/2 at 11am PT: The Smash World Tour (SWT), a grassroots Super Smash Bros. circuit organized by VGBootCamp, announced that Nintendo is shutting down its finale less than two weeks before the event. This has major implications for both the grassroots esports…
IKEA's latest Sonos Symfonisk speaker is also a $260 floor lamp
December 8, 2022
IKEA announced its latest Sonos collaboration today, a Symfonisk speaker that doubles as a floor lamp. The lamp/speaker combo will launch in January in IKEA stores and online.
The floor lamp’s $260 price makes it the most expensive speaker in the Symfonisk lineup. Current…
Free 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' update lets you choose what power-ups appear during races
December 8, 2022
At its core, Mario Kart is a game about trolling your friends. So what better way to ratchet up the hijinks than by allowing players to decide what power-ups spawn during races? Nintendo has released a free update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe that adds custom item selection for…
Atari is reviving Akka Arrh, a 1982 arcade game canceled because test audiences found it too difficult. For the wave shooter’s remake, the publisher is teaming up with developer Jeff Minter, whose psychedelic, synthwave style seems an ideal fit for what Atari describes as “a fever dream in the best way possible.” The remake will be released on PC, PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo…
Xbox thinks its game soundscapes can lull you to sleep
December 8, 2022
Mindfulness app Calm has a couple new audioscapes to help people relax and drift off, and they’re both from first-party Xbox games. Starting today, folks with a Calm Premium membership can chill out to the ocean vibes of Sea of Thieves or the ambient alien noise of…
PUBG Mobile hits $9B in lifetime consumer spending
December 7, 2022
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PUBG Mobile has reached a new milestone, crossing $9 billion in total consumer spending. According to Sensor Tower…
Epic Games rolls out limited accounts to protect young 'Fortnite' and 'Fall Guys' players
December 7, 2022
Epic Games is rolling out a new type of account for younger players that will require parental consent before they can do things like make purchases from Fortnite‘s in-game store with real money or use voice chat. Epic says these so-called “cabined accounts” will provide a “tailored experience that is safe and inclusive for younger players using the store or…
Microsoft vows to bring 'Call of Duty' to Nintendo consoles
December 7, 2022
Microsoft vows to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo and to continue making it available on the latter’s consoles for 10 years if its Activision Blizzard acquisition pushes through. Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming’s CEO, has announced the company’s commitment on…
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Tyler ‘Trainwreck’ Niknam, one of Twitch’s top streamers, announced he would be moving to a new service called…
Fortnite Chapter 4 debuts with Unreal Engine 5.1
December 6, 2022
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Fornite Battle Royale Chapter 4 arrived today, and it makes use of Unreal Engine 5.1, Epic Games announced.
The debut shows how tightly Epic Games ties its overall strategy together. Fortnite is the prime revenue generator for the company…
