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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 gets the Arcade1Up treatment

August 5, 2022
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Arcade1Up announced today that it is releasing a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 cabinet this fall. Preorders will start on September 8, with product shipping “a few weeks after.” Arcade1Up’s cabinet is a little…
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Microsoft is testing a family plan for Xbox Game Pass

August 5, 2022
After months of rumors, Microsoft is starting to test an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate family plan in the wild. Xbox Insiders in Colombia and Ireland can try out the new offering, which allows them to add up to four other people to their plan, as long as they’re in the same country. Those folks will get access to all the benefits of Game Pass Ultimate, including a library of hundreds of titles for…
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Interactive musical series 'We are OFK' hits PlayStation, Switch and PC on August 18th

August 3, 2022
Back at the 2020 edition of The Game Awards, we learned about We Are OFK, a new project from Hyper Light Drifter co-designer Teddy Dief and their collaborators at Team OFK. It was supposed to debut in spring 2021 but, as has been the way of things for the last few years, it was delayed. Now, We Are OFK finally has a release date. Or, more accurately, release dates, since it’s an episodic…
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Microsoft negs Activision Blizzard to push through $68.7 billion acquisition

August 2, 2022
Microsoft is taking an interesting approach to secure regulatory approval for its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In a recent filing spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, the company told New Zealand’s Commerce Commission the troubled publisher produces no “must have” games. Yes, you read that right. “There is nothing unique about the video games developed and published by Activision Blizzard…
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