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November 2022 NPD: God of War, Sonic and Pokémon chart high

December 10, 2022
Connect with gaming and metaverse leaders online at GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 3 this February 1-2. Register here. Several of November’s game releases have shot to the top — well, close to the top — of the charts, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Consumer spending in the U.S. is also slightly higher than it was last year, thanks in part to a surge in hardware…
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Bayonetta Origins revealed, launches on March 17 on Switch

December 10, 2022
Connect with gaming and metaverse leaders online at GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 3 this February 1-2. Register here. In what is perhaps penance for making fans wait so long for Bayonetta 3, Nintendo revealed it’s making a new Bayonetta title. Called Bayonetta…
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Redmi K60 Gaming is not happening, Xiaomi VP confirms

December 9, 2022
The Xiaomi 13 is launching this Sunday, and one company VP revealed that it will be mightier than gaming phones. Lu Weibing, also known by his Western name William Lu, stated that in 2023 we won’t need dedicated devices for gaming on Android, and this trend is “doomed to…
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Square Enix's 'Forspoken' demo is now available on PlayStation Network

December 9, 2022
You can now play Square Enix’s action RPG Forspoken after several launch delays — as a demo, that is. The developer and publisher has released a demo for the PS5 game on the PlayStation Store at this years Game Awards, where it also announced that Final Fantasy XVI will be available for Sony’s current-gen console on June 22nd, 2023.  Forspoken was originally supposed to be released…
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ZTE Blade V41 Vita quietly announced

December 9, 2022
Earlier this year ZTE released the Blade V40 Vita with a Unisoc chipset and massive 6,000 mAh battery and now the company is bringing the Blade V41 Vita with upgrades across the board. ZTE Blade V41 Vita Blade V41 Vita brings a 6.6-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a…
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FTC sues to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard merger

December 9, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust complaint in a bid to block Microsoft’s planned $68.7 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard. The FTC started looking into the deal and its potential impact on the video game market soon after it was announced in January. Evidently, the agency was concerned enough to try and pump the brakes on the buyout. The FTC said that, were the deal…
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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…
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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 offline VS races and select online modes. Want to be a monster and force blue shells on all your friends? Go right ahead.
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