GamingNews

The next Nintendo Switch Online games include Donkey Kong Country 2

September 16, 2020
Nintendo has announced the next round of games to be added to the ever-growing Nintendo Switch Online retro library. The headliner is Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, the 1995 sequel to the original Donkey Kong Country that was added to Nintendo Switch Online back in July. I will be straight with you and admit that I am not a Donkey Kong Country fan. But I am a Picross fan, so I’m…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: September 15, 2020

September 16, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Twitch takes another identity-related L

September 16, 2020
Today, Twitch announced a set of emote modifiers in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month — and then it ended up pulling them before the day’s end because they were incredibly insensitive. What in the fresh hell is this? pic.twitter.com/IjFSN9gHod 2020 is a year of Ls, and Twitch has taken a disproportionate number of them in the last few months. This isn’t the first time the company has had…
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MobileNews

Razer Kishi controller brings console precision to iPhone games

September 16, 2020
Razer is launching the Kishi Universal Gaming Controller for the iPhone. Finally, I’ve got something that gives me an unfair advantage in a Call of Duty game. It’s a stretchable accessory that can fit most new iPhones, adding game controller analog sticks and buttons to your mobile gaming experience. It connects via the Lightning connector and wraps around the edges of the iPhone. I used it to…
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MobileNews

Branded mobile apps are about to get a boost from iOS 14

September 16, 2020
Apple is set to release its new mobile operating system, iOS 14, tomorrow. Of all the bells and whistles being rolled out in the software update, App Clips is the new feature that brands probably need to know about most, because it has the potential to strengthen the sales…
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Gameloft acquires episode mobile storytelling games maker The Other Guys

September 16, 2020
Gameloft announced today that it has acquired The Other Guys, the studio behind interactive story-based apps like Linda Brown and Journeys. Gameloft is a developer and publisher that focuses on free-to-play mobile gaming. Acquiring The Other Guys gives the studio a developer with expertise on a specific kind of casual gaming, one that focuses on episodic stories with big decision-making moments…
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