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Nintendo remasters GameCube RPG Baten Kaitos for the Switch

February 9, 2023
Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Twenty years after it launched on the GameCube, Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean is getting a Switch remaster. The new collection includes both the original game and its prequel, Baten Kaitos Origins. It launches on Nintendo Switch in Summer 2023. Baten Kaitos is one of the JRPGs…
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Google AR head Clay Bavor leaving the company after 18 years

February 9, 2023
For the past few years, Google’s AR and VR efforts have been led by Clay Bavor. The longtime executive is now set to leave the company next month. Bavor has worked at Google since 2005. By 2013, he led product management and design for Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, and…
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Android 14 DP1 preps ‘Cloned Apps’ to easily duplicate apps

February 9, 2023
Hidden in the first preview of Android 14, Google is preparing “Cloned Apps” as a more official option for having duplicate copies of an app on your phone or tablet. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re…
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Samsung and a Swedish carrier gave away Galaxy S23 Ultra and Watch 5 Pro for under $1,000 in limited promo

February 9, 2023
The Galaxy S23 Ultra is far from a cheap phone. Pair that with a Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and you’re looking at around $1,650 at full price. However, 100 fortunate customers in Sweden were able to get both the Galaxy S23 Ultra and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro plus additional Samsung accessories for just under $800 in a mystery box, with no more discounted units available. The Galaxy S23 is still in its…
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Google Stadia had less than 10% market share among cloud gaming services

February 9, 2023
In new statistics shared by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), we’ve learned that Google Stadia had significantly fewer active users than most other cloud gaming services. Following Microsoft’s announcement of its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard, regulatory bodies around the world have taken action to investigate how such a merger would affect competition in the…
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