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July 2020 NPD: Paper Mario and Ghost of Tsushima have strong debuts

Consumers are still turning to video games for their entertainment in the United States. While hardware sales have come back to Earth after a peaking sharply during the early parts of the pandemic, game content helped push total spending to $3.6 billion during July, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. July 2020 Dollar Sales, Millions Jul’19 Jul’20 Change Total Video…
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Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console in July

While all gaming hardware saw a significant jump in sales during the pandemic, that has come to an end for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. These aging consoles were already on the way out, and U.S. consumers are once again bypassing them in favor of the Switch. Nintendo’s…
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Ubisoft fires Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla director Ashraf Ismail

Ubisoft has fired Ashraf Ismail, the former director of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. The report comes from Bloomberg. This is the result of an investigation Ubisoft lead into allegations from a fan that Ismail lied about his marital status to advance a relationship with her. In June, Ismail stepped down from his role as director but remained with Ubisoft. Now he is gone from…
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Windows 10 now supports wireless file transfers to and from Samsung phones

Getting photos or files from your computer to your phone can turn into a USB cable and email dance, but Microsoft and Samsung now have a better way. The latest Windows 10 Insider build allows you to simply drag and drop files over WiFi to and from any supported Samsung smartphones like the Galaxy S10 or S20, as spotted by SamMobile. Microsoft has already started making it easier to work between…
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Apple removes 'Fortnite' from App Store following direct payment push

Apple has removed Fortnite from the App Store, according to Bloomberg’s Marc Gurman. The delisting comes just hours after Fortnite developer Epic Games started offering discounts on the game’s V-bucks currency and other cash purchases if players bypassed the App Store and Google Play. For the couple of hours that it was available, the discount let players save up to 20 percent on their next…
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