A UK fugitive was arrested after he emerged from hiding to buy Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Clint Butler, a 36-year-old who had escaped from HMP Spring Hill open prison, went to town to buy the game and ran into police. Eurogamer reports that Butler broke lockdown rules …
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The next beta update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection introduces the first iteration of a custom game browser and brings back a Halo 3 map, amid other enhancements and bug fixes. But the news isn’t all rosy: another map has been delayed out of its planned Season 6 launch. …
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Nintendo has announced special events coming to its mobile games, Mario Kart Tour and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, as part of its Mario Day celebrations. Mario Day itself falls on March 10 (because “MAR10,” get it?) but some of the events start earlier and run well into the rest of …
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As December approaches we’re getting near video game award season, with various sites giving their Game of the Year awards and Geoff Keighley set to host a virtual presentation of The Game Awards. Before all of that though is the 2020 Video Games Accessibility Awards, which honors the games and …
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The studio behind Call of Duty Mobile and the upcoming Pokemon Unite are staffing up for a new AAA game with big ambitions. The game from Tencent’s TiMi studio is said to be planned to scale across PC, consoles, and mobile devices. Niko senior analyst Daniel Ahmad posted about the …
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The Lego Group has announced a new partnership with Disney to release a Winnie the Pooh set as part of its Lego Ideas collection. It’s coming on April 1 and is priced at $100. VIP early access to the set begins on March 18. The new set features classic characters …
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The publisher showcase New Game+ Expo is back for 2021, and the all-day stream starts very soon. The event begins at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, and then continues through the afternoon with individual studio showcases. The NGPX site promises new and upcoming releases, spanning diverse genres from …
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Rockstar Games’ plans to launch a standalone version of Grand Theft Auto Online were prompted, at least in part, by sheer market saturation for Grand Theft Auto 5. “As you sell that many units, you will at some point arrive at the conclusion that you’ve saturated for purchasing the title,” …
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A proposed bill before the Arizona House of Representatives could have big implications for Epic Games’ legal battle against Apple and Google over Fortnite. If it is ultimately passed into law, it could create another facet for the ongoing litigation between the software giants. The Verge reports that an amendment …
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In most ways, the now 10-year-old 3DS was an oddity–the next evolution of the equally strange Nintendo DS, and with a trendy 3D hook to boot. While glasses-free 3D was the marquee feature, riding the wave of renewed popularity from 3D films like Avatar, the real killer app was StreetPass. …
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