Today, May 20, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, an event meant to bring awareness to the digital accessibility struggles many still face with websites and technology. Microsoft has been making big strides to address these issues with things like the Xbox Adaptive Controller, and a new series of initiatives are …
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Square Enix is commemorating the Dragon Quest series’ 35th anniversary with a special livestream event next Wednesday, May 26. The stream kicks off at 8:30 PM PT / 11:30 PM ET and will offer “the latest information about what’s going on–and what’s yet to come–in the world of Dragon Quest.” …
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There’s a lot more Steamworld in the works. Today, developer Thunderful announced that it’s developing a number of new entries in the post-apocalyptic robot steampunk series. In a Twitter post, the studio revealed that there are “several” new Steamworld games in the works. In addition, it explained that the Steamworld …
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Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons are both getting new DLC packs in the near future, and they couldn’t be more different. The Minecraft DLC is based on the How to Train Your Dragon film series, while the Dungeons pack takes players deep underwater. The How to Train Your Dragon pack adds …
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There was no shortage of Sonic the Hedgehog games during the 2000s–as well as the edgy Shadow the Hedgehog–but one obscure title that may have escaped the notice of all but the most devoted of fans is Sonic Kart 3DX, a kart racer not available on most platforms. Exclusive to …
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A free demo for Miitopia, Nintendo’s upcoming Switch RPG starring Mii characters, is now available on the Switch eShop. The demo lets you create and customize a party of Miis and play through the game’s first world. Best of all, any progress you make in the demo will carry over …
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Minecraft shows no signs of slowing down, with Microsoft revealing in an April 2021 earnings call that the popular sandbox game’s monthly active users increased by 30% year over year. The title has reached some 140 million users to date. This latest figure comes from a new fact sheet Microsoft …
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Koei Tecmo ended 2020 on a high note thanks to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity being a smash-hit for the Japanese company, and several months into 2021 the game has continued to earn more sales. The Musou game–which is already Koei Tecmo’s single best-selling game in its genre–has shipped 3.7 …
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Minecraft‘s big Caves & Cliffs update that had been planned for summer has instead been split into two separate updates. The first part will still arrive in the summer, but the much bigger changes will come in a second update planned for the holiday season. Mojang explained the move, saying …
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Anyone who plays Minecraft knows how unique the game’s music and sound design is. Now, a new episode of the podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz reveals the origins of some of the game’s most iconic noises, and you can listen to it right here. On the podcast, host Dallas Taylor speaks …
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