February is Back History Month and Microsoft is celebrating in a variety of ways across games and the wider Xbox ecosystem. For the duration of the month, Microsoft will highlight the efforts of Black and African American developers and personalities and help raise money and awareness for important causes. “We …
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Fortnite appears to be readying even more Mandalorian content. A teaser video released on the official Fortnite Twitter shows the hero of the popular Star Wars streaming series viewing a hologram. (The reveal, a new LTM called Mando’s Bounty, has now been announced and you can play it for a …
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With the world in the midst of a deadly pandemic, Plague Inc.: The Cure shakes up the games usual formula by tasking players with saving the world instead of destroying it. The new expansion is now available on Steam and is currently free for all Plague Inc.: Evolved players “until …
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The ongoing legal battle between Apple and Fortnite developer Epic Games will require time from Apple CEO Tim Cook. A judge has ruled that Cook must sit for a seven-hour deposition, rejecting Apple’s request that he be excused. Apple Insider reports that the case is set to go to trial …
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Sonic is speeding ahead with another animated series, this time on Netflix. The new series called Sonic Prime will consist of 3D animation. It’s coming in 2022. The announcement came from the Netflix brand NX, which is usually used for properties like sci-fi and anime. It says that this is …
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As part of Nintendo’s earnings report, the company shared new sales statistics for its most popular video games, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is truly a phenomenon. The game has now reached 31.18 million copies sold, which is a remarkable achievement for a variety of reasons, but perhaps most notably …
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The EU is set to rule on Microsoft’s $7.5bn purchase of ZeniMax by March 5. A filing on the European Commission’s website shows that the tech giant requested approval for the deal on January 29. [Update: With the EU approval out of the way, the Microsoft-Bethesda deal is official.] Reuters …
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The Medium, a game that only released a few days ago and also launched on Xbox Game Pass, has already managed to cover its production and marketing costs. Now, the future sales Bloober Team makes on the unique horror title will be profit. Not too bad for a game that …
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One of the challenges you’ll be asked to complete in Fortnite this week is to emote at stone statues. It may be a little tricky to figure out exactly what that means. You can actually complete this quest at a few different spots. Once you have selected the challenge in …
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The Pokemon Company is implementing stricter measures to deal with cheaters in Pokemon Sword and Shield. The company shared a statement in Pokemon Home addressing the issue and outlining some of the ways in which it will penalize players who alter game data or use hacked Pokemon in the Switch …
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