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If the U.S. Post Office has an ally, it’s Duel2 and play-by-mail games

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 20, 2020
7 min

In these fast-moving times where nothing takes a break, there is one form of slow-motion entertainment that has endured: play-by-mail games. The genre refers...

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Oculus Quest 2 getting Infinite Office with Logitech keyboard and adjustable passthrough

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 20, 2020
1 min

While presented as a new experience, what we see in the Infinite Office trailer is actually an evolution of the current Quest interface, introduced as...

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Stardust Social Casino is a bet on enticing players with Las Vegas history

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 19, 2020
5 min

When Boyd Gaming launched Stardust Social Casino recently on iOS and Android, it was one more entry in a crowded social casino game market....

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PlayStation leads in TV ad impressions, but Square Enix is close behind

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 19, 2020
2 min

Gaming industry TV ad impressions saw an 87.71% increase from mid-August to mid-September, compared to the previous 30-day period. From August 16 through September...

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John Carmack says he’s ‘kind of embarrassed’ over Facebook’s social VR during pandemic

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 19, 2020
2 min

Facebook Reality Labs consulting CTO John Carmack says he’s “kind of embarrassed” about Facebook’s social VR offerings on Oculus headsets over the course of...

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GamesBeat Decides 164: The PlayStation 5 Showcase and preorder mess

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 18, 2020
1 min

Sony Interactive Entertainment hosted its PlayStation 5 Showcase to detail the price, date, and Final Fantasy XVI. It was an excellent presentation that nailed...