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Newzoo: 80% of gamers eat or drink while playing

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 28, 2020
3 min

The news is in. Eighty percent of gamers eat or drink while playing games, according to market researcher Newzoo. I could have done this...

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Xbox Series X will launch with support for thousands of games

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 28, 2020
4 min

The Xbox Series X is the most-compatible next-generation console. Or, at least, Microsoft is making that claim in a new blog post today. But...

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Cirrus Logic’s sensors will bring better touch feedback to game gadgets

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 28, 2020
3 min

Cirrus Logic is launching sensor chips that will bring better tactile feedback, or haptics, to all kinds of gadgets, including gaming devices. The Austin,...

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GameRefinery: Match-3 games are 21% of U.S. iPhone gaming market

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 28, 2020
2 min

Match-3 games like Candy Crush Saga are the most prominent subgenre in the U.S. iPhone game market, accounting for 21% of the market’s revenue,...

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Level Ex upgrades surgery games to virtually train doctors to treat COVID-19

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 27, 2020
3 min

Level Ex, the maker of surgery games popular with medical professionals, has released new levels that virtually train doctors to treat patients with COVID-19....

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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition makes Xenoblade Chronicles 2 look bad

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 27, 2020
4 min

I wasn’t looking forward to Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, largely because my opinion of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has soured so much since I’ve played...

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Fortnite show Ninja Battles debuts on Mixer on May 28

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 27, 2020
1 min

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins today announced Ninja Battles featuring Fortnite, a new competitive gaming series, premiering May 28 on Microsoft’s Mixer streaming platform. Confirmed participants...

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Spiketrap: Animal Crossing and Warzone surged on social in different ways

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 27, 2020
2 min

Animal Crossing: New Horizons surpassed all other games as the leader in social engagement during March as shelter-in-place rules began, according to data from...