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Xbox Live is giving away nearly 1 million dead gamertags on May 18

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 16, 2016
1 min

You could finally get that new Xbox Live name you’ve always wanted. Microsoft revealed today that its making about 1 million gamertags available for registering...

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Lionsgate and Fifth Journey get tight with movie-based mobile games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 16, 2016
4 min

Hollywood and games haven’t always gotten along. Consider the fact that Disney just pulled the plug on its toy-game Infinity series. Getting a movie-based...

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Overwatch’s newest short details the tortured relationship between Hanzo and Genji

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 16, 2016
1 min

The beta test is over, but you can still get a new dose of Overwatch today. Blizzard has released a new animated short for...

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Tavern Tales hits Hearthstone’s summer esports circuit in July — and it’s an open event

Posted byby Jason Wilson
May 16, 2016
1 min

Aspiring Hearthstone pros: The Pro Gaming League’s Tavern Tales is prepping its summer edition, and all it takes to qualify for one of the...

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Taqtile Mobility creates a HoloLens demo for the PGA Tour

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 16, 2016
2 min

Taqtile Mobility said that it has teamed up with Microsoft to create a demo for the PGA Tour using the HoloLens augmented-reality headset. Seattle-based...

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Gamer gear maker Razer opens its first U.S. store in San Francisco

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 16, 2016
1 min

Razer, an established maker of gaming-related gear, has unveiled its first concept store in the U.S. at a mall in San Francisco. The store is...

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Nintendo’s Yo-Kai Watch 2 is coming to the U.S. on September 30

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 16, 2016
1 min

Nintendo announced today that the ghost-collecting Yo-Kai Watch 2 is coming to the U.S on September 30 for 3DS. It will release in two versions (a strategy used by Nintendo’s popular Pokémon series): Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls. They will add 100 Yo-kai (those cute, ghost-like monsters) to the series.