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Xbox Series X’s backward compatibility is good for live-service games

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 23, 2020
5 min

Gamers are preparing for a leap into the next generation in November with the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5, but many of...

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Immortals: Fenyx Rising hands-on — How it stands out from Zelda’s shadow

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 22, 2020
4 min

Immortals: Fenyx Rising is both ambitious and shameless. This Ubisoft title comes out on December 3 for just about every platform you can imagine:...

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4 min

Mythical Games is launching a private beta of its Blankos Beach Party.

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Mythical Games launches private beta for Blankos Block Party on November 17

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 22, 2020
3 min

Mythical Games is launching a private beta on November 17 for Blankos Block Party, a multiplayer open-world platforming game. It’s a game to watch...

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3 min

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.

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Nintendo will finally localize the original Fire Emblem in English

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 22, 2020
1 min

Surprise! Nintendo is finally releasing the original Fire Emblem in the U.S. via a Switch port that comes out on December 4. Fire Emblem:...

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1 min

Safe in Our World is launching a charity bundle for mental health.

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Safe In Our World launches charity game bundle to benefit mental health

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 22, 2020
3 min

Safe In Our World has launched a charity game bundle with the goal of providing free mental health resources for gamers and game industry...

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Polycade plans to launch home console for accessible games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 22, 2020
4 min

Polycade is launching a home video game system for fans of classic games and accessible casual entertainment. Founder Tyler Bushnell will start an Indiegogo...

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4 min

Microsoft's Playfab provides live services and infrastructure for games.

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Microsoft shifts PlayFab game services pricing to pay-as-you-go

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 21, 2020
4 min

Microsoft’s PlayFab division is introducing a pay-as-you-go plan for its game developer services with no minimum monthly fees. The announcement follows last week’s 90%...

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Metro Exodus is one of the games you will find on Amazon Luna.

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Amazon Luna launches into early access for invitees only

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 20, 2020
1 min

Amazon’s cloud-gaming service Luna is available now to select gamers in the United States. The company launched the platform today in early access. You...