Video Games
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'Fortnite' is live again with a new map and more ways to level upOct 14, 2019 11:00 pm - The "Fortnite" black hole that took the game down worldwide has reopened, throwing millions of players back into the game with a new island to explore (with some familia...
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A PlayStation 5 wish list: 'Horizon Zero Dawn' sequel, backwards compatibility, no copyingOct 12, 2019 7:15 am - Sony confirmed this week that the PlayStation 5, the company's next salvo in the unending video game console wars, will launch “in time for holiday 2020,” according to a...
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'Neo Cab': Video game noir at its bestOct 05, 2019 7:24 am - "Neo Cab" Developed by: Chance Agency Published by: Fellow Traveler Available on: iOS, Mac, PC, Nintendo Switch - - - Mercurial characters? Check. Moral compromises...
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'Call of Duty' mobile is off to an explosive start
Oct 05, 2019 6:00 am - Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s Call of Duty Mobile attracted 20 million gamers within the first two days of its worldwide debut, a big boost for the company's ambition of adapt...
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Gamers paved the road for a streaming future. Twitch wants to add more lanes.
Oct 05, 2019 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO — If live-streaming video is the future of media, gamers got there first. Slowly but surely, others are taking notice and following their lead. Last week at Tw...
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New Call of Duty esports league to begin play in home markets, including Chicago
Sep 28, 2019 6:00 am - The new, yet-to-be-named Call of Duty esports league has officially capped its Season 1 membership at 12 teams and will begin play in teams' home markets in 2020, furthe...
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'The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening': A first-class makeover for a classic gameSep 21, 2019 7:20 am - "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" Developed by: Nintendo EPD, Grezzo Published by: Nintendo Available on: Nintendo Switch • • • In recent years the Zelda fran...
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Analysis: Apple's Arcade seeks to upend another business model
Sep 14, 2019 6:00 am - Of the refreshed or new products that Apple talked about at its extravaganza this week, I'm most curious about Arcade, the $5 monthly subscription to video games for iPh...
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Video game 'loot boxes' are going away and it could crush Rocket League's black market
Aug 31, 2019 6:00 am - The developers behind Rocket League are preparing to rid the game of its loot boxes, a system for randomized in-game purchases critics say amounts to gambling. While mos...
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'Telling Lies': One of the most brilliant video games of the yearAug 27, 2019 6:00 am - "Telling Lies" Developed by: Sam Barlow Published by: Annapurna Interactive Available on: iOS, PC • • • Nothing I've played this year has felt as intimate or fully ...