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Forza axes emotes after Fortnite controversy
The publisher of Forza Horizon 4, our pick for the best racing game of 2018, recently updated the game. In addition to adding several new cars, it also removed two emotes. While this wouldn’t seem like a big deal in and of itself, you begin to see what a bullet it’s trying to dodge when you look across at the legal tangle that is Fortnite, Epic Games, and the dance emote lawsuits. äàëüøå »
2019-1-16 02:21 | |
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Hollywood’s making ‘Just Dance’ and DDR movies, but why?
Somewhere deep in the bowels of Skull Mountain, where Hollywood‘s evil studio bosses come up with all of the movies and TV shows Tinsel-town will produce, things are amiss. The well, as they say, has run dry. äàëüøå »
2019-1-16 00:14 | |
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The real-life Pinkertons take issue with their inclusion in Red Dead Redemption 2
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Red Dead creator Rockstar Games, is duking it out in court with the Pinkerton Detective Agency — yes, they still exist, apparently. The Pinkerton Detective Agency, who appear in fictional form in Red Dead Redemption 2, issued a cease-and-desist letter to Take-Two, asking for royalties for the use of its name. äàëüøå »
2019-1-15 21:42 | |
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The adorable story of Animal Crossing Grandma is the perfect start to 2019
There’s something charming whenever you hear stories about gamers who don’t fit the preconceived notion of what a “gamer” is. At the beginning of the year, we were lucky to hear the story of “Animal Crossing Grandma,” a lovely octogenarian who’s logged more hours in one game than most of us have in all our games combined. äàëüøå »
2019-1-15 01:35 | |
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US Army’s defense of killer robots sounds like the plot to War Games
The US Army wants to develop fully autonomous weapons systems, but its initiatives to take humans out of the loop have been met with push-back from lawmakers and the general public. The government’s solution? Treat it as a PR problem. äàëüøå »
2019-1-15 01:28 | |
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Verizon is testing a game streaming service targeting Android devices
The Verge reports that Verizon is the latest company to throw its hat into the game streaming ring, with a trial of its upcoming service that it’s quietly running with some customers on Nvidia Shield set-top boxes. äàëüøå »
2019-1-14 08:50 | |
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Alien Blackout backlash shows fans and creators see mobile very differently
Fans and game makers are clashing over a newly revealed mobile game, Alien Blackout. A continuation of the Alien series, revived so spectacularly with 2014’s Alien Isolation, the game has fans crying foul and developers raising a confused eyebrow. äàëüøå »
2019-1-11 21:27 | |
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Amazon is reportedly building a game streaming service to rival Google and Microsoft
The Information reports that Amazon is putting together a game streaming service that will beam titles from the cloud right to your devices, so you can play without installing them, or even owning a powerful machine to run them. äàëüøå »
2019-1-11 08:09 | |
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Acer put a rotating display in its $4,000 Predator Triton 900 gaming laptop
CES is upon us and it’s raining gaming laptops. After Samsung and Asus’ announcements, Acer has unveiled a curious $4,000 convertible laptop named the Predator Triton 900. The device features a 17-inch 4K display supported by a CNC-machined Ezel Aero Hinge that allows you to flip, extend, or recline the screen while it remains attached to the base. äàëüøå »
2019-1-7 14:33 | |
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Moonday Morning: Fortnite accidentally started accepting Monero
Hard Fork is back up and running on all cylinders. It’s the first Moonday Morning of 2019 and that means that there’s a lot to catch up on. Let’s take a look at what we missed while we were away over the holidays. äàëüøå »
2019-1-7 13:05 | |
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TNW’s 10 best video games of 2018
It’s that time again. The year is drawing to a close, so it’s time to look back and see which digital worlds we lost ourselves in the most this year. As usual, everything’s divided up into genre categories, and we’ve included our runners up, as well. äàëüøå »
2018-12-27 10:00 | |
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The best and worst gaming stories of 2018
2018 has been a year with some awesome games, and some not-so-awesome things happening in the gaming industry. Here are the biggest stories we saw in gaming this year. The Jacksonville shooting We can’t bring up this year’s events in the gaming industry without bringing up the tragedy in Jacksonville, Florida. äàëüøå »
2018-12-22 12:00 | |
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Alfonso Ribeiro and Backpack Kid latest to sue Epic over Fortnite dances
Two more voices have joined the case against Epic Games, bringing more allegations of intellectual property theft. In this case, the people in question are Alfonso Ribeiro, best known for his role as Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and the infamous Backpack Kid. äàëüøå »
2018-12-18 21:53 | |
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Redditors work out player counts to over 100 PS4 games
Leave it to Reddit to parse the tiniest details of a minor feature for PS4 players and turn it into a wealth of data about games. In this case, the feature is the “My PS4 Life” videos Sony recently began offering to players. äàëüøå »
2018-12-18 02:08 | |
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Discord’s new plan could pose a serious challenge to Steam and Epic
Discord announced a few days ago it would be offering a new revenue split for indie developers who want to debut their games on the Discord store — and it’s hard not to take the numbers as a thumb in the eye of both Steam and Epic Games. äàëüøå »
2018-12-17 21:24 | |
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These games are worth fighting with your friends and family about
Hopefully you’ve already got most of your Christmas shopping done already (if not, check out our ultimate guide, one we created for parents, and another for partners). But you know what you might’ve forgotten? Games. äàëüøå »
2018-12-17 19:28 | |
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Day 5 of TNW’s Advent Deals: an Xbox bundle, a Sonos, and a FitBit
This holiday period, Plugged is running a very special advent calendar. Over the course of 12 days, we’ll be sharing a selection of sweet, sweet deals. You can thank us later. You can check out yesterday’s deals here, but let’s not waste anymore time! On the fifth day of TNW’s advent, the lovely team gave to me… $100 off a 1TB Xbox One bundle It might not be a classic tradition, but one of the best parts of Christmas is gathering around the TV with your family and blasting through some video games. äàëüøå »
2018-12-16 13:00 | |
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This week’s best Android games to help you forget about Tumblr
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. äàëüøå »
2018-12-14 17:48 | |
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Get 2 excellent PC adventure games for free today
The weekend’s almost here, and if you don’t have plans, you might want to check out these two offers I just spotted. For the great low price of free – okay, well, you do have to sign up for new accounts and a newsletter – you can snag Lego – The Hobbit, and Full Throttle Remastered within the next 36 hours or so. äàëüøå »
2018-12-14 07:19 | |
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These are the games we’re most looking forward to in 2019
2018 is coming to an end, and we’ve had some amazing games come out this year. Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Smash Bros … this was a good year to be a gamer. But now that it’s over, what’s a gamer to do? Find a whole new batch of amazing games for which to get hyped. äàëüøå »
2018-12-13 03:09 | |
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Intel’s new GPUs show it’s slowly getting serious about graphics
There’s one thing we know all know about integrated graphics: they suck. Usually, they’re barely enough to play any modern games, or even some old ones. But Intel is trying to make them suck significantly less with its ‘Gen11’ series of GPUs next year. äàëüøå »
2018-12-12 21:37 | |
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Assassin’s Creed Rebellion is better than Odyssey — fight me
Hey hey hey, don’t hit that keyboard just yet. Yes, I’m aware Rebellion is neither the biggest nor most-ballyhooed release in the Assassin’s Creed series this year. But I think, in terms of enjoyment per hour of time spent in the game, I just liked this one so much more. äàëüøå »
2018-12-12 02:24 | |
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We watched about 60 billion hours of gaming footage in 2018
A YouTube exec revealed over the weekend just how much time we spent watching gaming vids on YouTube. When you combine that number with the amount of time we know people watch videos on livestreaming sites like Twitch, and you can determine we’ve watched around 60 billion hours watching games — and that’s just this year. äàëüøå »
2018-12-12 22:19 | |
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Epic is already poaching indie games from Steam
Last week, Fortnite creator Epic Games announced it was creating its own store, in direct competition with Valve’s Steam store. As part of its incentive, it was using a new revenue sharing model, in which it would keep only 12 percent of revenue, as opposed to the industry standard of 30. äàëüøå »
2018-12-11 01:35 | |
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‘Loot boxes’ in video games could be giving kids a gambling problem
The number of children with gambling problems has “quadrupled to more than 50,000 in just two years”, according to recent reports. The alarming figures come from the UK Gambling Commission’s latest annual statistics, which showed that the prevalence of problem gambling among children had risen to 1. äàëüøå »
2018-12-10 16:30 | |
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Here’s how a second-hand game market for digital copies should work
The last weeks have been abuzz with players trying out Red Dead Redemption 2, a long-awaited title by Rockstar games, offered at around $60. Despite its popularity, it’s already entered the secondary market, available for around $50. äàëüøå »
2018-12-8 21:30 | |
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Epic dances around legal issues with Fortnite emotes
Rapper 2 Milly yesterday revealed he was suing Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, for copying his dance, the Milly Rock, in one of their emotes. The problem, he says, is not just that he’s not being fairly credited and compensated — it’s that he’s just one of several artists who’ve been treated this way by the game company. äàëüøå »
2018-12-8 22:57 | |
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The week’s best Android games to play while weaning yourself off Facebook
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. äàëüøå »
2018-12-7 14:35 | |
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Epic Games’ store is now open, promises a free title every fortnight
As promised, publisher Epic Games has thrown open the doors to its online store today, with a small selection of PC games on its shelves. The Fortnite developer is hoping to take on Valve’s popular Steam store with its new shop, but it won’t be an easy run. äàëüøå »
2018-12-7 07:37 | |
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Epic’s developers leave Unreal Tournament for younger, sexier Fortnite
Fortnite isn’t a game: it’s a phenomenon. Like “Back To The Future,” “The Simpsons,” and Pokemon, it’s transcended media and become a cultural icon. I can’t help but wonder how many of its 200 million registered players know anything about the game that came before it: Unreal Tournament (UT). äàëüøå »
2018-12-6 23:52 | |
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Leisure Suit Larry’s source code reaches over $10,000 in eBay bids
The creator of Leisure Suit Larry has just unearthed the source codes of several games, including the first two games in the series. He’s put the code on eBay, and interested gamers have already driven the bids into five figures. äàëüøå »
2018-12-5 23:21 | |
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Epic Games announces its dev-friendly Steam competitor
Epic Games, the company behind the wildly successful Fortnite, today revealed it’s opening its own digital game storefront. The new store will offer developers an 88 percent share of revenue, in contrast to Valve’s industry-standard 70 percent. äàëüøå »
2018-12-4 20:49 | |
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Sexual violence should never be the goal of a video game
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect people against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. **Trigger warning** The following article describes graphic sexual violence against women in video games. äàëüøå »
2018-12-4 13:22 | |
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Nvidia’s new AI converts real-life videos into 3D renders
We’ve often wondered while playing games or experiencing virtual reality: how can this be closer to the real world? Nvidia might have an answer. The company has developed an AI which can turn video into a virtual landscape. äàëüøå »
2018-12-4 10:46 | |
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Nvidia open sources its PhysX physics simulation engine
Nvidia has made its PhysX GPU-accelerated physics simulation engine open source, which means anyone can integrate into their games, as well as projects involving AI, robotics, and autonomous vehicle systems. äàëüøå »
2018-12-4 09:35 | |
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The week’s best Android games for a Friday night in
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. äàëüøå »
2018-11-30 14:30 | |
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ASUS wants gamers to mine cryptocurrency when they don’t play games
ASUS is the latest technology giant to hop on the cryptocurrency mining bandwagon. The Taiwanese manufacturer is now encouraging gamers to mine cryptocurrency when they’re not playing games. Putting to use their idle graphic cards, ASUS gamers will be able to mine cryptocurrency and cash out their earnings through PayPal or WeChat. äàëüøå »
2018-11-29 17:11 | |
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Nubia’s new gaming phone gets shoulder buttons and 10GB RAM
Chinese hardware maker Nubia is pushing further into the gaming phone arena with its new Red Magic Mars handset, which has arguably the most powerful internal specs available on in the Android universe today. äàëüøå »
2018-11-29 08:08 | |
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Netflix gets an interactive Minecraft choose-your-own-adventure show
The latest addition to Netflix’ roster of shows comes from the popular Minecraft gaming franchise, along with an interesting twist: you can actually choose your own ending. Minecraft: Story Mode – which was developed by the last remaining employees at troubled studio Telltale Games before it tragically closed down – lets you make choices to determine how the story progresses across its five episodes. äàëüøå »
2018-11-28 09:33 | |
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Fortnite bests Russia and Japan to become world’s 8th most-populated place
Bloomberg today determined that the number of players registered in Fortnite is now around 200 million. Let that number sink into your head. Epic Games later confirmed that number to GamesIndustry. äàëüøå »
2018-11-28 02:29 | |
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This week’s best Android games to help you avoid being trampled in Black Friday sales
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. äàëüøå »
2018-11-23 17:01 | |
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500,000 Android users downloaded malware made by one developer
Android malware has been on the rise over the past couple of years, we’ve just seen one of the worst attacks of this kind. ESET security researcher Lukas Stefanko found 13 apps with malware on the Play store, and said that more than 560,000 people downloaded these apps before Google took them down. äàëüøå »
2018-11-21 14:09 | |
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Girls who play video games are three times more likely to study STEM than non-gamers
I played a lot of video games when I was a teenager. I have fond memories of hours dedicated to the pixelated missions of the likes of Zelda and Mario Bros on my family’s Nintendo Entertainment System. äàëüøå »
2018-11-20 15:42 | |
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The week’s best Android games to play while putting off your holiday shopping
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. äàëüøå »
2018-11-16 17:16 | |
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The US Army’s Fortnite esports team is totally not for recruitment
The US Army recently revealed it would be starting its own esports team in an effort to reach out to all the kids out there who play the games and apparently show them you can still with at battle royale while you’re training for an actual battle. äàëüøå »
2018-11-15 01:25 | |
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Here’s our first glimpse of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Niantic and WB Games surprised everyone this morning by dropping the first trailer for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the spiritual successor to the world-shatteringly popular Pokemon GO. It drops a few hints about the gameplay and story of the game, and gives us a tentative release date: 2019. äàëüøå »
2018-11-14 20:10 | |
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