February 21, 2018
Nintendo accused of illegally denying refunds on pre-orders in Europe
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February 20, 2018
Mixer, Microsoft’s Twitch competitor, adds game sales
Twitch has long since allowed its streamers to generate revenue from their channels through things like subscriptions, virtual tipping and game sales. Microsoft is adopting one of those…
Read articleFebruary 15, 2018
Twitch launches always-on chat rooms for channels
Game streaming site Twitch today is debuting an always-on chat room feature it’s simply calling “Rooms.” The addition was first announced at its developer event TwitchCon back in…
Read articleFebruary 15, 2018
Chat app Kakao’s games business lands $130M from Tencent and others ahead of IPO
Korea’s dominant messaging firm Kakao is back raising funds after its games business, a standalone unit that is headed for an IPO, pulled in $130 million (140 billion…
Read articleFebruary 14, 2018
Florence invites you into an interactive graphic novel about finding love (and losing it)
The latest game from Monument Valley designer Ken Wong doesn’t have much in common with the brilliant pastel puzzler, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth experiencing. Florence,…
Read articleFebruary 13, 2018
Twitch’s latest features highlight channels’ top fans
The majority of Twitch’s product announcements lately have been focused around new tools or expanded money-making opportunities for its video creators. Today, the company is instead launching new…
Read articleFebruary 12, 2018
Overwatch is free to play this weekend on all platforms
Overwatch wasn’t what you’d call a “surprise” hit — everyone knew it was going to wipe the floor with its immediate competition. But unlike a lot of games,…
Read articleFebruary 12, 2018
‘Alto’s Adventure’ sequel ‘Alto’s Odyssey’ launches on iOS on February 22
The “endless runner” genre of games seems inherently stress-generating to me, since it implies running, without end. But Alto’s Adventure, the 2015 game from Toronto developer Snowman, provided…
Read articleFebruary 9, 2018
Hacker group manages to run Linux on a Nintendo Switch
Hacker group fail0verflow shared a photo of a Nintendo Switch running Debian, a distribution of Linux (via Nintendo Life). The group claims that Nintendo can’t fix the vulnerability…
Read articleFebruary 7, 2018
Play SNES classics in the HD resolution of memory with the Super Nt
When it comes to the art and science of retro gaming, Analogue has no equal. The small company that first brought us the Analogue Nt, then the Nt…
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