April 16, 2019
Xbox One does away with discs in new $249 All-Digital Edition
Discs! What are they good for? Well, they’re nice if you don’t want to be tied to an online-only ecosystem. But if you don’t mind that, Microsoft’s latest…
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April 16, 2019
Sony shares some details about the PlayStation 5
Lead architect for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita Mark Cerny gave a lengthy interview to Wired’s Peter Rubin and shared some details about Sony’s next-gen console —…
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Chilly reception for marijuana tycoon game shows games industry’s backwards stance on drugs
Intense and graphic violence is something we’ve come to simply expect from games, but sexual and other adult themes are still largely taboo — including, as publisher Devolver…
Read articleApril 15, 2019
OpenAI Five crushes Dota2 world champs, and soon you can lose to it too
Dota2 is one of the most popular, and complex, online games in the world, but an AI has once again shown itself to supersede human skill. In matches…
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Apple said to be spending more than $500M on Arcade gaming subscription effort
Apple’s new gaming subscription service Apple Arcade may have been a bit of a footnote at its Services event earlier this month compared to the stage time given…
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Disc-free Xbox One S could land on May 7th
Microsoft is about to launch an even cheaper Xbox One S. In order to cut costs, the company is removing the Blu-ray disc drive altogether. According to leaked…
Read articleApril 13, 2019
Twitch’s first game, the karaoke-style ‘Twitch Sings,’ launches to public
Amazon-owned game-streaming site Twitch is today publicly launching its first game. But it’s not a traditional video game — like those the site’s creators stream for their fans.…
Read articleApril 12, 2019
Harry Potter, the Platform, and the Future of Niantic
What is Niantic? If they recognize the name, most people would rightly tell you it’s a company that makes mobile games, like Pokémon GO, or Ingress, or Harry…
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HQ Trivia replaces Quiz Daddy Scott Rogowsky
Quiz Khalifa aka Host Malone aka Trap Trebek aka HQ Trivia’s Scott Rogowsky has been pushed out of the live mobile gaming startup. The two split due to…
Read articleApril 10, 2019
The definitive Niantic reading guide
In just a few years, Niantic has evolved from internal side project into an independent industry trailblazer. Having reached tremendous scale in such a short period of time,…
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