June 12, 2018
How Nintendo regained its footing with the Switch and smartphones
As recently as a couple of years ago, Nintendo very much felt like a company at a crossroads. The Wii U presented a rare major misfire for the…
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June 12, 2018
Gaming leans into diversity at E3, but not hard
To say the gaming community is not known for its friendliness to women and minority groups is something of an understatement. But we’re starting to see developers abandon…
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Hands-on with Nintendo’s Poké Ball Plus
Nintendo doesn’t come out with a ton of hardware in-between system launches, but the peripherals it does come out with have a history of being pretty quality. That…
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Everything Nintendo announced at E3 2018
Nintendo came out with the big guns for its pre-recorded E3 conference this morning, delivering updates on a couple of veteran franchises while also bringing some new titles…
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Is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate the most ambitious crossover event in history?
Nintendo sure thinks so. Take that, The Avengers. The game is certainly a massive undertaking and a comprehensive Nintendo history lesson, including every playable character from past Super…
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Super Mario Party lets you connect multiple Switch consoles to expand your screen
Super Mario Party is coming to the Nintendo Switch, but alongside the new party gameplay, there appears to be an interesting new use of the Switch hardware for…
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Fortnite arrives on the Nintendo Switch today
After days of press conferences teasing games arriving in some time within the next decade, here’s a refreshing bit of news. As previously rumored, wildly popular sandbox survival…
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Valve is bringing an official version of Steam to China
Valve is officially bringing its Steam game platform to China as it aims to take a chunk of the world’s largest market of gamers. Valve said it will…
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Here’s what Sony announced at E3 2018
Sony wanted its E3 2018 press conference to be an event. Not the “we have 50 new titles to show you” event Microsoft just put on, so much…
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Here’s what Ubisoft announced at E3 2018
E3 news is officially coming fast and furious, a day ahead of the show’s official launch. Following a fairly disappointing showing from Square Enix, Ubisoft brought out the…
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