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China Takes Down PSN Store Temporarily Due To “Security” Issues

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Time Stamp: May 10, 2020 11:06 AM - Modified On: May 10, 2020 - Published By:
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During our recent turbulent times, playing video games is one of the best ways to regain some sense of normalcy. In mainland China, however, PlayStation players hoping to access the PSN Store are currently unable to do so because of alleged security issues. The reported catalyst for the suspension sounds like it came from a comedy movie.The PlayStation Store (PSN) has been temporarily suspended in Mainland China from 7am on May 10. No time or date given for resumption of services. The official reason given is to carry out security

Prince of Persia Redemption leaked footage shows off gameplay of canceled game

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Time Stamp: May 6, 2020 8:03 PM - Modified On: May 6, 2020 - Published By:
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A recently surfaced trailer for a canceled Prince of Persia Redemption game shows a lengthy look at what could have been a sequel to the 2008 reboot. Ever since Prince of Persia was rebooted pretty successfully in 2008, there had been rumors here and there about a follow-up to the game. Those rumors never culminated in anything of real substance, but recently fans discovered a look at what could have been. A gameplay video featuring a game called Prince of Persia Redemption has surfaced and shows off a wealth of

Steam just broke its record for concurrent users again

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 7:01 PM - Modified On: April 6, 2020 - Published By:
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It looks like Steam is on track to keep smashing records, especially while most of us are stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic. Steam continues to break its own records left and right, and it's really no surprise with how much people are staying home nowadays. Its latest broken record comes in the form of its all-time active user record being smashed. A month ago, Steam originally broke its record with over 20 million concurrent users. Now, the site has exceeded that number over the previous weekend, with

Valorant Jett character reveal shows off the wind-bending agent

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Time Stamp: April 2, 2020 8:32 PM - Modified On: April 2, 2020 - Published By:
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In Valorant's latest character reveal, we got a showcase of the windy abilities of South Korean operative Jett. Riot Games has shown off another character for Valorant, and this time we got a look at the wind-bending South Korean agent, Jett. Though we’ve seen Jett nearly since the beginning of Valorant teasers, this is the first in-depth look we’ve had at what she can do, and what she can do is looking fun. Riot Games revealed Jett and some of her abilities on the Valorant Twitter on April 2, 2020.

Steam sets concurrent user count record with over 23 million players

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Time Stamp: March 30, 2020 9:31 PM - Modified On: March 30, 2020 - Published By:
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Steam continues to break records during the period of social distancing we're experiencing at the moment. Steam has reached another impressive milestone as we all continue to practice social distancing – or, at least, we should be. Looking at you, spring breakers. According to analyst Daniel Ahmad, who took to Twitter to discuss this very finding, Steam just hit two new records: the highest peak concurrent user count ever and highest number of concurrent in-game players. Steam has just achieved two new records.Highest Peak Concurrent User Count ever: 23.4 millionHighest Number

The Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold The Wii In Japan

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Time Stamp: March 25, 2020 7:26 PM - Modified On: March 25, 2020 - Published By:
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The Nintendo Switch has crossed another major sales milestone in Japan. As of this week, the system has sold 12.8 million units in the country (thanks, Nintendo Life), which means that, in just over three years, the system has outsold the Wii in its country of origin.This observation was made by analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter, who noted that the system sold about 390,000 units in Japan this week--the biggest week the system has ever had, thanks to the incredible popularity of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which just had the

Call Of Duty: Warzone Popularity Grows As It Surpasses Another Milestone

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 1:24 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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After a little more than a week on the market, Infinity Ward and Raven Software's standalone battle royale experience Call of Duty: Warzone has surpassed more than 30 million players across all platforms.This news comes not long after Infinity Ward introduced a dedicated Solo mode to the free-to-play game. While there was a way to play Warzone all by yourself, and we definitely didn't recommend it at the time, the battle royale game now allows players to go one-on-one against 149 other combatants. The current 150-player count could increase to

Survey: VR headset sales on Steam sees biggest ever jump in January

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Time Stamp: February 17, 2020 5:50 AM - Modified On: February 17, 2020 - Published By:
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VR 360 is a news, analysis and opinion site devoted to virtual reality technology, promoting thought leadership from leading brands and platforms and collaborating with industry bloggers to deliver insight, reviews and strategy for all aspects of the ecosystem, from developers to CIOs. Spread the loveAccording to the January 2020 data released from Valve’s Steam Survey, VR headset growth on Steam has taken its largest leap yet, with 1.31% of the population having headsets that were connected to their computers. With a year-over-year increase of 43%, this beats out the

G2 Esports League of Legends Staff Update

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Time Stamp: January 7, 2020 7:00 PM - Modified On: January 7, 2020 - Published By:
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Two LEC Championships. An MSI Trophy. A Worlds Final appearance. After such a fantastic season, we’re ready to get back on the grind and ensure we raise the Summoner’s Cup this year. As such, we’re bolstering our support staff to ensure the team has everything they need to become World Champions.First, we’re pleased to announce the return of Fabian ‘GrabbZ’ Lohmann and Christopher ‘Duffman’ Duff as our head coach and head analyst for the 2020 season, respectively. Both have been integral not only in our incredible success in 2019, but