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Atmospheric High Score Flinger ‘Light the Sea’ Updated with New Obstacles and Options

TouchArcade Rating:Last month we checked out the trailer for a very stylish upcoming game called Light the Sea from solo developer Petr Pucek who goes by the moniker KetchiGames. Was Light the Sea breaking down barriers and redefining what you could expect from a digital video gaming experience? Nah, but it was built around a very simple set of mechanics that are tailor-made for the touchscreen and everything was executed with a high level of polish, and the game used a very atmospheric art style that I was a big

VR Gaming Ads: Testing the Waters; An Interview with Faultline

I recently had the pleasure to be interviewed by Rafi Cohen for Faultline Magazine. Please find the full piece below.In its pursuit of the mobile gaming market, PubNative, a German app-focused supply-side platform (SSP), is tentatively exploring the possibilities of VR. Speaking to Faultline this week, the company’s founder and CEO, Ionut Ciobotaru admitted that his “interest is just exploratory.”“For now, VR just doesn’t have the critical mass to be monetizable for ad companies,” he added.The company has set gaming as its next key market for growth in the world

Epic Games CEO speaks out against Apple, Google app store ‘monopoly’

Sponsored Links Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite developer Epic Games, criticized Apple and Google for having an “absolute monopoly” on app stores in a Friday interview with CNBC. There aren’t many viable options for distributing mobile software outside the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, and Sweeney chides both for taking a 30 percent fee from in-app purchases.Epic Games launched the Epic Games Store in late 2018 for Windows and Mac computers, and only charges other publishers a 12 percent fee on in-app purchases.

Inside Xbox Series X Optimized: Call of the Sea

When it launches this holiday, Xbox Series X will be the most powerful console the world has ever seen. One of the biggest benefits of all that power is giving developers the ability to make games that are Xbox Series X Optimized. This means that they’ve taken full advantage of the unique capabilities of Xbox Series X, both for new titles built natively using the Xbox Series X development environment as well as previously released titles that have been rebuilt specifically for the console. In our Inside Xbox Series X

AMC Theaters Lost $2.2 Billion Due To COVID-19, Sets Reopening Plan

Mere days after warning it could potentially go bankrupt, AMC Entertainment, which owns the AMC chain of movie theaters, has revealed a loss of $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2020, thanks in large part to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Still, even with those losses, the company is gearing up to once again open its doors. The news comes from Variety, which reports the company plans to reopen its theaters worldwide in July, after shutting them down in March. "These are truly unprecedented times," AMC Entertainment CEO Adam

Here’s Valorant’s New Agent Reyna And All Her Abilities

Update: Reyna is now available to play as of Valorant update 1.0. Her two basic abilities are Dismiss and Devour, which allow her to consume a downed enemy's "life force" to temporarily become invisible and invulnerable, and restore her health, respectively. Her signature ability Leer sends out a destructible orb that obscures the range of vision of any players that look at it. This ability can be deployed through walls and barriers, which makes it quite powerful. Her ultimate ability is Empress, which grants her rapid fire for a limited

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Chapter 18 Walkthrough: Destiny’s Crossroads (Spoiler-Free)

This is it: the final chapter of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is also the toughest, pitting you and your team against some of their greatest challenges. Below is everything you need to know to make your way through Destiny's Crossroads, survive the battles, and finish FF7 Remake.Check out the rest of our Final Fantasy 7 Remake guides so you don't miss a single secret or collectible. You can also read our FF7 Remake review.Chapter 18 Walkthrough: Destiny's CrossroadsYou've got another motorcycle mini-game to contend with, this time with more enemies

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Chapter 17 Walkthrough: Deliverance From Chaos (Spoiler-Free)

We're quickly nearing the end of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but there are more bosses to fight and secrets to find along the way as the story ramps up toward its conclusion. Our spoiler-free walkthrough can help you battle through everything Shinra has to throw at you as you approach the end of the game. Keep reading below to find strategies to beat every boss and find every secret.Check out the rest of our Final Fantasy 7 Remake guides so you don't miss a single secret or collectible. You can

PS5 vs Xbox Series X: Specs and comparisons guide

The prelude to the launch of a new console generation is always one of the most exciting parts of being a video game enthusiast. New hardware generations always bring massive advancements in visual fidelity and immersion, as well as new gameplay possibilities. Both Microsoft and Sony are expected to launch their ninth-generation console sometime near the end of this year and both companies have now begun offering official statements on the technical specifications of these new machines. Every console manufacturer likes to brag that it will offer the most advanced

Control’s Foundation DLC Explores The Board And The Bureau’s Past

The Hiss threat might have been pushed back at the end of Control, but it still persists through the game’s DLC expansions. The first story based addition is The Foundation, an addition that gives Control's combat a more environmental focus, while providing a look at the origin of the Bureau of Control's use of a building that might even be alive.Control picks up where the main story left off to tie up a loose thread: What happened to Marshall, the Bureau's head of operations. During the vanilla game, Marshall disappeared