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SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘CrossCode’ Physical Version Coming in August, Massive Summer Sales Including ‘The Witcher 3’ and More

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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 10th, 2020. When I went to bed last night, I had no idea what I would wake up to. Were it not for COVID-19, today would have been the first day of E3 2020. The show has been canceled, but as a consolation prize we’ve got an absolutely enormous sale full of great games. I’ve picked a nice selection of the lot to get your mouth watering, and threw a bit of news on top for seasoning. Let’s check

TikTok is emerging as a significant threat to YouTube and Instagram as children and teens abandon the two most popular video-sharing platforms

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A little over a year ago, we wrote a story about how social media app TikTok is taking teens by storm and making Snap and Facebook nervous. TikTok was developed and owned by China-based company ByteDance. Originally released in 2014, the app is a hit among teens. It became become popular enough to catch the attention of Facebook and Snap. It’s secret, however, is the the audio that goes with the videos. Back in February 2019, TikTok reported 500 million monthly active users across the globe. In the U.S., it ranked No.

‘Dragon Quest Tact’ Launches This Summer in Japan with Pre-Registrations Now Live

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Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Tact for iOS and Android is a tactical RPG based on the Dragon Quest series for mobile platforms. It has turn based combat and encounters with enemies from the series on a grid based map. While a closed beta already took place, the company announced a release window for Japan with pre-registrations now live. A localisation has still not been announced for those waiting for an English release. I don’t expect a localisation to be revealed until the Japanese version is out for a good amount

Joe Blackburn Returns To Bungie To Work On New Destiny Stuff

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Approximately ten months after departing the company for a position at Riot Games, Joe Blackburn has now returned to Bungie. It hasn't been confirmed whether or not the ex-design lead will be reprising his role, but he has announced on Twitter that he'll be working on Destiny 2. Getting to share some good news...I just finished my second day back at Bungie. Very excited to be working on Destiny 2 again. I loved my time at Riot, but it was time to come home. We'll talk more in the future,

Kao The Kangaroo Is Getting A New Game After A 15-Year Absence

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Kao the Kangaroo, a PS2-era mascot platformer series, is making a comeback. The series, which has been dormant since 2005's Kao: Mystery of Volcano, is returning for a new adventure. The games, which were 3D platformers released in the early 2000s, might not be the most fondly-remembered titles of the time, but with 3D platformers being much less common these days there's perhaps reason for people to be nostalgic for Kao. The game has been announced on Steam, and while details are thin, this confirms that the game will come

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Is Thinking Beyond Consoles

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer's vision for Xbox is beyond consoles. A system that sits under or next to your TV will be important for years to come, but Microsoft is preparing for a future where the company doesn't need to sell you a console to become an Xbox user. Spencer expanded on some of these ideas in an interview with Wired recently. He said he wants gaming to grow to a place that is more platform-agnostic. He used Netflix as an example, saying it doesn't matter whether you watch on

GameStop Loses $165 Million After Temporarily Closing More Than 3,000 Stores Due To COVID-19

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Video game retailer GameStop has announced earnings for its first quarter ended May 2, and as expected, it was a tough period for the company. In total GameStop posted a loss of $165.7 million. For comparison, during the same quarter last year, GameStop posted a profit of $6.8 million. The poor results are due in part to the COVID-19 crisis. GameStop shut down all of its 3,526 stores in the United States; about 65 percent of these stores offered curbside pickup for orders. Internationally, Australia's GameStop-owned EB Games was a

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

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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

Xbox Series X: Phil Spencer Says You Can’t Even Appreciate The True Power Of Next-Gen Yet

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has acknowledged that it's been challenging to demonstrate the true leap that the Xbox Series X will provide over the Xbox One, but it appears that could be changing once people are actually able to try out the systems for themselves in longer gameplay sessions. In Reggie's new podcast, Spencer said one of the most defining characteristics of next-gen games is how they "feel" with faster and more stable frame rates. You haven't seen the true power of Xbox Series X yet, as it appears Microsoft