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Do You Need Nintendo Online to Play Pokemon UNITE?

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2021 11:09 AM - Modified On: July 27, 2021 - Published By:
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PokémonDo You Need Nintendo Online to Play Pokemon UNITE? / Photo courtesy of The Pokemon CompanyPlaying Pokemon UNITE with Nintendo Online has been a popular topic among fans recently. With its four dollar monthly subscription and many players using it for other various video games, it's unclear if Pokemon fans will have to sign up for it. Fortunately, Pokemon UNITE players don't have to sign up for Nintendo Switch Online. The game is also free-to-play, but users also have access to in-game purchases. Pokemon UNITE's microtransactions also lets players unlock

Ratchet and Clank, Xbox Series, Switch Are Tops in June, Says NPD Report

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Time Stamp: July 16, 2021 6:36 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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The NPD Group has announced the official stats on the state of gaming for June 2021. Gaming sales as a whole have risen considerably in the last year, and multiple new games have cracked the best-seller list. While the NPD Group’s findings are sometimes based on supposition rather than hard numbers, we can get a good picture for where the gaming industry is based on these findings. According to the report, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is the top-selling game of June, which is impressive considering the relative scarcity of

Resolution Games closes $25M Series C funding round to dedicate more to existing titles and deliver additional live VR games

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Time Stamp: July 14, 2021 7:32 AM - Modified On: July 14, 2021 - Published By:
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In Virtual Reality News July 14, 2021 – Resolution Games, a Virtual Reality (VR) games studio known for titles including Demeo, Blaston, Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale and others, has today announced it has closed a Series C funding round of USD $25 million, bringing the company’s total funding to USD $38.5 million. The round was co-led by Qualcomm Ventures LLC and BITKRAFT Ventures, followed by Knutsson Holdings AB. Prior investors who also took part in the round included GV, MizMaa, GP Bullhound, Partech, Creandum, Initial Capital, Bonnier Ventures and Sisu

Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is Seeing 160-180% More Pre-orders Than Shadowbringers

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Time Stamp: July 11, 2021 9:53 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Beloved MMORPG Final Fantasy 14’s upcoming fourth major expansion, Endwalker, is looking like it’s going to be bigger and better than all previous expansions for the game to date- which is really saying something, considering how excellent the past three Final Fantasy 14 expansions have been. Fans are clearly excited about it thought, and it seems that’s being reflected in its early pre-launch commercial performance as well. During a recent stream focused on Final Fantasy 14 (translation via ResetEra), director and producer Naoko Yoshida revealed that it had already seen about 160-180% more pre-orders than the 2019 expansion Shadowbringers did.

New Nintendo Switch OLED model revealed, coming Oct. 8

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Time Stamp: July 6, 2021 9:28 AM - Modified On: July 6, 2021 - Published By:
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Nintendo has finally unveiled its brand new Nintendo Switch model out of nowhere, giving the first look and details about the system. The new system, known as OLED Model, comes with a new display, 64 GB internal storage, updated audio, new adjustable stand, and a LAN port in the back for those wanting to get rid of wireless communications 24/7. It is expected to release worldwide on October 8. The system will come in two different versions. A white bundle, and a classic-looking black bundle with the blue and red

US Justice Department Reportedly Investigating Overwatch League

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Time Stamp: July 3, 2021 11:37 AM - Modified On: July 3, 2021 - Published By:
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OverwatchThe Justice Department is investigating the salary cap in the Overwatch League. / Photo courtesy of BlizzardThe United States Department of Justice's antitrust division is investigating the Overwatch League over a soft salary cap policy that may violate the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act, reports Dot Esports.The inquiry centers around the lack of a players' union in the Overwatch League. A union would allow the league to apply for "non-statutory labor exemption," a status granted to the NFL, NBA, and other sports leagues with unions, making the use of a salary

U.S. Department of Justice opens antitrust inquiry into Overwatch League’s soft salary cap, ‘competitive balance tax’

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2021 9:00 PM - Modified On: July 2, 2021 - Published By:
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The U.S. Department of Justice antitrust division is probing the Overwatch League over its soft salary cap policy that discourages teams from excess spending, sources familiar with that inquiry told Dot Esports. The probe is being headed by DOJ trial attorney Kathleen Simpson Kiernan, who works for the Civil Conduct Task Force subdivision of the antitrust division in Washington. Kiernan and other DOJ attorneys have contacted and interviewed several former Overwatch League employees, according to sources. The nature of Kiernan’s investigation is not criminal, sources said. DOJ officials did not

FaZe Clan releases Kay and suspends Jarvis, Nikan, and Teeqo following alleged cryptocurrency scam

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Time Stamp: July 1, 2021 8:44 PM - Modified On: July 1, 2021 - Published By:
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FaZe Clan has removed Kay from the organization, and has suspended Jarvis, Teeqo, and Nikan “until further notice” following an alleged scam that centers around ‘pumping and dumping’ various cryptocurrency ‘altcoins.’ Matt Binder of Mashable first chronicled the practice of influencers promoting and then quickly deleting or going back on promoting various ads for new cryptocurrencies. Specifically, Binder reported FaZe Banks and FaZe Kay’s promotion of “BankSocial,” with a now-deleted tweet from FaZe Banks. “This is a project I fuck with heavily and truly believe it’s the next one to