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Xbox will shut down Mixer in a new deal with Facebook Gaming

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Time Stamp: June 22, 2020 5:10 PM - Modified On: June 22, 2020 - Published By:
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Today’s news came as a surprise to the streaming community, especially considering all the work (and money) that Microsoft has been funneling into Mixer. Late last year, Microsoft dropped millions of dollars to secure top personalities like Soleil “Faze Ewok” Wheeler, Cory “King Gothalion” Michael, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, and the biggest catch, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. When Mixer signed Ninja, he had 14.7 million followers on Twitch. As of today, Ninja has just over 3 million followers on Mixer. It was reported at the time that Microsoft spent $20 million to

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Burnout Paradise Remastered’ and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Saints Row IV’ and More

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Time Stamp: June 19, 2020 3:30 PM - Modified On: June 19, 2020 - Published By:
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 19th, 2020. In today’s article, we go through the rest of the new releases for the week. Not quite as many as yesterday, but still a rather healthy number with a few big names in the bunch. We summarize all of them before sliding into a large list of new sales. No time for news today, but the biggest bit is that EA is apparently planning to release seven games on the Switch this year, starting with today’s Burnout

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘New Pokemon Snap’ Coming to Switch, ‘Namco Museum Archives’ and Today’s Other New Releases, Plus the Latest Sales

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Time Stamp: June 18, 2020 3:03 PM - Modified On: June 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 18th, 2020. The Pokemon Presents video yesterday had lots of news in it, but only some of it was relevant to the Switch. We talk about that before heading into the giant list of new releases that hit the eShop today. After that, we catch up on all the incoming and outgoing sales to finish things up. Let’s snap to it! News ‘New Pokemon Snap’ Coming to Switch Ever wait literally two decades for a sequel to a really

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Warborn’, ‘Spacejacked’, ‘Pew Paw’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

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Time Stamp: June 12, 2020 3:32 PM - Modified On: June 12, 2020 - Published By:
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 12th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got an absolute ton of new releases to summarize. Apparently several games dropped out of nowhere yesterday while I was sleeping snug in my bed, so between those and the actual Friday releases, there’s a lot to deal with. Beyond that, I’ve also got a list of the new sales that popped up. Smaller than usual, because just about everything is on sale already. Let’s have a look! New Releases Warborn ($24.99) SwitchArcade

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Alex Kidd’ is Back, ‘Sunset Riders’ and Today’s Other New Releases, and Tons More Sales

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Time Stamp: June 11, 2020 2:36 PM - Modified On: June 11, 2020 - Published By:
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 11th, 2020. A whole bunch of news is slipping out, and not all of it seems to be hitting at the time its publishers originally intended. That’s how it goes some days. We’ve got a few cool retro-bits to talk about before we go into the usual new release summaries. I’ve also gathered up all of the new sales that have hit since yesterday and added a bunch more from the Summer Sale for good measure. It’s a big

Sonic Mania Is Free With Movie Purchases On Xbox One, Including Sonic Movie And Detective Pikachu

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Time Stamp: June 10, 2020 12:56 AM - Modified On: June 10, 2020 - Published By:
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Sonic Mania, the 2017 revival of classic 2D Sonic, is part of a new Xbox promotion aimed at film fans. Right now, purchasing certain films through the Xbox store will grant you a free copy of Sonic Mania alongside the film, and many of the films are currently discounted. The sale will run until June 15, and there's a lot of sales titles featured. Two big recent game adaptations are part of the sale--Detective Pikachu ($9) and Sonic the Hedgehog ($13), both of which are worth a watch. The Resident

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Clubhouse Games’, ‘The Outer Worlds’, and Today’s New Releases, the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Divinity: Original Sin 2’ and More

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Time Stamp: June 5, 2020 2:16 PM - Modified On: June 5, 2020 - Published By:
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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 5th, 2020. While yesterday was light for new releases, today ended up being quite normal for a Friday. That means we’ve got a ton of new games to check out, with the likes of Clubhouse Games and The Outer Worlds on offer. We summarize each and every one of them before diving into a huge list of new sales. Let’s get to work! New Releases Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics ($39.99) SwitchArcade Highlight! Sure, you could buy those frequently-released

Activision Blizzard Defends Bobby Kotick’s Salary As Shareholder Calls For Changes To His Pay

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Time Stamp: June 4, 2020 1:16 AM - Modified On: June 4, 2020 - Published By:
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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is one of the highest-paid executives not only in video games, but across the entire entertainment media industry. He made more than $30 million in 2019. One of the company's shareholders, The CtW Investment Group, is now calling on other stakeholders to vote against a measure that gives the company freedom to pay Kotick high rates. [Update: Activision Blizzard has responded with a statement, which you can see below] In a filing with the United States government, The CtW Investment Groups' director Dieter Waizenegger called