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May 2020 Xbox One Update Introduces Simpler Guide & More

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Time Stamp: May 29, 2020 12:00 PM - Modified On: May 29, 2020 - Published By:
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Here at Xbox we believe that gaming is for everyone. To serve both new Xbox gamers and longtime fans, our team has been hard at work streamlining and refining the Xbox experience. Driven by feedback from you, our worldwide community, we are excited to share some new updates and improvements that are already rolling out to all Xbox One consoles. The May 2020 Update is available now and delivers a simpler Guide interface, a new Community experience, additional collection filters and a better way to browse Mixer. Simplified Guide Layout

‘If Found…’ Review – Hand Can Erase

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Time Stamp: May 25, 2020 6:27 PM - Modified On: May 25, 2020 - Published By:
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TouchArcade Rating: Annapurna Interactive has consistently been releasing superb experiences on not just iOS but also other platforms over the years. When they announced that If Found… ($4.99) from Dreamfeel would now be published under them, I was intrigued. If Found… has been in the works for a few years now as an interactive visual novel with gorgeous visuals. It finally arrived last week on iOS and PC platforms and it is a perfect fit not only to iOS but also Annapurna Interactive’s portfolio for a variety of reasons. The

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid’ Season 3 Announced, ‘Pokemon Sword and Shield’ Mystery Gifts, the Latest Sales, and More

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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 25th, 2020. I’m not going to lie, friends: this week is a bit of a wild one. There are so many games hitting at the end of the week that I’m actually a bit scared of all the work I’ve got ahead of me. Oh well, that sounds like a problem for Shaun of the Future. Shaun of the Present doesn’t have any new games to look at, but there’s some cool news to dig into. We’ve also got

Borderlands 3 Composer And Actor Is Moving To Obsidian

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Time Stamp: May 10, 2020 11:14 PM - Modified On: May 10, 2020 - Published By:
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After 12 years with Gearbox Software, audio director and composer Raison Varner has announced on Twitter that he will be moving to Obsidian Studios. Varner has worked on all of Gearbox's flagship games over the years, as well as voicing various Borderlands psycho enemies and the Loader Bot in Tales From The Borderlands.Time for a big move! I'm excited to announce that I will be joining Obsidian Entertainment in Irvine CA. This week was my last week at Gearbox. I'm eager to see what's over the horizon as we plan

The Dumb Sh*t We Do In Video Games

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Time Stamp: May 9, 2020 11:00 AM - Modified On: May 9, 2020 - Published By:
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Sometimes playing a video game is more than just our experiences following their stories and completing everything we're tasked to do. Whether the game wants us to or not, we always find opportunities to go off the rails and spend countless hours engaging in all manner of ridiculous behavior just for the fun of it. The GameSpot staff has done some pretty dumb stuff in games in our time, and we're willing to bet you have too.In the video above, we recount some of our fondest memories, both old and

VCs see opportunities for gaming infrastructure startups and incumbents

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Time Stamp: May 8, 2020 1:01 PM - Modified On: May 8, 2020 - Published By:
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As the infrastructure for developing games becomes more advanced, studios have turned to buying best-in-class technology from others instead of building everything from scratch (often with inferior quality). This shift underpinned Unity’s rise as the most popular game engine. The current focus on games as ever-evolving social hubs that can remain popular for a decade requires investment in “live ops” to keep updating the game with new features and experiences, only adding to a game studio’s responsibilities. There are big movements in gaming right now to make games cross-platform (not

SteelSeries reveals CSGO: Neon Rider mouse & accessory collection

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Time Stamp: May 5, 2020 10:58 PM - Modified On: May 5, 2020 - Published By:
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The popular Neon Rider Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin from Red Moon Workshop is now available in a new collection of SteelSeries gaming peripherals and accessories. Red Moon Workshop’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Neon Rider weapon finish has been a popular skin in games and on the CSGO market for a long time. Now Red Moon and PC peripheral producer SteelSeries are teaming up to bring the skin from the game to the real-world, immortalized in an all-new series featuring a special edition gaming mouse and other SteelSeries accessories with the CSGO:

Apex Legends’ Loba’s story detailed in Fortune’s Favor trailer

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Get to know Loba, the newest Legend, ahead of Season 5 so you're ready to hit the ground running. Respawn has graced eager Apex Legends players with a new launch trailer for Season 5: Fortune's Favor, set to kick off on May 12. Season 5 will bring Loba to the game as a playable character, as well as a new Quests mode as well as a new battle pass to start earning on. The launch trailer is also a fun way to watch Loba, the "loose end" that Revenant left

Next Week on Xbox: May 5 to 8

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Time Stamp: May 1, 2020 10:01 AM - Modified On: May 1, 2020 - Published By:
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Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change). Pushy and Pully in Blockland – May 5 A co-op arcade game with a retro feel. Help Pushy and Pully

Fortnite World Cup 2020 canceled as competition pivots online due to coronavirus

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Time Stamp: May 1, 2020 1:34 AM - Modified On: May 1, 2020 - Published By:
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Epic Games is about to move all competition for the foreseeable future online in 2020, which unfortunately means canceling the Fortnite World Cup. The Fortnite World Cup has been a spectacle of competitive battle royale as Epic Games strives from year to year to outdo themselves and put on what was becoming an annual competition. Unfortunately, coronavirus has been a non-stop factor to shutting down gaming events and esports in 2020 and even Fortnite isn’t exempt from issues regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Epic has officially announced that Fortnite World Cup