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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Sells 5 Million Copies

Monster Hunter World, already a tremendous success for Capcom, moving 15 million units as of January 2020, and now its expansion, Iceborne, has hit a significant sales milestone of its own. Capcom is reporting that the expansion has now sold 5 million copies, between digital sales and copies of the physical edition that collected Monster Hunter World and its expansion together. The Monster Hunter series has now sold in excess of 62 million units, Capcom says. Furthermore, the currently Japan-only free-to-play title, Monster Hunter Riders, has been downloaded 3 million

Xbox to Host Panel on Inclusive Game Design and Building a Welcoming Future in Games

On Tuesday, March 17 at 11:35 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. PT, Xbox will host and stream a special panel focused on the importance of inclusivity in game design. Titled “Intentionally Inclusive Design: Building a Welcoming Future in Games,” the panel will feature relevant takeaways and tips for anyone who makes games, and will be streamed live via Mixer (includes closed captioning), GameStack.com, YouTube and Twitter. Why is inclusive game design important? With more than 2 billion gamers worldwide, a “typical gamer” simply doesn’t exist; gamers come from a variety of

Free Play Days – NASCAR Heat 4, Verdun, and Overwatch

We’re back yet again with another intense Free Play Days lineup! Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can play NASCAR Heat 4, Verdun, and Overwatch for free this weekend, from Thursday, March 12 at 12:01 a.m. PST until Sunday, March 15 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. You can find and install the games here on Xbox.com. Clicking through will send you to the Microsoft Store, where you must be signed in to see the option to install with your Xbox Live Gold membership. To download on console, click

Nintendo Announces Lego Mario Set, And It Makes All Your Favorite Noises

Earlier in the week, Lego and Nintendo teased an upcoming collaboration, and the vast majority of people said, "I hope we get a Lego Mario game." Sadly, that's not the case. However, what the two companies revealed was something innovative and interesting. You can build your own Mario levels and run through them with a Mario Lego figure with an animated screen on his chest.The latest Lego set features all of your favorite Mario sounds like "Ya-hoo!" and "Wow-wow-wow-wow!" as the Mario Lego figure you play with--which features animated eyes,

Atmospheric Mystery Adventure Game ‘Truberbrook’ from Headup Games Is Coming to iOS and Android This Summer

Truberbrook from Headup Games launched on PC and consoles including Nintendo Switch a year ago. The atmospheric mystery adventure game with a great aesthetic sees players take on the role of Hans Tannhauser who is an American physicist who ends up in the village of Truberbrook. Truberbrook is another game I’ve had on my wishlist on Nintendo Switch for a few months. I’m probably going to just wait to play it on iOS now. Headup Games just announced the mobile version of Truberbrook to celebrate its one year anniversary on

FarmVille Creator to Launch Blockchain Game Network

The creator of the popular Facebook game FarmVille, Eric Schiermeye, has transitioned to the blockchain gaming industry.Blockchain Game Partners, for which Schiermeyer is the founder and CEO, has announced that it is developing a blockchain-based gaming platform dubbed the Gala Network. The platform seeks to cater to the innovation of developers, and will afford players full ownership over blockchain-based in-game items represented as non-fungible tokens. The items will be usable across multiple games built on the Gala Network. Fifteen developers are currently working to build Gala.Blockchain to revolutionize gaming experiencesSpeaking to Venturebeat,

Out Now: ‘Path to Mnemosyne’, ‘Don Zombie’, ‘Angry Birds Casual’, ‘Harvest Moon: Mad Dash’, ‘Seven Scrolls’, ‘Cyber Drive’, ‘Running Away’, ‘You’re Fired! Job Simulator!’, ‘Final Outpost’ and More

TouchArcade Rating:Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha Rings (2004.200309-0000)

Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes and known issues coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1736.200309-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1736.200309-0000Available: 2 p.m. PT – March 11, 2020Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – March 12, 2020 Fixes for Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this 2004 build:

Why Warzone Battle Royale Is A Big Move For Call Of Duty And Gaming Overall

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's standalone free-to-play spin-off, Warzone, Activision is pushing deeper into the battle royale space, and the impact for the publisher could be massive. Not only that, but if successful, Warzone could potentially have implications for the entire video game industry.Battle royale is not a fad. It started strong with PUBG, which paved the way for making battle royale games a household name and a viable business category for developers to pursue, and the genre has only grown in size and popularity since. Fortnite built upon