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Minecraft Gets New Video About Caves & Cliffs Update; Info on The Future Coming at Minecraft Live 2021

Today Microsoft and Mojang released a new video about the Caves & Cliffs update for the massively popular sandbox game Minecraft. In the video, the game’s developers explain what we can expect from the split into a Part 1 (which will come on June 8 for all platforms) and part 2, which will be released in the Holiday season. We also hear that there are already plans in places about what will come beyond Caves & Cliffs, and those will be shared at Minecraft Live 2021. [embedded content] If you’re

Minecraft’s Caves & Cliffs update will release its first part on June 8

Minecraft’s Caves & Cliffs update is dropping its first part on June 8, which means players on the Java and Bedrock editions of the game will be getting a ton of new content.  Caves & Cliffs Part One had its pre-release build playable for some players on May 27 and was originally announced last October at Minecraft Live 2020. The team at Mojang Studios initially planned to launch Caves & Cliffs as a single, massive update that would have been one of the largest in the game’s history. But to

Netflix ‘wouldn’t exist now’ if Apple App Store restrictions had always been so tight, Microsoft exec says

If Apple always imposed its current policies around subscription and interactive streaming apps, Netflix on the iPhone would not exist today. That’s the bold claim made by Microsoft Xbox vice president Lori Wright in her testimony in Oakland, California today during the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple trial. Wright’s testimony, coming on the third day of the trial, included some of the biggest disclosures yet since Epic CEO Tim Sweeney testified on May 3 and 4. Part of the lawyer’s examination of Wright centered around Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud), the

Epic Games v. Apple: The start of the next big antitrust war for the iOS developer

It was a big day on March 12, 2018, in Cary, North Carolina, as Epic Games geared up for its next big announcement: Fortnite was coming to mobile. The battle royale title had grown significantly over the preceding months, transforming Epic into one of the biggest companies in the world.  The mobile launch added another layer to that rise and tapped into a larger audience than many PC or console games had lured in. The cultural phenomenon became apparent and Fortnite soon landed merchandising, music, and film collaborations, from hosting

Total War: Rome Remastered Trailer Focuses on Familiar Features

Today Creative Assembly released a new trailer of the upcoming strategy game Total War: Rome Remastered.This time around, the trailer focuses on the features of the game, including many that may not be familiar for modern Total War players who haven’t tried the older games like the original Rome: Total War.Replòenishing troops is completely different, and city management is a lot less streamlined. You can watch the trailer below.[embedded content]Total War: Rome Remastered launches on on Steam on April 29 and those who already own Total War: Rome will receive a 50%

MrBeast to Surprise MTG Arena Players With $50K in Cash

by Jason Parker in Magic: The Gathering Arena | Apr, 19th 2021 That’s right, MrBeast is going to be working with MTG Arena this week! Friday Night Magic has been a long-standing institution for MTG players. Players come together on Friday nights at card shops to compete for card packs, as well as pride. But what if there was some serious cash on the side? This will undoubtedly get many people playing FNM if it means MrBeast is throwing some major cash around in MTG Arena. It doesn’t matter how you play

Apple expands Apple Arcade with classic App Store games

Apple has announced an expansion for its subscription gaming service Apple Arcade. In addition to exclusive game releases, the company is adding two new categories — Timeless Classics and App Store Greats. In the “App Store Greats” category, you can find some well-known iPhone games that have been released over the past decade, such as Threes+, Mini Metro+, Monument Valley+, Fruit Ninja Classic+, Cut the Rope Remastered and Badland+. This is an interesting move, as Apple has focused on exclusive titles so far. Arguably, some Apple Arcade games are sequels

Nintendo Goes WAHOOO! – The TouchArcade Show #463

In this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show we discuss Amazon’s recent event where they unveiled some new hardware products as well as announced a new cloud gaming service called Luna. Were you aware that Amazon held an event this week? You’re probably not alone! With Eli’s Android device finally updated he tries out Microsoft’s xCloud for the first time LIVE ON AIR, and of course we dig into all of the big mobile gaming news stories of this past week. It’s an XL episode this week, so strap in!

‘Fortnite: Save the World’ will shut down on macOS September 23rd

Sponsored Links Epic Games Fortnite: Save the World — a castle building players-vs-zombies version of the game that preceded the battle royale spin-off — is becoming a casualty in the ongoing war between Epic Games and Apple. The two companies are fighting over Apple’s policies that mandate a cut of Epic’s profits and prevent it from including non-Apple payment options.While the battle royale version is still playable on macOS and will continue to work, it’s already cut off from receiving new updates. The same applies to Save the World, which