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Tencent Esports and Global Esports Federation to Jointly Launch ‘Worldconnected Initiative’

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Time Stamp: August 25, 2020 2:51 PM - Modified On: August 25, 2020 - Published By:
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Tencent Esports and the Global Esports Federation (GEF) have partnered on a new project called the #worldonnected initiative that was unveiled at the annual Tencent Esports Global Summit held this week at the Hainan Bo Asia International Conference Center. “Today, I’m proud to announce the launch of the #worldconnected initiative, in partnership with Tencent Esports,” said GEF President Chris Chan on a video uplink at the summit. “We invite the world’s esports community – the world’s publishers, developers, athletes, and players, as well as the broader international sporting community.”  Simply

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Pikmin 3 Deluxe’ Announced, ‘Swimsanity!’ and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 6th, 2020. It ended up being a busier day than I expected, and I think I’ll be going home late tonight as a result. Oh well! We’ve got a few news bits for you before we get into the big list of new releases for the day. There’s also a decent number of sales to check out, though that will obviously get bigger in the next few hours. Let’s have a look! News Surprise! ‘Pikmin 3 Deluxe’ Hits Switch

First-Party Nintendo Switch Games Get Rare Discounts In New GameStop Sale

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GameStop has been hosting a bunch of sales over the past couple of months, but most of them have centered on PS4 and Xbox One games. That changes with the Game Days Sale, a week-long event running through July 11 that features rare discounts on Nintendo Switch exclusives, including Super Mario Maker 2 and Yoshi's Crafted World. PS4 and Xbox One games are prominently featured as well, though, making Game Days one of the most comprehensive GameStop sales of the year so far.On Nintendo Switch, five first-party exclusives that normally

GameStop’s Pro Day Sale Returns This Weekend

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GameStop's latest batch of weekly deals are live now with some nice discounts on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Borderlands 3, and 2K Sports games. But the most notable aspect of this week's ad is the looming Pro Day Sale. Once again, GameStop will be offering exclusive discounts to PowerUp Rewards Pro members this Saturday, June 27. None of the one-day-only deals have been revealed just yet, but you should mark your calendars and bookmark this page, as we'll be rounding up all the best deals as usual.In the meantime,

Why the Olympics should add esports

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Time Stamp: June 18, 2020 1:00 PM - Modified On: June 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Brandon Byrne Contributor Brandon Byrne is the CEO and co-founder of Opera Event, a technology platform that connects content creators, teams and sponsors to one another programmatically and at scale. He was previously the CFO of Team Liquid and VP of Finance and Administration at Curse. I recently sat on a panel for gaming website Pocket Gamer that was focused on esports and the Olympics. We were debating whether esports were filling the gap in sporting events, including the Olympic games, which have been paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nintendo Switch’s Blowout Summer Sale Is Live Now With Deals On Its Best Games

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Time Stamp: June 10, 2020 1:26 PM - Modified On: June 10, 2020 - Published By:
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Following the launch of sales like PS4's Days of Play and Xbox One's Deals Unlocked, Nintendo just went live with a major sale of its own. The Nintendo Switch Summer Games Sale is in full swing on the Eshop and at major retailers with up to 50% off some of the platform's best games, from first-party titles to acclaimed indies. The sale is live now until June 17, so you've got about a week to peruse all the deals and snag anything you like. And there are a lot of

Weekend Discussion – April 5, 2020

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Hey Shacknews, it's time for Weekend Discussion. Let's officially kick close out our weekend of posting. Please take a look. Some Good News [embedded content] That Hamilton Zoom call was something else. New Dunkey investigative video [embedded content] Really makes you think. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is very good Nintendo really said, "You know what? Let's just create the cutest game ever made." pic.twitter.com/RhsJ4kifCM — Tylor (@theSirToasty) April 5, 2020 The game is so cute. TANGY NOOOOO #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/FagGf8Xeh1 — livylou (@livychuu) April 5, 2020 Oh no! Mario

‘Sonic at the Olympic Games – Tokyo 2020’ Gets a New Gameplay Trailer Showcasing the Various Events Included

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TouchArcade Rating: Sonic at the Olympic Games – Tokyo 2020 () was revealed by SEGA alongside a few more games for the Tokyo 2020 summer olympics for various platforms a while ago. The company then announced the release date for Sonic at the Olympic Games – Tokyo 2020 with pre-registrations going live on the App Store and Google Play. Today, SEGA revealed a new gameplay trailer for Sonic at the Olympic Games – Tokyo 2020 that showcases the events available. Watch it below: Sonic at the Olympic Games – Tokyo