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Tokyo Game Show 2020 canceled over coronavirus concerns

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Time Stamp: May 8, 2020 5:27 AM - Modified On: May 8, 2020 - Published By:
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One of the last of the major gaming events for 2020 is biting the dust, as Tokyo Game Show 2020 will be held digitally. At this point, it feels like every last event for the year has been canceled due to COVID-19. And while Japan appears to be getting over the hump when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, the organizers behind Tokyo Game Show are not about to take any chances. On Thursday, the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association confirmed that this year's show will not take place and instead

Paris Games week canceled due to coronavirus, no digital event planned

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2020 11:31 PM - Modified On: May 7, 2020 - Published By:
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Another event bites the dust, again related to the COVID-19 outbreak that's plaguing the world right now, unfortunately. Another day, another event taken away from the gaming populace thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now, Paris Games Week has announced it will no longer be taking place this year. The event's organizer SELL (Union of Publishers of Leisure Software) took to its official blog to announce the cancellation. This year's show would have marked the 10th year of the Paris Games Week celebration, but it wasn't meant to be, due

May 7 Inside Xbox Series X recap – game trailers & announcements

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2020 9:46 PM - Modified On: May 7, 2020 - Published By:
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Take a look at all the game trailers and announcements from the May 7 Inside Xbox Series X livestream. The first Inside Xbox Series X event was livestreamed earlier today, showing off tons of new third-party games coming to the next-generation console. There was a lot to see in the 25-minute program, and we’ve broken down all the big announcements, game trailers, and more below. May 7 Inside Xbox Series X recap - game trailers & announcements There's a lot to see in today's episode of Inside Xbox. If you

New Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer debuts at Inside Xbox

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2020 6:37 PM - Modified On: May 7, 2020 - Published By:
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Check out a new trailer for Assassin's Creed Valhalla from the May 7, 2020 Inside Xbox livestream. At today’s Inside Xbox event, Ubisoft and Microsoft teamed up to show players a new trailer for the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. It was described as a gameplay trailer but that’s a huge stretch. At best it was a showcase for in-game cinematics but calling it gameplay might be a bit much. [embedded content] That trailer doesn't really sell the moment-to-moment gameplay as much as I was hoping, but we did get

Vancouver Titans release majority of roster due to coronavirus issues

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2020 1:04 AM - Modified On: May 7, 2020 - Published By:
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The Overwatch League team Vancouver Titans have been forced to release much of the roster due to issues related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. It’s a rough day in the Overwatch League. The Vancouver Titans have been forced to part ways with much of the active roster due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The team that had dominated the GOATs meta and fell second only to San Francisco Shock in the 2019 OWL competitive year is unfortunately releasing pretty most of its players and coaches for the time being. The

Minecraft Dungeons Was Originally More Like Zelda Than Diablo

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Time Stamp: May 6, 2020 12:50 AM - Modified On: May 6, 2020 - Published By:
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Minecraft Dungeons, which releases on May 26 for Xbox One and PC (through Game Pass), as well as Switch and PlayStation 4, has been a long time coming. The game was originally being developed with the 3DS in mind, and now in a new interview the game's director has revealed that an entirely different gameplay style was initially planned.Talking to USGamer, Mojang's Måns Olson has revealed that the game was originally envisioned as a Zelda-style game. "We wanted to bring a new Minecraft experience to players," he says. "To make