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Read The Heartfelt Note That Ubisoft’s CEO Sent To Employees About COVID-19

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Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has sent a memo to the company's global staff regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. It's a heartfelt and emotional note wherein Guillemot commends his teams for their effort and contributions during this trying time."We are now in a pandemic, with far-reaching effects on our daily lives," Guillemot said in the memo, which was obtained by Kotaku. "At this exceptional juncture, it is essential that we take special care of ourselves and our loved ones. The health and well-being of Ubisoft team members is our primary concern, and

People Are Spending Much More Time Playing Games During COVID-19 Outbreak

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Today in news that will surprise no one, Verizon has released numbers that show time spent gaming has increased dramatically as people stay home from work and school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Verizon, which is one of the largest telecom companies in America, announced that it has seen a 75 percent increase in gaming during peak hours compared to the week prior. Additionally, video streaming (Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.) jumped by 12 percent. Overall web traffic on Verizon's networks jumped by around 20 percent compared to last week. Virtual

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Langrisser I & II’ Review, ‘Trials of Mana’ Demo Hitting Soon, ‘La-Mulana 1 & 2’ and Today’s Other New Releases, and the Latest Sales

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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for March 17th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a review of Langrisser I & II, summaries of all of today’s new releases including La-Mulana 1 & 2 and more, a couple of tasty news bits, and a surprisingly huge list of new sales to check out. Nintendo is putting on an Indie Game Showcase today that may well have aired by the time you read this, but due to the usual time lag, I’ll have to summarize any interesting news

Horror Streaming Service Shudder Is Offering 30 Free Days, Here’s What You Can Watch

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If you are a fan of horror and somehow haven't signed up for the streaming service Shudder yet, now is the perfect time to do so. The service is offering one month for free for those new to the service.Because of social distancing amidst the COVID-19 (the coronavirus) pandemic, people will be spending a lot more time inside. Shudder has been recommending horror movies to watch on the service, and recently, it announced a promo code to get you 30 days for free. All you have to do is use

‘Hearthstone’ Gets Demon Hunter Class, No Duplicates, Ranked Improvements, and More for Year of the Phoenix

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TouchArcade Rating:Welcome to one of the most momentous Hearthstone (Free) article I’ve ever written (and trust me, I’ve written many of them). And despite all that is happening around us, I know that Hearthstone players will still get excited with the huge changes coming to the game, changes that – based on what I’ve seen at the Hearthstone Summit event – will change the game for the better both for veterans and for new players. After all, this will be the first time that players will get to a new

Persona 5 Royal Early Review Impressions

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Time Stamp: March 17, 2020 9:01 AM - Modified On: March 17, 2020 - Published By:
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Persona 5 is a very long game. My first playthrough was about 120 hours, so you can imagine how much time I'll be putting into Persona 5 Royal--an expanded version of the base game--which I am in the process of reviewing. Thankfully, every hour of P5R has been (and continues to be) an absolute joy and a tremendous reminder of why I loved the original in the first place. It's a game that wears its heart on its sleeve, for better or worse, but when it fires on all cylinders,

Xbox One S Roblox Bundle Lets You Play and Create Without Limits

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SummaryThe New Xbox One Roblox Bundle is available starting today at participating retailers worldwide for $299.99 USD. Along with an Xbox One S console, the bundle comes with a free-to-play download of Roblox, three exclusive avatar bundles, three exclusive accessories, 2,500 Robux and a one-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial.With this bundle and the upcoming Bloxy Awards, now is a great time to join the Roblox community. Get ready to explore millions of community-created experiences with the all-new Xbox One S Roblox bundle, featuring exclusive content on Roblox. The Xbox

‘Various Daylife’ from Square Enix Was Just Updated with Proper Controller Support, Better Quality Visuals on iPhone, a Gallery, and More

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TouchArcade Rating: Various Daylife () remains one of the bigger surprises on Apple Arcade for me. Various Daylife is from the creators of Bravely Default (3DS) and Octopath Traveler (Switch and PC) featuring an original story for Apple Arcade with multiple job classes and an interesting battle system. Various Daylife was available when Apple Arcade launched and today, it has been updated with some nice improvements. Various Daylife 1.2.1 went live a few hours ago with official support for MFi controllers. This update also enhances the quality on iPhone when

CS:GO hit one million concurrent players last weekend

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CS:GO did quite well for itself last weekend when it hit the milestone of one million concurrent players in a single weekend. CD:GO experienced a milestone over the weekend, which could in fact be due to the spread of coronavirus. Rod "Slasher" Breslau shared a snippet of the a fairly miraculous achievement for the game, as it had reached one million concurrent players. This marked the first time in the history of Counter-Strike that the game had reached such a massive number of players. At the game's 24-hour peak, it