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‘Pokémon Go’ gets AR Mapping tasks to enable more realistic effects

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Sponsored Links Pokémon Go Pokémon Go players may see a new tag marking some PokéStops next time they check the app. Niantic has officially launched AR Mapping tasks for level 20 Trainers and up, almost five months after the company announced that it’s launching the feature. When they spin a PokéStop marked with the “AR Mapping” tag, they’ll get a Field Research task that will require them to open the AR scanning screen and to explore the area. Trainers level 20 and up can now receive AR Mapping tasks! Try

Nintendo just surprised Switch owners by releasing ‘Kirby Fighters 2’

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Time Stamp: September 23, 2020 10:37 PM - Modified On: September 23, 2020 - Published By:
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Sponsored Links Nintendo Nintendo has officially launched a new Kirby brawler for the Switch that it never officially confirmed until now. Kirby Fighters 2 is now available as a digital download for $20, and as the trailer’s voiceover says, it’s a Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby affair. Nintendo accidentally revealed the title on the eShop earlier today before pulling it down prior to its official launch. A brand-new Kirby game is available NOW! Choose from a cast of Kirby’s most iconic copy abilities and duke it out to

‘Among Us’ developers cancel sequel plans, focus on their new/old smash hit

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Sponsored Links Innersloth Back in 2018, Innersloth released Among Us, a simple Mafia-style party game that requires teamwork from its players, but also tasks one of them as an imposter whose job is to undermine the group’s efforts. Until about August of this year it hadn’t attracted much attention, which is when the game suddenly exploded in popularity with Twitch players featuring it constantly and drawing more interest, as well as crossplay for iOS and Android that let people easily join in the games.Just a month ago the developers announced

‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’ and its sequel go open source

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Sponsored Links Frictional Games A little after its tenth anniversary, Amnesia: The Dark Descent is now open-source, allowing modders and aspiring game developers to delve into the title's codebase to see how the horror masterpiece was created. You can download the source code for both The Dark Descent and its sequel, A Machine for Pigs (which itself started out as a mod), through GitHub. As series developer Frictional Games points out, the annoucement doesn't mean you can get the two titles for free. "It just means that people are free

BlizzCon will return as an online-only event in February 2021

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Time Stamp: September 22, 2020 4:05 AM - Modified On: September 22, 2020 - Published By:
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Sponsored Links Blizzard After cancelling this year’s BlizzCon convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Blizzard has announced that it will hold a replacement show online. BlizzConline (yep) will be held on February 19th-20th, 2021 with all the latest news around its popular franchises including World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Hearthstone and Starcraft. ? BlizzConline is set to take place February 19-20, 2021!There's lots of planning left to do, but we wanted to provide an early heads-up on how you can take part in the online festivities! ?Check out the blog

Microsoft keeps the same price for its new wireless Xbox controllers

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Time Stamp: September 21, 2020 10:25 PM - Modified On: September 21, 2020 - Published By:
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Sponsored Links Microsoft On Tuesday morning Microsoft will start taking pre-orders for its next-generation console family, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. While the consoles will work with existing Xbox One gamepads, if you want a second Xbox Wireless Controller to maintain the subtle tweaks, low latency connection and dedicated Share button shown off in March, it will cost $60. That’s the same price as its predecessor, and, as Microsoft had confirmed previously, still means it uses AA batteries right out of the box. Microsoft If you’d prefer

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ won’t require a high-end gaming rig

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Time Stamp: September 18, 2020 1:18 PM - Modified On: September 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Sponsored Links CD Projekt Red In the latest edition of Night City Wire, CD Projekt Red revealed the minimum and recommended PC specs for Cyberpunk 2077. The good news is you won’t need a high-end gaming rig for it to run decently — so don’t worry too much if you missed out on the first batch of GeForce RTX 3080 GPUs this week.On the CPU end, you'll need at least an Intel Core i5-3570K or an AMD FX-8310. On the graphics front, the game will require a minimum of an

Xbox Series X, Series S pre-orders start September 22nd at 11AM ET

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Time Stamp: September 18, 2020 1:07 AM - Modified On: September 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Sponsored Links Microsoft Just in the last day or so, we’ve seen gamers try and in many cases fail to hand over their money to buy new gaming hardware, whether it was for the PlayStation 5 or NVIDIA RTX 3080. Microsoft already announced that pre-orders for the next generation of its Xbox consoles will start next week, and now we have more details on exactly when that’s going to happen.Whether you’re looking for the $499 Xbox Series X or the $299 Xbox Series S, pre-orders will start on September 22nd

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

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Time Stamp: September 17, 2020 7:00 PM - Modified On: September 17, 2020 - Published By:
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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