Month: February 2020

Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1663.200226-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1663.200226-0000 Available:
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PlatinumGames recently unveiled its brand new Tokyo studio, where the developer said that it plans to focus on live service games. However, Chief Operating Officer Atsushi Inaba has said that another reason for the expansion is to allow the developer to work on “more fun projects” in general. Speaking to IGN, director Hideki Kamiya said that the
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A new episode of Nintendo’s Nintendo Power podcast was released earlier today. In episode 25, Animal Crossing New Horizons is the topic of discussion. In the video’s description, “Chris Slate talks with Bill Hutchens and Kristen Copeland from Nintendo Treehouse, and Anthony Foster from the social media team at Nintendo of America about all the
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The Game Developers Conference, which was set to take place March 16 to 20 in San Francisco, Calif. has been postponed by its organizers Informa due to concerns surrounding the global spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. The conference, which started in 1988, draws attendance from an international pool of developers, publishers, press, and more. You
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As health concerns over the spreading coronavirus outbreak continue, even more companies are joining the list of GDC cancellations. Activision, Blizzard, and Gearbox have all recently announced that they will not be attending GDC 2020, as well as Amazon and Iron Galaxy’s cancellations earlier today. They all join Microsoft, Unity, Epic Games, EA, Sony, Facebook/Oculus,
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Set forth on a journey into an abandoned world in Separation, a meditative new adventure created by solo developer Recluse Industries. Featuring an ambient soundtrack and a desolate world to explore, the game should take players around two hours to complete… though you’re welcome to stay as long as you’d like. For a full list
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We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
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Last week, we sent you on a virtual vacation to show off gaming locations you’d love to travel to. From crystal clear lakes to towering cityscapes, you shared your favorite gaming travel spots using #PS4share and #PSBlog. Here’s where to catch a ticket to next: fabianhazuki would like to settle into a quiet visit to
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1971 Project Helios is a turn-based strategy game coming to PS4 in Q2 2020, which combines modern warfare military tactics and close combat. Firearms and vehicles are scarce, conflicts and hostilities have no end, and the freezing cold annihilates both friends and foes caught in its path. An Earth gripped by a new ice age
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Of all the genres of video games out there, fighting games are easily among the most difficult to develop. Requiring precise inputs, satisfying combos, pixel-perfect hitboxes, a distinct tone and, above all else, balance, creating a fighting game is no small feat. It is because of this that I do not envy the team at
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While the engrossing Super Smash Bros Ultimate may have taken its limelight, Ubisoft is putting up a good fight with its fighter, Brawlhalla. The company recently announced that Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider franchise will be joining the battle as part of a new event taking place in-game. Check out the treasure hunter in action,
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Plague Inc. is a game that pushes players to try to annihilate all life with an evolving pathogen. The game was released on mobile devices in 2012 and has been played by more than 130 million people, but has recently been pulled from China’s digital stores during the coronavirus outbreak. Ndemic Creations, the studio behind
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