At its annual hardware event in New York yesterday, Google lifted the lid on a host of new hardware, as well as some new software smarts. Here’s a quick recap of everything announced at the 2019 Made by Google event. Pixel 4 Pretty much as expected, Google unveiled a duo of new smartphones, the successors […]
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It’s tough to make a traditional recommendation for Zachtronics’s Eliza. It’s a thoughtful, short visual novel – an interactive, illustrated story – that makes a point of realistically depicting someone who’s wrestling with depression and burnout. “It’s not an easy sell. ‘Hey, play this game with a lot of intellectual baggage to it, where people
(GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) Microsoft on Monday kicked off public trials of its Project xCloud game streaming service that lets users play high-powered Xbox games such as Halo on their smartphones. The company last month began accepting sign-ups for the preview, which gives gamers in the U.S., U.K., and South Korea initial access to
Developer Epic Games is using a classic strategy to build up excitement for Fortnite Chapter 2. The studio is hoping that the absence of its free-to-play battle royale shooter will make players’ hearts grow fonder. And it seems like it’s working. Fans are engaging with the mystery of why they cannot play Fortnite. It is
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Joe Barnes didn’t have enough data to know if esports and Bud Light were a good mix. Market watches like Nielsen are paying attention to esports, but they don’t have nearly as much data as they do for mainstream media such as television. But Barnes, the head of experiential marketing at Bud Light, dove in
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Update: In a hot piece of end of Friday news Blizzard officially responded to the controversy. You can read the lengthy attempt at spin on their blog, but long story short Blitzchung is getting his money back and everyone’s bans are being reduced to six months. People don’t like that this still implies calling for
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Indivisible is a rare thing: A crowdfunded video game that actually delivers. Originally announced back in 2015, Indivisible is a turn-based RPG with Metroidvania exploration elements. It features hand-drawn animations and an art-style influenced by various Asian cultures. Like many others, I’ve been waiting for this game to drop since it was first announced. I’m
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Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch is heading to Europe. Nintendo confirmed that the Brain Age followup is launching January 3 in that region. The publisher still hasn’t confirmed a North American release, though. Nintendo previously only announced Brain Training in Japan. The game got a trailer reveal in that country where it is
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Valve’s Steam platform may soon be adding a new feature that allows local multiplayer games to be played online with friends, reveals a post on Reddit. The post links to a tweet by Hidden in Plain Sight developer Adam Spragg, in which he details the upcoming addition, quoting directly from a Steamworks email meant for developers.
A game I mentioned back in September has finally made its way to Google Play, called Grobo, a gravity-centric puzzle platformer. In it, you play as Grobo, a little robot that can control the gravity around it. The game features 48 puzzles, as well as five chapters of storyline. Features 48 levels filled with complex
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