This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. The Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was already a great deal to begin with, but Black Friday kicked it up a notch, and the deal is holding strong going into Cyber Monday. Regularly priced at $15 per month, Target is currently offering a …
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The Sims 4’s 10th expansion pack Snowy Escape is available to play now, and promises to whisk players away on a mountain vacation for PC, Mac, PS4 and Xbox One. The new pack introduces Mount Komorebi, a Japanese-inspired destination world for the life simulation game. It arrives on the heels of September’s new game pack, Star Wars: Journey to Batuu. …
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Update, Nov. 5: Read our reviews of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The final pieces of the PlayStation 5 prerelease puzzle slotted into place as of the September PS5 Showcase — the PS5 starts at $400, begins shipping Nov. 12 and can now be preordered — and we know which games to expect (more or less). There’s nothing important left for …
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A year after Google launched Stadia, Amazon seems like it’s doing the same thing for cloud gaming. The just-announced Amazon Luna service is entering a streaming games market that’s suddenly quite crowded, alongside Stadia, Microsoft’s Game Pass Ultimate and Sony’s PlayStation Now. Luna has a controller, like Stadia. It has Alexa on it, like Stadia has Google Assistant. Luna has big …
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Apple Arcade burst onto the mobile gaming scene in 2019 and made such an impression on me — a committed Android user — that I snagged a third-gen iPad Air on sale and subscribed. Since the service’s release, it has amassed a catalog of over 130 new and exclusive games, and with the release of iOS 14, you can see …
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Update, Nov. 5: Read our reviews of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox Series X console will arrive Nov. 10 and cost $500 (£450, AU$749), the company announced Wednesday. That’s the same launch day as the stripped-down Xbox Series S, which will cost $300 (£250, AU$499). See Xbox Series X at Amazon You’ll be able to preorder both consoles starting Sept. 22. The consoles will launch without Halo …
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It’s been over a year since Apple Arcade was first announced and more than eight months since the subscription video game service was released. One of its big pitches is the ability to play its library of games not only on your iPhone, iPad or MacBook, but also on your couch at home with the Apple TV. I last looked at Arcade for Apple TV in October on …
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Google held a Stadia Connect on Tuesday to give some news of what’s coming to the cloud-streaming service in 2020. The big reveal was that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, better known as PUBG, is available now for free to Stadia Pro subscribers. The military battle royale game isn’t the only new title heading to Stadia. Publisher EA will bring several of its …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. To try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many people are practicing social distancing or sheltering in place, while tourist hotspots have closed down temporarily, movie releases have been pushed back, and major sporting events have been suspended worldwide. Though not every sports …
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Google and Adidas have made a smart insole for soccer players. The Adidas GMR, which enables users to track their on-field activity as well as compete in virtual challenges. The specially designed insole has a Google-designed Jacquard Tag built in. The Tag tracks “actual physical movements footballers make on-pitch including measuring kicks, shot power, distance and speed.” You can connect …
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