It’s the 35th anniversary of Zelda. And of course, there’s a Zelda edition Game & Watch coming. Nintendo announced the second in its rebooted series of novelty Game & Watch retro handhelds at this year’s E3 version of Nintendo Direct: a Zelda-infused version coming Nov. 12. It looks very much like the Mario Game & …
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Even though the Xbox Series consoles are out, they’re still hard to find, leaving many Xbox One owners waiting patiently to try to snag one. Microsoft says not to worry, as some of the biggest next-generation titles will still be playable on the older hardware. Microsoft revealed its upcoming lineup of games during its E3 2021 presentation and said in a blog …
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Reports said Nintendo might announce a new Switch Pro soon. As of this year’s virtual E3, it still hasn’t happened. And, maybe, that should have been expected all along. Nintendo’s four-year-old-plus Switch hardware still doesn’t have a successor yet. The relatively low-key E3 edition of Nintendo Direct was full of games, including WarioWare, a new 2D Metroid game and another teaser for Legend …
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Pokemon Go, but for Transformers. That’s the best way to describe what Hasbro, Tomy and Niantic’s upcoming game, Transformers: Heavy Metal, looks like. It won’t be the last multiplayer Pokemon Go-like game, either. What a battle should look like. Niantic Niantic’s multiplayer and world-spanning AR app platform, Lightship, was announced earlier this year with plans to enable all sorts of …
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Amazon Prime Day will bring plenty of opportunities for deals June 21 and 22 but will also give Prime members a chance to try out game streaming service Luna. During Prime Day, members will be able to sign up for a seven-day free trial and dive into the Luna game catalog, the company said Monday. The e-commerce giant’s cloud gaming …
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Microsoft used its Xbox E3 livestreamed event Sunday to talk about most of the games we wanted to hear about: Starfield, Halo Infinite, Stalker 2 and even Diablo II Remastered. But what was especially interesting was how many of the games mentioned by the Xbox team at E3 2021 are coming to Xbox Game Pass, the console, PC and cloud game-subscription …
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Like nearly every other big industry show or public gathering over the past 15 months, the 2021 E3 video game trade show is happening virtually. The 2020 version of the event, which is usually held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, didn’t even make it that far. It was unceremoniously canceled shortly after COVID-19 shutdowns started. This year, E3 is …
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For the biggest screen possible in your home, the best projectors can create truly massive images. In many cases they cost less than the biggest TVs. From movies to TV, PlayStation 5 to Xbox Series X, there’s just something more compelling and engrossing about big-screen entertainment. The catch is that projectors require more setup and hassle than TVs. You’ll need to …
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Capping off the Summer Game Fest’s live kickoff event ahead of E3 2021 on Thursday, Elden Ring, one of the most anticipated games from E3 2019, finally has a new official trailer and a release date: Jan. 21, 2022. Elden Ring is a collaboration between Dark Souls developer FromSoftware and Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin. The game’s director Hidetaka …
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I’m not much of a gamer anymore, but I sure do love the idea of Stadia. Google’s streaming service effectively eliminates the need for a game console. Sure, you still have to buy individual games and/or subscribe to Stadia Pro ($10 a month), but you don’t have to wait around for downloads, updates and all those other console hassles. Interested? …
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