A new round of tariffs on Chinese imports is set to go into effect on Sept. 1. However, the United States Trade Representative said Tuesday that the inclusion of some electronic devices made in China is getting a delay and that other items have been removed from the tariff lists altogether. The USTR will delay, …
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In the wake of Pokemon Go hitting a billion downloads and shiny Rayquaza coming to raids, developer Niantic is making Ralts the star of this Saturday’s August Community Day. The Psychic/Fairy-type will spawn like crazy in the augmented reality game between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. in your time zone. You’ll also be able to catch a shiny Ralts that’s blue where …
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There’s a whole lot going on in Pokemon Go, with Team Rocket is bringing chaos and shiny Ralts coming on Saturday. That isn’t enough for developer Niantic, so it’s bringing Rayquaza back to raids on Wednesday. Rayquaza is normally green, but lucky players might encounter its cool black shiny form — which hasn’t been available in the game before. The …
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Fortnite turned 2 years old on Thursday and Epic Games is hosting a party for the players in the form of Birthday Challenges. The Birthday Bash will last until July 31 and, luckily, the tasks are simple enough to finish in a few hours. Also running during that time are the Overtime Challenges, which are extra missions to help players level …
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The Pokemon Company has announced that its mobile game Pokemon Duel will be shutting down on Oct. 31. You won’t be able to install, update or even use the app. Already, you can’t buy Gems but you can spend them until the game shuts down, and as of Aug. 26, you won’t be able to check monthly rankings or get …
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The Nintendo Switch Lite is coming Sept. 20. And while you can’t yet preorder the Lite version of Nintendo’s handheld gaming device, Amazon and Best Buy already have “pre-preorder” pages up for the trimmer Switch. When the Switch Lite console is available for preorder, we’ll let you know, so bookmark this page. The Switch Lite will cost $200 (AU$330, £200) …
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I never followed Marvel universe until the cinematic cycle sucked me in. Ten years ago, before most of these Marvel films existed, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 was basically a multicharacter, co-op Marvel brawl-adventure. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, coming after Avengers: Endgame, now feels like a spinoff movie in video game form. And yet, what’s weird is this is a completely different …
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Nintendo of Japan revealed a new Nintendo Switch is on the way and it’s not the previously announced Switch Lite. A tweet from the Mario company Wednesday says in August the Switch will come with better battery life. The company’s tweet links to Nintendo of Japan’s page about the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite. The new version of the console will …
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It descends with a flutter of tweets and posts, and Amazon blares the news from connected speakers everywhere: another Prime Day. Another shopping frenzy. Here we go again. I’ve been involved with writing about Prime Day deals for several years now, and I’ve been a Prime member for years. I used to be really excited, sadly enough: games I’ve craved, …
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The mCable Gaming Edition HDMI cable from Marseille promises to “eliminate jagged edges and shimmering texture without creating blurring artifacts” among other things. The cable also starts at around $100 for a 3-foot version and after being told over and over and over again not to buy an expensive HDMI cable, I originally took this claim as pure marketing, but I …
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