Football season is quickly approaching and like clockwork, EA Sports has a new version of Madden nearing release. On Thursday the company revealed details on its latest version of the popular franchise which will launch on Aug. 20 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Google Stadia. …
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There’s something chasing Samus down tunnels and it seems smart. And relentless. The robot, called EMMI, is particularly unsettling because it reminds me of one of those Boston Dynamics robot dogs… but more limber. It keeps scuttling and chasing and it won’t go away. It keeps coming back. Metroid Dread is a new 2D entry in the long-running Metroid series …
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As many companies begin reopening offices and moving to hybrid workforces, Microsoft is adding a slew of new features to Teams and Teams Rooms that’re designed to make it easier for co-workers to connect, no matter if they’re working from the office or from home. In the coming months, a new layout will arrive in Teams Rooms called front row, …
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At an all-virtual E3 video game show with only a handful of standout surprises, the biggest news to me was just how central Xbox Game Pass has become to the Xbox ecosystem. Microsoft’s subscription service was already a must-have to many gamers, but it’s now becoming the first stop for many of the biggest upcoming Xbox games. Originally, Xbox 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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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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This year’s E3 PC Gaming Show hurled trailer after trailer of upcoming (and some already available) games at us, though as you’d expect there weren’t many hotly anticipated games. Premieres included: Citizen Sleeper, a complex but cool-looking survival RPG where you’re going to be put out of commission by An Evil Company. Tinykin, an utterly adorbs 3D platformer we won’t …
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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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Ever wanted to be a news anchor while running an online meeting? Microsoft has something for you in an upcoming update to its Teams software. Previously announced in March, the company is working on adding a few new modes to liven up virtual presentations on its rival to Slack, Google Meet and Zoom. One mode, called “reporter,” will “show content …
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Facebook is trying to make it easier for users to message businesses, as more people have turned to online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. The social media giant said Wednesday that app developers will have the tools they need to build more messaging experiences on Facebook’s photo service, Instagram, where people already go to shop and get customer support. And Facebook-owned messaging …
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