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Microsoft Raises Xbox and Game Prices, Citing Rising Costs
Microsoft is raising prices on its Xbox games, consoles and accessories amid broader uncertainty about the trade war. Controller and headset prices are also increasing. supported. Microsoft’s gaming strategy revolves around building up its Game Pass subscription service, offered across its consoles, PC and smart TV platforms
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Nintendo Switch 2 Keeps Up Fast Pace With US Pre-Order Sellout
Nintendo's new Switch 2 console maintained strong momentum toward its summer release. Concerns about the price, $150 (roughly Rs. 12,816) higher than the predecessor Switch, and a gloomy macroeconomic outlook have not dampened consumer enthusiasm for the long-awaited gadget.
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"Active Shooter Studios" Recreates Real Life Mass Shootings On Gaming Apps
Known as "Active Shooter Studios," or A.S.S., the group has attracted hundreds of fans on Roblox to its detailed re-creations of the events.
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Nintendo Switch 2 Projected to Sell Over 14 Million Units in 2025, Mario Kart World to Drive Sales
Nintendo is estimated to sell 14.7 million of the new Switch 2 video-game consoles this year, as per Omida's research. The new console debuts on June 5 at a suggested retail price of $450 (roughly Rs. 38,390).
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Counter Strike Video-Game Gun Accessory Sells For Over $1 Million
A digital accessory for a video-game gun sold for more than $1 million on Wednesday, according to the brokers, marking one of the biggest such purchases ever.
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Disney to Acquire $1.5 Billion Stake in Epic Games, Create Shared Universe Connected to Fortnite
Walt Disney is acquiring a $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 12,400 crore) equity stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games as part of a collaboration involving Disney properties like Star Wars, Marvel and Avatar, the companies said Wednesday.
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"Pokemon With Guns" Game Goes Viral, Angering Nintendo Loyalists
The viral new video game Palworld, referred to by fans as "Pokemon with guns," is attracting players by the millions. It's also got fans of Japan's legendary pocket monster franchise outraged over perceived similarities.
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Amazon's Livestreaming Platform Twitch To Layoff 500 Employees
Amazon.com Inc.'s livestreaming site Twitch is poised to cut 35% of its staff, or about 500 workers, according to people familiar with the plans, the latest in a series of job reductions there.
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OpenAI's New CEO Spent Decade Trying To Tackle Abuse, Racism At Twitch
Emmett Shear, OpenAI's interim chief executive officer, led the Twitch livestreaming site for more than a decade, building a burgeoning business, but he struggled to keep misogynists, racists and even pedophiles from running rampant.
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Instagram, Google See Surge In Reports Of Online Child Abuse
Reports of child exploitation online increased at many of the biggest tech and social media firms over the last year, including Meta Platforms Inc.'s Instagram and Alphabet Inc.'s Google.
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Twitch Attempts to Rebuild Trust With Streamers at TwitchCon Following Controversial Compensation Plans
Twitch attempted to rebuild trust with streamers on the Amazon-owned live streaming platform at its annual TwitchCon convention, weeks after it announced controversial changes to monetisation on the platform. The changes only affect a small percentage of Twitch’s more than 50,000 partnered streamers, those who are the most popular and bring in th...
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Facebook Gaming Is Overrun With Strange Videos and Scams
Four years after its promising launch, Facebook Gaming has turned into an eerie digital ghost town where some of the most-watched accounts aren’t even gamers, some of the top live streams aren’t even live, and a large portion of the real gamers’ video views have disappeared.
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Microsoft Raises Xbox and Game Prices, Citing Rising Costs
Microsoft is raising prices on its Xbox games, consoles and accessories amid broader uncertainty about the trade war. Controller and headset prices are also increasing. supported. Microsoft’s gaming strategy revolves around building up its Game Pass subscription service, offered across its consoles, PC and smart TV platforms
-
Nintendo Switch 2 Keeps Up Fast Pace With US Pre-Order Sellout
Nintendo's new Switch 2 console maintained strong momentum toward its summer release. Concerns about the price, $150 (roughly Rs. 12,816) higher than the predecessor Switch, and a gloomy macroeconomic outlook have not dampened consumer enthusiasm for the long-awaited gadget.
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"Active Shooter Studios" Recreates Real Life Mass Shootings On Gaming Apps
Known as "Active Shooter Studios," or A.S.S., the group has attracted hundreds of fans on Roblox to its detailed re-creations of the events.
-
Nintendo Switch 2 Projected to Sell Over 14 Million Units in 2025, Mario Kart World to Drive Sales
Nintendo is estimated to sell 14.7 million of the new Switch 2 video-game consoles this year, as per Omida's research. The new console debuts on June 5 at a suggested retail price of $450 (roughly Rs. 38,390).
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Counter Strike Video-Game Gun Accessory Sells For Over $1 Million
A digital accessory for a video-game gun sold for more than $1 million on Wednesday, according to the brokers, marking one of the biggest such purchases ever.
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Disney to Acquire $1.5 Billion Stake in Epic Games, Create Shared Universe Connected to Fortnite
Walt Disney is acquiring a $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 12,400 crore) equity stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games as part of a collaboration involving Disney properties like Star Wars, Marvel and Avatar, the companies said Wednesday.
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"Pokemon With Guns" Game Goes Viral, Angering Nintendo Loyalists
The viral new video game Palworld, referred to by fans as "Pokemon with guns," is attracting players by the millions. It's also got fans of Japan's legendary pocket monster franchise outraged over perceived similarities.
-
Amazon's Livestreaming Platform Twitch To Layoff 500 Employees
Amazon.com Inc.'s livestreaming site Twitch is poised to cut 35% of its staff, or about 500 workers, according to people familiar with the plans, the latest in a series of job reductions there.
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OpenAI's New CEO Spent Decade Trying To Tackle Abuse, Racism At Twitch
Emmett Shear, OpenAI's interim chief executive officer, led the Twitch livestreaming site for more than a decade, building a burgeoning business, but he struggled to keep misogynists, racists and even pedophiles from running rampant.
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Instagram, Google See Surge In Reports Of Online Child Abuse
Reports of child exploitation online increased at many of the biggest tech and social media firms over the last year, including Meta Platforms Inc.'s Instagram and Alphabet Inc.'s Google.
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Twitch Attempts to Rebuild Trust With Streamers at TwitchCon Following Controversial Compensation Plans
Twitch attempted to rebuild trust with streamers on the Amazon-owned live streaming platform at its annual TwitchCon convention, weeks after it announced controversial changes to monetisation on the platform. The changes only affect a small percentage of Twitch’s more than 50,000 partnered streamers, those who are the most popular and bring in th...
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Facebook Gaming Is Overrun With Strange Videos and Scams
Four years after its promising launch, Facebook Gaming has turned into an eerie digital ghost town where some of the most-watched accounts aren’t even gamers, some of the top live streams aren’t even live, and a large portion of the real gamers’ video views have disappeared.
