Creating A Game App

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  Character AI Reportedly Testing a New Games Feature, Adds Two Word-Based Games

  Character AI, the California-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform, is reportedly testing a new ‘games’ feature. As per the report, the company has released two word-based games to the paid users of the platform. While users can create game-focused AI characters and play a wide range of story-driven games, these are said to be the first g...

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  Nintendo Launches Music App That Lets You Stream Video Game Soundtracks

  Nintendo has launched a new music app with a library that consists of video game soundtracks from classics like Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda games. It has scores from newer releases as well and newer tracks will be added to the app. Users do not require a Nintendo Switch to access the app, however, they will need a Nintendo Switch Online me...

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  Meta Allows EU Users to Access Instagram, Facebook, Messenger Separately to Comply With Regulations

  Meta will allow users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to unlink their Facebook and Instagram accounts to prevent information from being shared across the company's apps. Meanwhile, Meta has also said it will allow users to create a Messenger account that is not linked to their Facebook account, at the cost ...

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  Krafton Launches Road to Valor: Empires in India Across Android and iOS

  PUBG publisher Krafton has launched its new mobile game, Road to Valor: Empires in India. The real-time PvP strategy game, where players assemble armies of mythical guardians and troops, leading them to break down enemy bases, is now available to download for free on Android and iOS. Krafton has also added Indian localisation, starting with support...

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  Valve Sets Trap, Permanently Bans Over 40,000 Dota 2 Players for Cheating: Details

  Valve has banned over 40,000 Dota 2 players in the past couple of weeks, who were caught using third-party software to cheat in games. While the company wasn’t specific on the app’s purpose, it revealed that the software in question was able to access internal data used by the Dota client. Normally, such information should not be available to p...

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  Fortnite Maker Epic Games Hit With $520 Million Penalty Over Alleged Violation of Children's Privacy

  Epic Games, creator of the popular battle royale game Fortnite, will pay a record $520 million penalty to settle accusations of violating children's privacy and tricking users into making purchases, according to the US Federal Trade Commission. The Fortnite maker said it had eliminated pay-to-win and pay-to-progress mechanics, along with random loo...

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  Roblox CEO Says Policing Virtual World Is Like Shutting Down 'Speakeasies' as Firm Confronts Lawsuit

  Roblox CEO Morgan McGuire on Tuesday said finding dangerous content in the company's virtual world is nothing like spotting it in video, and likened moderating the virtual world to shutting down speakeasies, US prohibition-era bars hiding from law enforcement. The company is facing a lawsuit filed last week that alleges adult men on Roblox connecte...

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  Wordle: The Party Game Set to Release as Multiplayer Board Game on October 1

  Wordle: The Party Game, the multiplayer board game version of Wordle is set to launch in October. The upcoming board game will turn the popular online word guessing game which used to be played solo into a group activity. The New York Times has partnered with Hasbro to create the game, which will be released in North America on October 1.

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  EU Antitrust Regulators Probing Alliance for Open Media’s Video Licensing Policy, Ahead of Incoming EU Rules

  Antitrust regulators in the EU are probing the video licensing policy of the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), according to the European Commission. The investigation will look into the policy of the group, that includes companies such as Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Netflix, YouTube, Microsoft, Mozilla, Cisco and Tencent. AOM aims to create a new sta...

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  Netflix Cancels Pearl, Animated Series From Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Archewell Productions

  Netflix has cancelled Pearl, an animated series created by Meghan Markle, and to be made by Markle and Prince Harry's Archewell Productions.

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  Angry Birds Classic Returns to App Store and Google Play With New Engine, No In-App Purchases

  A remake of the classic Angry Birds game has been released on the App Store and Google Play.

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  PlayStation 5 to Get Variable Refresh Rate Support in Coming Months, New System Software Updates Out Now

  PlayStation 5 is going to get a variable refresh rate support feature in the coming months. This technology is said to enhance the visual performance of PS5 games.

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  Pokemon Go Creator Thinks Metaverse Needs to Keep It 'Real'

  Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke has been working on technology that helps people navigate and enjoy places in the real world since he helped create Google Maps nearly 20 years ago. So it's not surprising that he isn't a fan of the current hyperbole surrounding the notion that technology is poised to hatch a “metaverse”.

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  Best Free Android Apps [March 2022]: 5 Apps You Should Try

  For the month of March, let's take a look at five apps that can help you change the way you use your smartphone. Some of these apps can help you organise each and every list you have ever made, while some apps can help you recommend movies, TV shows, books, podcasts, and more. This is our batch of the best apps for the month of March. What do you t...

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  WazirX Co-Founder Siddharth Menon, SuperGaming Launch Web3 Game Ecosystem Marketplace 'Tegro'

  WazirX Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Siddharth Menon and Indian game developer SuperGaming on Tuesday launched Tegro as their end-to-end Web3 game ecosystem marketplace. The marketplace will create standalone markets for gamers, traders, and institutional investors where they can trade, hold, and play with their game assets, the two entiti...