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Nearly all of Microsoft’s retail stores will close for good

As other retailers begin the slow, cautious move to reopen, Microsoft has announced that will be permanently shutting down the vast majority of its retail stores. There are some exceptions, including

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Sony will now pay researchers up to $50,000 to hack the PS4

Think you’ve found a way to consistently brick someone’s PS4, or make it run code that it shouldn’t? Sony wants to know — and now they’re willing to pay.This morning Sony anno

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Apex Legends is heading to the Nintendo Switch, with PS4/Xbox/PC crossplay coming this fall

Respawn just dropped a big ol’ bundle of news about its popular free-to-play Battle Royale shooter, Apex Legends, during a livestream event hosted by its parent company, EA.The key bits:Apex is

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In spite of an uncertain economy, US video game sales remain strong

May marked another extremely strong month for gaming sales, according to the latest figures from NPD. Between software, hardware, accessories and game cards, Americans

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Sony gives first look at new PlayStation 5 console and games

Fans get their first glimpse of the PS5 console as well as the games that will be available on it.

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And finally…here’s Sony’s PlayStation 5

Today’s PlayStation 5 event was all about the games — generally a good sign when your system is due out by the end of the year. But after more than an hour of real PS5 gameplay capture, So

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Spider-Man and stray cats take center stage as Sony showcases its PS5 gaming lineup

Several months after teasing a holiday release for the PlayStation 5 back at CES, Sony finally gave gamers a lengthy sneak peek at the next-gen console’s lineup. The event — which was initially set fo

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Snap lets you play as your Bitmoji in third-party games

Snap is announcing at its Snap Partner Summit that the first games that will take advantage of Bitmoji will roll out soon. The feature has already been announced last year, and it looks like develope

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PS5: What to expect ahead of tonight's launch event

Sony is set to launch the next generation of its PlayStation console in an event streamed on YouTube and Twitch.

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Sony reschedules PS5 event for June 11th

After an indefinite postponement last week, Sony’s PlayStation 5 event is officially back on. The event has been rescheduled for a live-stream on June 11 at 1:00 pm Pacific Time according to a t

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Daily Crunch: HBO Max launches in the US

WarnerMedia unveils its new streaming service, Donald Trump is mad at Twitter and GE Lighting has a new owner.Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 27, 2020.1. HBO Max launches today, here’s what yo

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HBO Max launches today, here’s what you need to know

HBO Max, the HBO -plus-other-stuff streaming service from WarnerMedia, is finally here.At $14.99 per month, the service — initially available to subscribers in the United States — is more expensive th

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Statespace, the platform that trains gamers, raises $15 million

Statespace has today raised a $15 million Series A financing round led by Khosla, with partner Samir Kaul joining the board. Existing investors, such as FirstMark Capital, Lux and Expa, also participa

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Directly, which trains customer service chatbots with expert advice, raises $11M more

Directly, a startup whose mission is to help build better customer service chatbots by using experts in specific areas to train them, has raised more funding as it opens up a new front to grow its bus

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Epic Games announces Unreal Engine 5, shows off boundary-pushing PlayStation 5 demo

After 8 years of Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games is finally ready to talk about Unreal Engine 5, which they’re announcing will launch in preview early next year with a wider launch by the year’

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 are getting remade from the ground up

2020 sucks. Want to let your brain slip back to 1999 for a while? This news might help: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 are coming back, complete with a full blown graphic overhaul, online multiplayer

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CRV’s Saar Gur wants to invest in a new wave of games built for VR, Twitch and Zoom

Saar Gur is adept at identifying the next big consumer trends earlier than most: The San Francisco-based general partner at CRV has led investments into leading consumer internet companies like Nianti