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Niantic Refutes Claims That Pokémon Go’s Revenue Has Slumped To Five Year Low

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has refuted claims that April saw the game accrue its worst monthly revenue total in five years as fans protest changes to the game’s raid system."We generally don't comment on third-party estimates of our revenue as they are often incorrect, which is the case here," said ...
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LudoNarraCon returns to Steam with over 35 demos and 140 discounts

Digital festival LudoNarraCon is back for its fifth year, showcasing games that are all about story-telling and narrative. It kicks off today, May 4th, at 10am PT/6pm BST and runs until next Monday, May 8th. The event is being hosted on Steam where you can sample 36 demos, enjoy discounts ...
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Guide: Best Star Wars Video Games – Every Star Wars Game On Nintendo Systems Ranked

You sort the padawans from the poodoo.It's May 4th! Yes, May the fourth is with us (hmm, that doesn't really work) and we're republishing our ranked list of every Star Wars game on Nintendo consoles, but now with a twist! We've rejigged the ranked list below to be governed by ...
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Players’ Choice: Vote for April’s best new game

We traveled to new galaxies, the land of the dead, and raced through magical kingdoms with a dash of time travel in between. Which game took us to the best places in the month of April?  How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation.Blog will open a ...
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Phil Spencer Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ For Redfall’s Poor Release

Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has addressed the significant negative response to Redfall, the co-op vampire slaying FPS that recently launched to a large number of negative reviews and player disappointment.Talking to the Kinda Funny Xcast, Spencer said that he is “upset with myself” and that he’s “gonna take full ...
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The Star Wars Canon: The Definitive Guide

Star Wars is a biggie. Not only is it really good, but there's also tons of it. Like tons and tons. What starts as a neat little trilogy, eventually leaks into a trilogy of film trilogies, spin-off movies, TV shows, and books. And these spawn comics, audio-dramas, short stories, and ...
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Build and share your own Zelda dungeons on PC with this cute indie game

When Nintendo first released their level-building game Super Mario Maker, many fans hoped for a similar set of tools based on The Legend Of Zelda series. The Big N haven’t gotten around to it yet, but indie developers Rokaplay and Firechick have beaten them to the punch with Super Dungeon ...
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Free-to-play Pokémon TCG Live will fully launch on PC this June

The Pokéverse continues to spread onto the PC route this summer with an updated digital version of the trading card game. The free-to-play Pokémon TCG Live is set to leave open beta and launch fully on June 8th at 10am PT/6pm BST, The Pokémon Company have announced. TCG Live will ...
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Star Gagnant, A Rapid Fire Shmup Supervised By Takahashi Meijin, Blasts Onto Switch Next Week

Rapid retro.Industry legend Takahashi Meijin, best known for his work with Hudson Soft and his '16 shots per second' trigger finger, is (suitably) one of the supervisors on Star Gagnant, an upcoming rapid-fire shmup that flies onto Switch on 25th May.Published by Regista, the game employs a unique rapid-fire system ...
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Reveals New Secrets of the High Republic

Warning: this article contains full story spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor!Even though Star Wars Jedi: Survivor takes place between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, it also features an era from hundreds of years in the past known as the High Republic. The High ...
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