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SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Vasara Collection' and ‘Quench' Reviews, ‘Tetris 99' Event Incoming, Today's New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

Gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 19th, 2019. As I write this, rumors are swirling about the contents of today's Indie World presentation. By...
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Up to 80% Off Ubisoft Titles During Green Man Gaming Sale

11 hours ago | Game Skinny

Green Man Gaming is currently having yet another big publisher sale, this time featuring a bevy of Ubisoft titles. From now until August 26, those interested can get some of...
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Fyvush Finkel: A Charming Conversation With a Longtime Serious Mensch

11 hours ago | Tablet Mag

Editor's note: Fyvush Finkel died on August 14, 2016, at the age of 93. This interview was recorded in 2010. Fyvush Finkel, 91 years old and still cracking wise, will take to...
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Insomniac Games acquired by Sony, calls out “a special relationship”

13 hours ago | Ars Technica | 2 articles

Enlarge / One of these PlayStation controller icons is not like the other. Insomniac Games' logo, third from the left, is now an official part of the Sony Interactive...
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Sony is acquiring Spider-Man developer Insomniac Games

14 hours ago | VentureBeat | 2 articles

Sony Interactive Entertainment announces plans to acquire Marvel's Spider-Man developer Insomniac games. The studio joins Sony WWS upon the deal's close.
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Newt Gingrich proposes a $2 billion prize for a human Moon lander

14 hours ago | Ars Technica

Enlarge / Blue Origin has proposed a "Blue Moon" lander to send cargo and potentially humans to the Moon. During 2020 campaign speeches, President Donald Trump regularly...
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The Double Crossed Life of David Karr

16 hours ago | Tablet Magazine

Harvey Klehr, The Millionaire was a Soviet Spy; The Twisted Life of David Karr, 288pps Encounter Books, $25.99 David Karr, born in 1918 as David Katz to a Brooklyn Jewish...
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Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval Apologizes for Photo of Man Pretending to Assassinate Trump at Fundraising Event

16 hours ago | Slate

It's unclear if Sandoval knew about the photo when it was taken.
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‘He-Man' Anime Series Is Being Worked On At Netflix

19 hours ago | Ubergizmo

There are some of us who might remember growing up and watching cartoon series like He-Man. If you have enjoyed the series and wouldn't mind seeing a modern revival, you're in...
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Kevin Smith is making a He-Man series for Netflix

1 day ago | Geeky Gadgets | 2 articles

Netflix is working with Kevin Smith to create a limited He-Man anime series. It will be called Masters of the Universe: Revelation. Smith will be the project's showrunner and...
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Apple releases macOS Catalina beta 6

Apple released their iOS 13 beta 7 last week and now we have a new beta of macOS, macOS Catalina beta 6, the last beat was released just under three weeks ago. The new macOS... Read more ...

Huawei Mate X tipped to get major camera and power upgrade before release

The Huawei Mate X foldable phone launch has been delayed several times since we first saw it in February, with November currently the likely date according to an exclusive... Read more ...

Blair Witch hands-on impressions - Battling the minions of an unseen evil

The Blair Witch Project has never gotten good video game treatment. A trio of games came out in the year 2000, but they had little lasting impact. And now Lionsgate has teamed... Read more ...

WD Black storage is for gamers who are running out of space as games get huge

Western Digital is launching five storage solutions for gamers under its WD Black label, with as much as 12 terabytes of storage, or 300 games. Read more ...

The Mate X has been thoroughly upgraded to fight the Galaxy Fold release

When it saw what happened with the preview Galaxy Fold units that Samsung sent out, Huawei put the breaks on the release of its own foldable Mate X. After all, if your main... Read more ...

HP shows its first AMD-based gaming laptop and Omen X 27-inch monitor

HP showed off its latest gaming products for the fall at Gamescom 2019 in Germany. They range from a 27-inch Omen display to a new Pavilion laptop. Read more ...

Apple Arcade price could be $4.99 a month

We recently heard that the new Apple Arcade was being tested by Apple employees and now we have some details on the price. Previous rumors had suggested that the price of the... Read more ...

Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to Google Stadia

Google Stadia is getting Cyberpunk 2077 at some point in 2019. It will hit the streaming service after it launches on PC and console. Read more ...

Google Photos 4.23 preps Colorize beta & Google One trial, details ‘Memories'

Google Photos 4.23 is rolling out this evening and details a number of upcoming features, including “Memories” and possible in-app Smart Display Photo Frame setup. Google One... Read more ...

Google's Back to School deals include $300 off the Pixel 3, 41% off the Home...

The summer is coming to a close and the kids, if not already starting a new school year, are preparing for it. And it isn't too late for some back-to-school sales. Google, for... Read more ...