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Amazon dives deeper into video games, launches first big-budget title Crucible

GeekWire

Amazon took a big step into the gaming industry Wednesday with the launch of Crucible , a free-to-play online shooter and the company’s first original big-budget game. Crucible will be a litmus test of sorts for Amazon as it looks to dive deeper into the crowded $120 billion video game industry. (Crucible Image).

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The state of video games: Big releases, bigger layoffs, and an imminent crisis point

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(Bungie Image) 2023 has been one of the best years in recent memory if you’re a fan of video games. The flip side, however, is that it’s been an absolutely brutal year for the people who make video games. What’s worse is that they aren’t particularly unusual, either for this year or for the video game industry in general.

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June 2020 NPD: The Last of Us Part II has best U.S. launch month of the year

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The June 2020 NPD report is in, and U.S. consumers are still flocking to spend their entertainment budget on video game software. Read More.

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Qualcomm launches new Snapdragon 690 processor to add 5G to budget phones

The Verge

But the addition of 5G support — by way of a new Snapdragon X51 modem — is particularly important for the broader adoption of 5G, given that the company’s 6-series chips tend to show up in midrange and budget phones, like those from HMD’s Nokia, Motorola, and LG.

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HP Envy x360 (2020) review: AMD wins again

The Verge

Traditionally, the Envy line has been HP’s midrange option; it’s a rung above the budget Pavilion, but a rung below the flagship Spectre. The system did not prove as well-optimized for video editing, unfortunately. AMD processors have mostly been fodder for budget and midrange laptops for the past few years.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 17, 2020

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Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 17, 2020. Amazon dives deeper into video games, launches first big-budget title Crucible. Amazon took a big step into the gaming industry Wednesday with the launch of Crucible, a free-to-play online shooter and the company’s first original big-budget game.

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YouTube cancels Rewind for good after years of everyone hating it

The Verge

YouTube Rewind — the company’s annual year-end round-up of trends, creators, memes, and the most popular videos on the site — has been canceled for good, the company confirmed to TubeFilter today. The company already took off 2020 , citing the difficulties of the year: “2020 has been different.

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