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Epic says it’s ‘open’ to blockchain games after Steam bans them

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Epic tells The Verge that it’s “open to games that support cryptocurrency or blockchain-based assets” on its game store, unlike its competitor Valve which has banned games that feature blockchain technology or NFTs from Steam. Epic will clarify its rules in the future.

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Hades, one of 2020’s best Switch games, is $20 at Best Buy

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If you recently purchased a Nintendo Switch or received one as a gift during the holidays, and you want to start building out your game library, Hades is on sale for $20 at Best Buy today. Released last September, Hades is a roguelike hack-and-slash action RPG released by Supergiant Games.

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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Plus is back on sale for under $1,000 on Amazon

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You can buy one at a discounted price at Amazon , Best Buy , or the Microsoft Store , with each retailer having different color variants in stock. While not at the lowest price we have seen them, a $178 price tag is a steal for these earbuds, which include not only a lengthy six-hour battery life but also noise cancellation.

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Vergecast: reviews for the Pixel 5A, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Z Flip 3

The Verge

In the second half of the show, Alex, Dieter, and Nilay discuss the tech news you may have missed — like Intel’s new PC gaming GPUs, Facebook’s new metaverse conferencing software, and the interesting emails revealed from Apple, Google, and Epic. Google Pixel 5A comes with a bigger battery and screen, smaller price tag.

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The best after-Christmas deals from Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and more

The Verge

Gaming deals. Google’s lozenge-shaped Nest Mini is $25 at Best Buy , half off the original price tag. Gaming deals. GameStop’s year-end sale is worth checking out, especially if you don’t have any problems with physical copies of preowned games. Currently, all preowned games are buy two, get one free. 4K TV deals.

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Facebook is turning VR into a platform — but some indie developers fear its power

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In 2019, he’d added a new feature to his Oculus Quest app, letting users of the mobile headset stream VR games from their PC. Godin re-added the feature as an unofficial patch, downloadable outside the store. We asked for help, Facebook told us to find a better business model like games.”. They want to own it all,” says Shankar.

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Why Amazon’s hardware makes more sense than Google’s

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It’s there to support Amazon’s content services: Prime Video and Kindle and Alexa and the retail store itself. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says the PS5 is so impressive it’s ‘going to help drive future PCs’. Epic Games announces Unreal Engine 5 with stunning PlayStation 5 demo. We know what Amazon hardware is for. Watch this.