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Nintendo will shut down its Wii U and Nintendo 3DS eShops next year, making it impossible for gamers to purchase new content on the consoles after March 27, 2023. The company has been eyeing a future date to phase out the Wii U and 3DS eShops for some time and has now published an official notice. As the date draws closer, Nintendo said that services related to the eShops will also cease to function. The cutoff date for users to add new funds to their eShop account will arrive much sooner. At the end of August, it will no longer be possible for funds to be added to accounts for Wii U or Nintendo 3DS. The company recommended that console owners use up their remaining balance before March 2023. Thankfully, these changes won’t affect the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch. Even after March 20...

The further bolster PlayStation‘s influence in the competitive gaming industry, Sony has now acquired esports tournament platform Repeat.gg. The move comes shortly after the Japanese gaming giant acquired a large stake in EVO back in 2021, and now gives Repeat.gg access to “more resources, game titles and technology.” While PlayStation may be the spotlight of the deal, the platform says it’ll continue to support competitions and games for PC, mobile, and even other consoles. “Together with the talented Repeat.gg team, we’re excited to explore more ways for players to engage in competitive gaming and expand the breadth of our esports offerings,” said Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Steven Roberts. “This is just the start of our journey and we look forward to sharing more updates with our c...

CEO Elon Musk recently took to Twitter to reveal that Tesla will soon be integrating Steam onto its vehicles, with a demo to “probably” come next month. For months, Tesla has planned to enter into the video games business. The company has been working on a video game platform called Tesla Arcade for a while, with a dedicated team in Seattle entirely focused on working on video games. At the moment, Tesla already offers a wide variety of games. However, introducing integration with Steam would allow users to access many more games — a feature seemingly possible with the introduction of AMD‘s Ryzen processor and a discrete AMD RDNA 2 GPU, introduced with the newer Model X and S vehicles. This would not only be a game changer for the automobile industry but would set Tesla apart from competit...

Shortly after launching its revamped PlayStation Plus subscription plans, Sony is now adding more than 50 Ubisoft games for free access by the end of 2022. The collection comes under the Ubisoft+ Classics series that originally launched with 27 titles including the likes of The Division, For Honor, and the latest Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, but Sony and Ubisoft will soon be expanding the library to include more than 50 different titles that those subscribed to PlayStation Plus Extra and PlayStation Plus Premium can access completely for free. Some of these classic titles include Child of Light, the first Watch Dogs, Werewolves Within, and the massively popular Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon. While some of these games will come later on in the year, a handful of&nb...

In celebration of the upcoming release of Annapurna Interactive‘s Stray — a game where you explore beautifully atmospheric environments as a cat —  the studio has now teamed up with pet accessory maker Travel Cat to launch a special edition cat carrier backpack as well as leash and harness. The backpack itself comes predominantly in black with streaks of pink, yellow, and blue that draw inspiration from the game’s cyberpunk setting. The center of the compartment features a large domed window for your cat to look through as you journey through the streets while an upper opening allows easy access. Of course, there are also three breathing holes and the bag itself will support up to 25 pounds in weight. As for the harness and leash, the set comes in a simple black tone with a refle...

Digital Extremes — makers of Warframe — have just teased its latest project called Soulframe. This free-to-play MMO will focus on heavy and slow melee combat combined with a story involving humans intertwined with the natural world with themes of “nature, restoration, and exploration.” And while the team has pointed to Princess Mononok and The NeverEnding Story as inspiration, they did emphasize that the “Soul” in Soulframe does not mean that it will try to replicate the direction of From Software’s Souls series (Elden Ring). Steve Sinclair of Digital Extremes told Washington Post, “I think it certainly isn’t an inspiration for the initial ideas or what we wanted to do. Ironically, other titles that were maybe borrowing from Warframe might have been some sort of reverse influence. But Elde...

Following a successful debut collection released back in 2020 which quickly sold out, gaming company Razer and Japanese streetwear label BAPE join forces once again for Razer‘s largest collaborative collection ever. Similar to the first collection, the assemblage will include exclusive apparel as well as gaming peripherals. “Riding on the success of our first partnership, we knew we had a high benchmark to meet, so we prioritized going above and beyond for our community with this new collection,” says Addie Tan, Associate Director of Business Development at Razer. “This time we are really giving our fans more designs, more colorways, and more innovation. This summer, expect to turn some heads in the limited edition A Gaming Ape collection which truly straddles the two worlds of gaming and ...

The deal has officially been done. Sony, and its PlayStation division, have just closed on the Bungie acquisition that was proposed back in January. An SEC filing puts the deal in the $3.7 billion USD range where Bungie will now fall under the Sony Entertainment Network, but will continue to operate independently. While not as big as Microsoft’s announcement to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion USD, Sony feels confident in this move and has excitedly released the news over Twitter. Fans are pointing out that, while Bungie’s main IP Destiny is not exclusive, the acquisition brings the expertise of multiplayer games from the video game company to Sony. Check out the announcement below. The agreement to acquire Bungie has closed. So now we can officially say… welcome to the PlaySt...