February, 2020

• 10 February

  Oscars 2020 winners list in full

  

  The Oscars 2020 ceremony is officially over, and the Oscars 2020 winners have all been announced. There were some serious surprises this year, and we’ve got them all here. Bong Joon-ho’s incredible Parasite came away with four awards (opens in new tab), more than any other film at the ceremony, closely …

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• 10 February

  Xbox Series X download sizes could shrink with AI tech that works “scarily well”

  

  As resolutions rise, games get bigger – not in the “more to explore” sense but in the “more to download” sense. New technology in the works at Microsoft could reverse that trend for Xbox Series X (opens in new tab). You may not have heard of Microsoft Game Stack before, …

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• 10 February

  Rainbow Six Siege is bigger than ever, and it’s time to join in

  

  Among the numerous shooter games out on the market, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (opens in new tab) is easily the most tactical and strategic of them all. Featuring an extreme emphasis on planning, team coordination and communication, and having an acute awareness of your surroundings, you won’t find a …

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• 9 February

  It looks like Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will drop on Xbox One soon

  

  The premature posting of an update on the Microsoft Store has revealed Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is coming to Xbox One later this month. Though the information was only live for a few moments before it was deleted again, Gematsu (opens in new tab) caught the store …

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• 7 February

  New Sonic sneakers from Puma are for runners that gotta go fast

  

  Hedgehogs and pumas don’t typically go together well, but this new Puma x Sonic line of shoes and clothes is an exception. The new gear from athletic apparel company Puma arrives just a week before the Sonic the Hedgehog movie (opens in new tab) hits theaters. It’s good timing, though …

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• 7 February

  12 essential No Man’s Sky multiplayer tips you should know before playing

  

  There have been some changes to how No Man’s Sky multiplayer works as part of the Beyond update. We’re talking about the ability to embark on new types of missions, and the fact that you can now enjoy a shared social space with your mates, if that’s the kind of …

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• 7 February

  Birds of Prey post-credits scene: is there one?

  

  It’s inevitably something we all have to ask: is there a Birds of Prey (opens in new tab) post-credits scene? Every comic book movie has to come attached with a stinger to help set up a sequel, right? It’s basically the law at this point.  We’ll give you the answer …

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• 6 February

  Dead Static Drive teaser is like GTA meets Lovecraft

  

  Dead Static Drive has got a new teaser trailer, and it shows off how it manages to blend classic Grand Theft Auto mechanics with a Lovecraftian world. The indie game from a single developer, Mike Blackney, doesn’t yet have a release date but it’s earned the curious eyes of many …

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• 5 February

  Temtem Luma catching odds visualized will make shiny hunters cry

  

  Your chances of catching a Temtem Luma, or Shiny to use the common parlance from that other game about collecting cute monsters, are about 1 in 6,000. It doesn’t sound that bad – you encounter a good number of wild Temtem (opens in new tab) in any given play session …

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• 5 February

  Google Stadia is a complicated sell, and now I can’t even give it away

  

  Google Stadia (opens in new tab) has had a troubled inception. The cloud-based game streaming service, which launched in November 2019, arrived short on the features it promised to those who’d pre-ordered the Founder’s Edition, including omitting the Buddy Pass – three month’s premium access to the service to gift …

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