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Every week, MobileSyrup goes over some of the biggest titles to recently hit gaming services, such as Xbox Game Pass, Google Stadia, PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus. We’ll also highlight any Canadian titles when relevant. Google Stadia Disco Elysium: The Final Cut Developer/Publisher: ZA/UMGenre: RPGPrice: special launch price is $39.99 (after April 9th, price is … [Read more...] about Games to Stream ‘n Load on Xbox Game Pass and Google Stadia [March 29-April 4]

Supercell, the company behind popular mobile games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, announced development of three new titles set in the Clash universe. The three titles are called Clash Quest, Clash Mini and Clash Heroes. Each game belongs to a different genre. For example, Clash Quest is a turn-based tactical adventure game, while Clash Heroes is a co-op ARPG. Clash Mini is a … [Read more...] about Clash of Clans developer announces work on three new games set in Clash universe

Getting paid for playing video games is a lucrative career option, even for Canadians, it seems. Professional gamers ‘make bank’ through competitions and tournaments, and Canada is the eighth highest-earning country when it comes to the growing esports industry, as per the latest report from Gambling.com. The United States came in first, where players have earned a whopping … [Read more...] about Canada ranks eighth in global esports earnings: report

Like notable internet power user Mark Zuckerberg, I feel on top of the world. Since last March, I’ve been slowly working on my home office, and recently, I made changes to my home office that ended with me mounting an SD card reader to the bottom of my desk. Compared to using my old SD card reader that was on top of my PC case, this new one is super convenient and feels cool to … [Read more...] about I mounted an SD card reader to my desk, and I couldn’t be happier

Xbox has announced that MLB The Show 21 will be available on its Game Pass service on April 20th, the same day it launches on Xbox and other platforms. In addition to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, the baseball sim will be offered on Android via Game Pass’ $16.99 CAD/month ‘Ultimate’ tier. This is a particularly notable addition to Game Pass since this is the first time MLB The … [Read more...] about MLB The Show 21 coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one

Though this sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was originally listed for $310,000 USD, (about $389,000 CAD), the title ended up selling for $660,000 USD (roughly $829,000 CAD), making it the most expensive game ever. This number nearly triples the cost of the previously most expensive video game, a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 for … [Read more...] about Sealed Super Mario Bros. now most expensive video game ever after selling for $660,000

Update 02/04/2021 6:51pm ET: It looks like Outrider’ servers are back online around the world. US Outriders – Get back in there and fuck shit up. 🌩️ Apart from our servers please. We need those. 🔧👷 Our teams will continue to monitor the overall situation. Sorry we kept you waiting. Godspeed Outriders. https://t.co/vrIpAJ7DPp — Outriders (@Outriders) April 2, 2021 The original … [Read more...] about Outriders server issues hinder game’s launch [Update: servers back online]

Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade, Microsoft experiences an outage and Coinbase is going public. This is your Daily Crunch for April 2, 2021. The big story: Apple Arcade expands with classic games Until now, Apple’s game subscription service was limited to exclusive new titles, but today it’s introducing two new categories: App Store Greats (popular iPhone games like … [Read more...] about Apple Arcade expands with classic games – TechCrunch

Though there’s a possibility this could still be some sort of April Fools prank, it looks like Microsoft could actually have plans to release an Xbox Series X mini fridge. Following a Twitter brand competition that saw Xbox take top honours, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg, the company’s Xbox game marketing general manager, says that Microsoft will “move forward” with releasing an … [Read more...] about Microsoft says it’s actually releasing an Xbox Series X mini fridge

Apple’s ‘Adaptive Lighting’ tech is one of the company’s smart home app highlights, but there are several hurdles to setting it up. This guide aims to help you understand what Adaptive lighting does and how to use it. The one thing to remember is that as of April 2021, not all smart lights support Adaptive Lighting. More may get added later, but for now, it’s just Philips Hue … [Read more...] about How to use Apple’s Adaptive Brightness to auto change your lights to match the sun