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Microsoft makes new Xbox advertising technology for games

Microsoft makes new Xbox advertising technology for games

picture: Xbox/Epic/Kotaku Raise your hand if you’re excited to see more ads in your favorite video games? I don’t see hands. Well, bad news: a new report claims that Microsoft is creating an advertising program to allow “select brands” to buy ads, which will then appear in free-to-play Xbox games. And while the report states ...

PS3, Vita games mysteriously expire making them unplayable

PS3, Vita games mysteriously expire making them unplayable

picture: Square Enix/MobyGames Digital purchases mysteriously expire on classic PlayStation consoles, rendering a random selection of games unplayable. In the past few days, PlayStation users have been reporting strange decades-old expiration dates being applied to their digital games. When re-downloading the PSOne Classic version of chrono crossFor example, Twitter user Christopher Foose was notified of ...

This is how you get a year of the new PS Plus at half price

This is how you get a year of the new PS Plus at half price

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales‘ Catsuit (and, oh yes, the game too) will be part of the PS Plus Premium Library at launch.screenshot: Sony/Kotaku When Sony’s remastered version of PS Plus starts in June, the most expensive tier costs twice what you are currently paying. But there’s a way to halve that: if you can get ...

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Sony Boss Explains Why PS Plus Won’t Mimic Xbox Game Pass

Sony Boss Explains Why PS Plus Won’t Mimic Xbox Game Pass

“PlayStation’s ‘virtuous cycle’ must never be broken!”photo: Patrick T Fallon (Getty Images) So the news is official: Sony’s long-rumored Xbox Game Pass competitor, formerly codenamed “Spartacus,” was revealed earlier today. You can read more about it here. Alongside the announcement, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan decided it was finally time to explain exactly why The company’s ...

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Have the Wii, 3DS or DSi Digital Stores failed in 2022?

Have the Wii, 3DS or DSi Digital Stores failed in 2022?

image: Nintendo / Kotaku Bad news for anyone trying to re-download an old DSi Games or Wii titles via each console’s respective store channels: Currently, players are reporting that both channels are down, and have been for a few days. Many are now concerned the channels may not return and potentially lock away a lot ...

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Xbox Game Pass is quietly adding two amazing games

Xbox Game Pass is quietly adding two amazing games

image: Kaizen Game Works / Finji Aside from a handful of hits, Xbox Game Pass was having a somewhat slow month – until yesterday. during one Showcase Focusing on indie games, Microsoft announced that two more games would be added to the Game Pass library: tunic and Paradise Killer. Better yet, they’re both already available. ...