Apple clears the way for Game Pass streaming on iOS

A sweet grandma gamer shed joy after receiving a Nintendo Switch for her birthday. The lovely old lady was visibly moved to tears after her family gave her the special gift. 

At some point late in 2019, the UK very likely became the sixth largest games market in the world, and the second biggest in Europe. As first reported on our partner site PocketGamer.biz, that’s according to Newzoo predictions, which also expect that video game industry revenues in the nation would have reached $5.1 billion by last year’s close; a 10% year-on-year lift. 

Fortnite will return to Apple devices in some regions "later this year", as new EU regulation combats Apple's ability to compel developers to use its app store. This follows more than three years of conflict between Apple and Epic Games, after the Fortnite developer was booted from iOS for setting up its own systems to avoid paying Apple's cut of each in-game purchase.

Epic Games has promised the return of Fortnite this year on iOS, over three years since it was pulled from the Apple App Store, but only in select regions.

Epic Games has announced that it will be bringing Fortnite back to iOS devices later this year thanks in part to a change in EU law.

Consulting firm Nordicity is well-versed on the subject of tax credits for the games industry.

WB Games Montréal’s Damian Wayne Batman game was canceled following a series of leaks that revealed much about the unannounced project, a voice actor who worked on it has said.

It’s an interesting week for controller-users. REDMAGIC dropped the Shadow Blade GamePad 2. Now, I know we all love our mobile gaming, but let’s face it – sometimes, those touch controls just don’t cut it. 

The Day Before is now dead, its servers closed to players from today, January 22.

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Apple Inc.'s long-awaited Vision Pro mixed-reality headset finally became available for preorders on Friday, giving the company its first real taste of consumer demand for the $3,499 device. With the launch, the company disclosed two additional configurations: a version with 512 gigabytes of storage for $3,699, and a top-end model with 1 terabyte of space for $3,899. The base model includes 256 gigabytes of storage. The company also said it would sell a carrying case for $199 and additional batteries for $199, while extra bands will cost $99 a piece. 

After a brief stint in cinemas, new Netflix movie The Kitchen is now available to stream. The film marks Daniel Kaluuya's directorial debut, with the actor co-directing with filmmaker and architect Kibwe Tavares.