What if the Jurassic Park movies were void of corrupt, questionable characters, and the parks flourished instead of crumbling into catastrophic failure?

Well, for one, there wouldn't be any Jurassic Park movies. And two, it gives the opportunity for video games that will let you do what Jurassic Park characters couldn't: create the perfect dinosaur theme park.

I've been playing "Jurassic World Evolution" for the last couple of weeks for many, many hours, and anyone who has a hint of fondness towards dinosaurs and the Jurassic Park movies will surely share my enjoyment. 

Check out "Jurassic World Evolution" in a nutshell:

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You can build your own dinosaur theme park that doesn't make the same mistakes in the movies, where hundreds of people die as a result of questionable actions.

You can design absolutely everything in your theme park, like the dino enclosures, what type of fences you use, and what dinos you incubate. But you have to manage your dino's happiness, as well as your guests'.

There's a campaign mode where you need to complete contracts and missions for three different divisions — Science, Entertainment, and Security — to unlock building upgrades and special dinosaurs like the Indoraptor.

There's no real story in the campaign mode, and it only serves to make you work to unlock all the dinosaurs you can possibly get in the game, as well as building upgrades to make your parks better. 

I'd absolutely complete the campaign mode to get all those unlockable extras. That way, you can build the best possible park on Isla Nublar, the original Jurassic Park island. It's a large island with lots of open space to let your creative juices freely flow for your perfect park.

It's also a good way to learn how the game works to build your ultimate park.  

To make dinosaurs, you have to use your Expedition Center to find fossils around the world, then extract the DNA to get a more complete dino genome. The higher the genome, the higher your dino's star rating, and ultimately, the higher your park's star rating.

Summer is here! But amid the hot weather and long days, sometimes there's no better feeling than heading indoors to cool down, sitting back in your favorite chair, and finding a great video game to play for awhile.

So if you're feeling physically and/or mentally exhausted from the summer, and you want something to lose yourself in Eminem-style, check out these 7 "big" immersive video games where it's truly easy to lose track of time:

1. "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt"

I'll admit: At first, I found "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" to be too big and too ambitious for the time I had available to play video games. But earlier this summer, I started the game from scratch and decided I wouldn't skip past all the dialogue, but actually let the game fully immerse me — and I'm so glad I did.

"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" is, simply, one of the best games ever made. It's got a little bit of everything: Action, adventure, storytelling, romance, strategy, and decisions that actually affect the world you live in. And the world, by the way, is the star of the show: You can get lost just wandering around the fantastical world of "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt," through bustling cities, dark woods, quiet villages by the water, and more. It feels like you're living in a medieval, Game of Thrones-type European world, and there's nothing like it.

Available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

2. "Super Mario Odyssey"

"Super Mario Odyssey" is just a joy to play. I actually played this game late last year, in the midst of a bad illness, and this game totally made me feel better. I played the game to completion with my fiancée, and neither of us ever wanted to put it down until the adventure was finally over — and then after that, we still wanted to uncover all the puzzles and secrets the game had to offer.

If you want to be immersed in a fun, cartoony, and lighthearted world starring one of the most beloved video game characters of all-time, look no further than Super Mario Odyssey. An adventure like this is perfect for the long summer months.

Available on Nintendo Switch.

3. "BioShock: The Collection"

Want to sink your teeth into some great science-fiction/horror stories? Do you like games where you can find and wield new superpowers? Then the BioShock games are for you — and thankfully, you can buy all three of them in a package that's been remastered for current-gen consoles, called "BioShock: The Collection."

"Bioshock: The Collection" includes "BioShock" (the 2007 classic); "BioShock 2" (from 2010); and "BioShock Infinite" (from 2013). In the first two games, you're surviving the underwater city of Rapture; in the final game, you'll be traversing the airborne city of Columbia. All three games drip with mood and atmosphere, feel great to play, and look even better than they did years ago thanks to the visual improvements in the remastered package. If you've never played a BioShock game before, or it's been awhile, it's time to jump in.

Available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

• GameStop has been left out of retail's recent turnaround.
• Jefferies sees an opportunity for the struggling video-game chain to resurrect itself by not focusing on games.
• The stock could hit $18 if the chain instead focuses on selling consoles and creating a community of gamers, the firm said.
• Follow GameStop's stock price in real-time here. 

GameStop may be struggling, but one analyst says the "deeply discounted valuation" is missing some key elements to the chain’s potential.

Jefferies initiated research coverage of the stock Monday with a surprisingly bullish outlook. The firm told clients it could reach $18 in the next year — 18% above Friday’s closing price of $15 — by focusing on consoles and community rather than on games.

"Game publishers are disintermediating retail, going direct to players through downloadable content incl. major & micro transactions and expansion packs," analyst Stephanie Wissink said in a note. "By reducing dependence on software and instead managing the model to existing advantages in hardware & peripherals, content & community (37M in CRM), and opportunity areas digital, tech, & collectibles, we see GME evolving from a purveyor of packaged media toward a hub for gamer connections, platform & accessory purchases, and fan culture products."

Shares of the video-game retailer have fallen more than 70% from 2013 high of $57.74 a share as publishers have moved to a model that sells to players via online stores, cutting out middle-men like GameStop. Digital downloads, not physical disks, now make up a majority of video-game purchases, a nearly exact reciprocal to the situation a decade prior.

GameStop's earnings have fallen 87% since 2011, and hit a low of $2.02 a share for the final quarter of 2018. Jefferies, along with other analysts polled by Bloomberg, think this should increase to above $3 when the chain reports its first-quarter results in August, following other retailers that have seen surprising growth in the face of the "retail apocalypse."

"We've observed meaningful valuation expansion across retailers where margin rates base, pricing power returns (inventory & markdown clean-up), and sector participation/consumption is healthy," Wissink says. "GME has not participated in this reversal, trading at 2x EBITDA vs. 5x-8x group, due in part to leadership turnover, lack of a articulated vision & direction, and overriding fears around software profit dependence."

Shares of GameStop were up 4% in early trading Monday following Jefferies' initiation. The stock is down 17% this year.

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• Roblox, the video-game app that's wildly popular with younger players, is on track to pay out $70 million to its developers this year. That's up from $30 million last year.
• There are 4 million developers building 40 million Roblox games. The games are all free to play, but premium Robux currency, which costs real money, is a way for developers to monetize — something that has made for some young millionaires.
• Now the company is looking for ways to increase opportunity for developers, CEO David Baszucki said. To that end, Roblox has hired the former Activision exec Enrico D'Angelo as vice president of product for the developer platform.
• Roblox is said to be fundraising at a valuation as high as $2.4 billion. 

If you're under 18 or know somebody who is, there's a pretty good chance you've heard of Roblox, a massively popular online gaming platform with 64 million players that also turned three teens into millionaires last year.

This weekend, Roblox is hosting its annual Roblox Developers Conference in Burlingame, California, very close to San Francisco. At the event, the company is expected to tell the 4 million developers building games for its platform that it's on track to pay them a collective $70 million this year, up from more than $30 million last year.

"There's enormous upside in the size of our opportunity here," Roblox CEO David Baszucki told Business Insider.

Some of that upside is for the company itself. Earlier this year, Roblox announced it was cash flow positive for the first time, with "hundreds of millions" of dollars in bookings in 2017. More recently, Recode reported, citing a company filing, that Roblox was fundraising at a valuation of up to $2.4 billion. Baszucki declined to comment.

Unlike "Fortnite" or most other smash-hit video games, Roblox is created entirely by its users. All 40 million Roblox games, including popular ones like "Meep City" and "Jailbreak," were made by its base of mostly younger independent developers. If a player chooses to spend the premium virtual Robux currency — which costs real money — in a game, the developer gets a cut.

That has meant big opportunity for Roblox developers. Last year, one top creator cleared $3 million in earnings, while two more claimed $2 million. Others are paying for their college educations or even starting their own companies to make more Roblox games.

Now, Baszucki says, as the platform grows so too has the opportunity for developers. While not every Roblox creator can make millions, "the long tail of developers who are making a living has grown exponentially" over the past year or so, he said.

To keep the momentum going, Roblox has hired the former Activision exec Enrico D'Angelo as vice president of product for the developer platform. The goal is to keep building the behind-the-scenes tools that developers use to build their games, in pursuit of what Baszucki says is the ultimate, ambitious goal of the Roblox platform.

"We have an enormous vision for a new category for human interaction and, ultimately, immersive entertainment," Baszucki said.

To that end, Baszucki also highlighted the company's educational efforts: This summer, Roblox has planned more than 500 coding camps and other introductory classes, using its platform as a learning tool.

Importantly, those classes are both in the United States and abroad in countries including Canada, Brazil, and the United Kingdom — highlighting what Baszucki sees as a major opportunity to bring the platform to international audiences.

For more established developers, Baszucki says Roblox is working on ways to engage with them and help them be more successful. For instance, the company has begun inviting developers to come to its Silicon Valley offices for two- or three-month residences, giving them direct access to the people who make the platform.

"We're developing a lot of resources for developers to build their knowledge," Baszucki said.

Finally, Baszucki says that if Roblox is going to reinvent entertainment as he believes it will, it must continue doubling down on finding other ways for developers to monetize that goes beyond their games. The company recently got into the action-figure and apparel businesses, licensing popular characters from top Roblox games. And Baszucki says there's no reason Roblox games couldn't inspire movies, TV shows, or a web series either.

Developers' vision "goes beyond creating gameplay," he said. "There's enormous value in their stories, avatars, and situations."

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Fortnite is a massively popular game that's available on many platforms, including phones, PC, and game consoles. But the game is reliant on several things to work, including Fortnite's servers dotted around the world, and a strong internet connection within your home.

If you're wondering why Fortnite isn't working for you, here's what you should do:

Before doing anything else, check out this Epic Games status website to see if Fortnite's various services are operational or experiencing degraded performance.

Epic Games is very good about keeping the website updated frequently, and will place messages at the very top of the website if it's exploring why any particular services aren't working as intended.

Check the official Fortnite Twitter account, which is very good at providing timely updates for all players.

You can visit the company's Twitter account here. Be sure to also read the "Tweets & Replies" tab on Twitter in case Epic Games has answered your question to another person.

You can also try Down Detector, which is a third-party website but is very accurate at keeping tabs on reported issues, server problems, and more.

Let's say you want to buy a modern video game console, and you have $300 to play with: What should you buy?

For $300, you can buy a PlayStation 4 or a Nintendo Switch — both cost exactly $300, and offer unique gaming experiences.

If you're on the fence, though, here are 7 reasons you should buy a PlayStation 4 instead of the Nintendo Switch:

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1. The PlayStation 4 has a larger library of games. There are about 1,800 PlayStation 4 games you can buy, compared to around 1,200 Nintendo Switch games.

2. You can buy a PlayStation 4 — the PS4 Pro — that supports visuals for your 4K HDR TV. The Nintendo Switch only supports visuals up to 1080p HD.

It's a small thing, but if you own a 4K HDR TV and want to get the most out of it, the PlayStation 4 has games that support this stunning visual format, including "Horizon Zero Dawn" and "God of War."

3. Both consoles have incredible exclusive games, but the PlayStation 4 has more of them.

The Nintendo Switch has several must-have exclusive games, such as "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,""Super Mario Odyssey," and "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe."

But the PlayStation 4 benefits by having been around longer, and has built up a larger library of incredible exclusive titles, including "God of War,""Bloodborne,""Horizon Zero Dawn,""Uncharted 4,""Shadow of the Colossus,""The Last of Us," and the "MLB: The Show" series, among others.

As it stands right now, the PlayStation 4 has roughly double the number of exclusive games compared to the Nintendo Switch.

The Nintendo Switch has plenty of great-looking exclusives on the way, like "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate,""Metroid Prime 4," and a bevy of new Pokémon games, but the PlayStation 4 also has the exclusive Spider-Man game coming out soon, the next game from Hideo Kojima called "Death Stranding," and plenty of other great-looking exclusives like "The Last of Us Part II" and "Ghost of Tsushima."

• 23-year-old Alex Binello is the co-creator and proprietor of "MeepCity," a hit free-to-play game with 15 million monthly active players. 
• "MeepCity" is the biggest game on Roblox, a game platform with 64 million users that's especially popular with kids. 
• Binello, an entirely self-taught programmer, makes enough from "MeepCity" to support his mother and brother, whom he recently moved from his hometown of Las Vegas to be closer to him in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Now, Binello has brought on his first two employees as he works on a master plan to turn "MeepCity" into a video game empire. 

At one point, Alex Binello was working part-time at GameStop to pay the bills while he pursued a career as an independent game developer. Now, he finds himself at the head of one of the largest video game phenomenons you've never heard about. 

Under the handle Alexnewtron, Binello is the co-creator and public face of "MeepCity," a free-to-play game with 15 million monthly active players,  — 100,000 or more of whom are playing at any given time. Those numbers put "MeepCity" in a league with "Pokémon Go,""Candy Crush Saga," and other popular free-to-play games.

"The game has blown out what I ever imagined it could do," Binello told Business Insider via the phone on Thursday. "I feel like it's a real company now." 

If you've never heard of "MeepCity," there's a pretty good chance that you're over 18. It's a role-playing game where players drive cars around, decorate their in-game homes, collect the titular Meep mascots, and even attend high school classes. It's pretty chill, and it's very popular with kids. 

Notably, "MeepCity" is one of the biggest things going on in Roblox, a video game platform with 64 million users that's giving its mostly-younger fanbase a path into entrepreneurial opportunity, even turning a select few teens into millionaires. If you want to play "MeepCity," it's only on Roblox.

Unlike "Minecraft,""Fortnite," or other gaming phenoms, Roblox is entirely generated by its users. It boasts 4 million developers, who have collectively created 40 million games on the platform, including "MeepCity." On Friday, Roblox announced that it's on track to pay out $70 million total to those developers this year, up from $30 million in 2017.

The heart of the Robloxian economy are Robux, a premium currency that the company sells to users for real money. If a player chooses to spend their Robux in a game, the game's developer takes a cut. "MeepCity," for instance, charges Robux for premium features like an in-game boom box, or bonus decorations for your virtual home. 

Binello declines to go into too much detail about how much he's made from "MeepCity." He does, however, say that he's making enough that he was recently able to relocate his mother and brother from Las Vegas to be closer to him in the San Francisco Bay Area, and to support all three of them fully. 

More importantly for the future of "MeepCity," Binello has also hired two of his Roblox friends and collaborators as full-time employees, with a base salary and bonuses tied to the performance of the game. That's in addition to a few contract programmers and artists. Now, it's his ambition to turn "MeepCity" from a smash-hit Roblox game into a genuine media empire. 

"I have a long-term vision," says Binello.

Self-taught

Notably, Binello is "definitely self-taught," he says — he joined Roblox in 2007, when he was about 12 years old, and the game was only available for PC.

He started fiddling around with Roblox Studio, the included tools for building virtual objects in the game world, and eventually came up with a simple multiplayer game in the style of Pictionary. It was a reasonably big hit in the early days of the platform, and his Alexnewtron alter ego became a fixture of the Roblox community. 

When he graduated high school, he decided that college just wasn't for him. Instead of getting a formal education in programming or computer science, he would continue to try to hone his skills as an independent developer.

"I'm not really a school person," says Binello. 

Since then, he says, he's learned a lot, from the basics of game design to building his own servers and matchmaking system to supplement those provided by Roblox. 

The "MeepCity" story

At the time, circa 2012 or so, Roblox didn't yet offer the Robux revenue split. In search of a way to make a living from his Roblox skills, Binello decided to try his hand at smartphone games. "Pears to Pairs," a take on the classic family game "Apples to Apples," racked up 50,000 downloads, he says, but failed to develop into a real business. 

Luckily for Binello, Roblox came through in 2013 with its new revenue-split model. Binello was drawn back to Roblox, with the idea that his familiarity with the platform would give him a leg up. 

"I knew I needed to succeed with the platform," says Binello.

Eventually, he won the attention of Roblox headquarters in Silicon Valley, which invited him to intern at its Silicon Valley campus in the summer of 2015 — providing enough income that he could quit his job at GameStop.

During that internship, Roblox encouraged him to develop new game ideas, and the germ of the idea for "MeepCity" was born, which came to fruition in 2016. It was an instant smash hit — at first Binello had to institute a queuing system to deal with a larger-than-expected crush of players, who found the title without any marketing or ads. 

"That showed me the potential of what I was making," says Binello. It's only grown since, going from 10 million monthly active players around the start of 2018 to 15 million today. 

Binello praises the "modularity" of "MeepCity" as what kept bringing players in: The game has gotten loads of new content over time, and last year even extended into a new genre with the launch of "MeepCity Racing," a full-fledged go kart racing game within the existing game world, designed to bring in older players.

Indeed, that's how he views the future of "MeepCity."

Now that he's officially gone into the "MeepCity" business by hiring on employees, Binello envisions it expanding into a veritable video game empire. Just like with "MeepCity Racing," he sees his team as bringing the existing game to new audiences by adding new modes and features. Another internship with Roblox, in the summer of 2017, gave him even more ideas for where to take the game, he says, and inspired him to move to the San Francisco area to be closer to HQ.

"MeepCity" can go beyond video games, too, Binello says. Last year, Roblox got into the action figure business by licensing characters from top games on the platform, including "MeepCity." Anyone who bought the MeepCity Fisherman action figure got a unique in-game hat, plus 10,000 coins in "MeepCity" itself.

The promotion was successful, and Binello believes it could be a sign of things to come as he looks to future opportunities, in merchandising and beyond.

"'MeepCity' feels like a brand unto itself," says Binello.

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• Pokémon Go creator Niantic has acquired Seismic Games, an LA-based game studio — a deal that will bring Niantic's headcount over 300.
• Seismic Games is best known as the co-developer of "Marvel Strike Force," a smartphone game that's reportedly generated $25 million in revenue in its first four months on the market. 
• Niantic says that Seismic Games will finish up its existing commitments before going to work on new augmented reality experiences.

Niantic, the creator of Pokémon Go, has made its third acquisition of the year — its fourth since November — as it announces the purchase of Los Angeles-based gaming studio Seismic Games. 

Seismic Games is best known as the co-developer of "Marvel Strike Force," a free-to-play smartphone game that lets players assemble teams from across the Marvel comic book universe. Just this week, it was reported that the game brought in $25 million in its first four months on the market. Seismic also developed "Blade Runner: Revelations," a virtual reality game for Google's Daydream headsets. 

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 

The acquisition brings some established game development talent to Niantic, which was spun out from Google in 2015, and will bring its headcount to over 300 people, a spokesperson says. The founders of Seismic Games are known as former leaders on the classic first-person shooter "Star Wars: Battlefront," released in 2004, among other games. 

Beyond continuing to improve Pokémon Go, Niantic is working on "Ingress Prime," a sweeping update to its first-ever location-based game, as well as the hotly-anticipated "Harry Potter: Wizards Unite," both expected to launch later this year. Niantic sees itself as a leader in augmented reality, the tech for overlaying digital information over the real world. 

Notably, Niantic says in a blog entry announcing the acquisition that Seismic will "continue to see through its existing slate of titles in development as it transitions into building all new AR experiences." This language hints that, once it's through its existing commitments, Seismic could get to work on all-new games, beyond the ones we know about.

Going forward, Niantic recently announced its intentions to be seen as more as a game studio, as it gave us a look at the Niantic Real World Platform— software to help developers build their own augmented reality apps, described by the company as "an operating system that bridges the digital and the physical worlds."

Indeed, Niantic's previous acquisitions, including Escher Reality and Matrix Mill, were smaller companies with cutting-edge AR technology, designed to bolster the Real World Platform. In its blog entry, Niantic says that bringing Seismic on is a "significant accelerant" that will help it achieve its vision "faster, and better."

Otherwise, Niantic has something else to celebrate. Over the weekend, the company held the second-annual Pokémon Go Fest in Chicago.

While the inaugural event in 2017 was a fiasco, as WiFi and cell service failures meant players couldn't even log in, this year's fest seems to have gone much better. Over 21,000 players gathered in the city and got the chance to capture the ultra-rare monster Celebi. 

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Free-to-play game "Fortnite Battle Royale" recently passed the $1 billion revenue mark thanks solely to its in-app purchases, according to a new report from SuperData Research.

The multi-platform game sky-rocketed to super fandom following its release in fall 2017, and is now one of the many survival-based video games in which players are pitted against up to 100 other players to see who can fight their way to be the last one standing. These games are part of a genre known as "battle royale", and as this chart from Statista shows, it's a genre that's working for consumers and, as a result, for creators.

Battle Royale games are expected to make at least $2 billion in revenue in 2018 — about seven times the amount they made last year. As more studios jump on the trend, those amounts are expected to increase across platforms again in 2019 (more than double the 2018 revenue for Premium Consoles) increasing revenues twelve-fold within two years' time. 

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Microsoft is running a 10-day 'Ultimate Game Sale' on over 650 Xbox One and PC games. Many of the most popular games released over the past few years are discounted. 

Anyone can take advantage of these deals, but if you have an active Xbox Live Gold membership, you'll get an even deeper discount. We combed through the full list and highlighted the best PC and Xbox game deals below.

But Microsoft's game deals don't stop with these games. If you don't have an Xbox One, Microsoft is currently running a promotion to give you a free $30 Xbox gift card if you purchase the console through its store.

The company is also slashing the price of a three-month subscription to its Xbox Game Pass subscription from $30 to $10. Xbox Game Pass subscribers get unlimited access to over 100 Xbox One and Xbox 360 games (which can be played on the new console) for as long as they're a member. Subscribers also get a 20% discount if they want to buy a game that's available as part of the Game Pass library. 

Deals like these aren't particularly common, so whether you're looking for an inexpensive way to sample the Xbox One's library, or want one or two games to help tide you over until some of 2018's biggest titles are released this fall, you should take advantage of them now.

The best Xbox One game deals:

• BioShock: The Collection, $24 or $19.80 for Gold members (originally $59.99) [You save up to $40.19]
• Bastion, $8.99 or $7.50 for Gold members (originally $14.99) [You save up to $7.49]
• Call of Duty®: WWII - Gold Edition, $44.99 or $38.99 for Gold members (originally $59.99) [You save up to $21.99]
  
• Cuphead, $15.99 (originally $19.99)[You save $4]
• DOOM + Wolfenstein II Bundle, $32 or $26.40 for Gold members (originally $79.99) [You save up to $53.59]
• Fallout 4, $17.99 or $15 for Gold members (originally $29.99) [You save up to $14.99]
• Fortnite - Deluxe Founder’s Pack, $35.99 or $30 for Gold members (originally $59.99) [You save up to $29.99]
• Gears of War 4 Ultimate Edition $29.99 (originally $59.99) [You save $30]
• Just Cause 3 XL Edition $13.50 or $9.99 for Gold members (originally $44.99) [You save up to $34.99]
• Middle-Earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ - Game of the Year Edition, $11.99 or $10 for Gold members (originally $19.99) [You save up to $10]
• Prey, $17.99 or $15 for Gold members (originally $29.99) [You save up to $14.99]
• RESIDENT EVIL 7 Biohazard, $22.49 or $19.49 for Gold members (originally $29.99) [You save up to $10.50]
  
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, $23.99 or $19.99 for Gold members (originally $39.99) [You save up to $20]
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition, $25 or $20 for Gold members (originally $49.99) [You save $29.99]

The best PC game deals

• Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® Remastered, $19.99 (originally $39.99) [You save $20]
• Dead Rising 4, $17.99 (originally $29.99) [You save $12]
  
• Middle-Earth™: Shadow of War™, $24.99 (originally $49.99) [You save $25] 
• Ori And The Blind Forest: Definitive Edition, $9.99 (originally $19.99) [You save $10]
• Gears Of War 4 Ultimate Edition, $29.99 (originally $49.99) [You save $20]
• MARVEL VS. CAPCOM: INFINITE, $15.99 (originally $39.99) [You save $24]
• RESIDENT EVIL 7 Biohazard Gold Edition, $29.99 (originally $49.99) [You save $20]

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When you have a chance to play video games in an IMAX theater, you take it. 

That's what Lewis Hilsenteger of the Unbox Therapy YouTube channel did in a video posted on Friday. 

Normally, you'd play Fortnite and other games on your TV with a games console, like the Xbox One or PlayStation 4. Or perhaps even a computer monitor if your a PC gamer. And those who take it to the next level usually get a projector to play on 100-plus inch projections. But playing games on IMAX is possibly the peak.

Check out what Fortnite and other games look like on an IMAX screen: 

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There's Unbox Therapy's Lewis Hilsenteger, clearly happy of the choice he made that morning of playing Fortnite on an 80-inch IMAX screen.

The IMAX theater at IMAX's HQ has 80-foot wide screen, which translates to 1,100 inches. It's about 20% bigger than your average movie theater screen, Hilsenteger said.

Hilsenteger said during the video that the purpose to use such a large screen is for "ultimate immersion."

"It extends below you, it extends above you," he said. 

Hilsenteger played Fortnite on a PlayStation 4 Pro that can output a 4K video signal. Having that 4K video option would help make the game look sharp on such a large screen. If he played games in regular 1080p resolution on such a big screen, like you would on the regular PlayStation 4, the graphics and visuals wouldn't be as impressive. 

Lewis has to twist his head to see everything on the massive screen.

• UFC fighter Kevin Lee uploaded a video of himself playing "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" on the Nintendo Switch while his Tesla was in autopilot mode.
• You can already play video games in the Tesla Model S using the car's 17-inch screen, but Lee used a separate dock to secure his Switch to the windshield.
• Lee admitted that his mother was upset when she saw him playing in the car, but he's not the only one to bring his favorite games on the road with him.
• Tesla's built-in games are only playable while the car is parked — drivers should not try replicate Lee's gaming setup, as Tesla's autopilot mode require "active driver supervision."
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UFC Fighter Kevin Lee is apparently a big fan of "Super Smash Bros."— the 27-year-old welterweight shared a video of himself playing Nintendo's hit fighting game from behind the wheel of his Tesla earlier this week.

Lee's video shows him with a controller in-hand while the Tesla drives in its self-driving autopilot mode. While the Tesla Model S can already play video games using the 17-inch dashboard screen, Lee used a separate dock to secure his Nintendo Switch to the windshield so he could get his "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" fix.

To be clear, drivers should not try to replicate Lee's setup. Lee admitted that his mother was upset when he sent her the video of himself playing games from behind the wheel. Every Tesla model now supports autopilot mode, which uses an array of sensors to detect other cars and obstacles on the road. However, Tesla says the cars still require "active driver supervision" and are not fully autonomous.

Read more:Elon Musk revealed his favorite character in 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a fan of "Super Smash Bros" and he hasn't been shy about his desire to make video games a standard part of Tesla's offerings. Tesla's are currently capable of playing at least nine games, and last year Musk put out a recruiting call for video game developers to consider joining Tesla.

Importantly, the built-in games are only playable when the Tesla is parked.

Lee certainly isn't the only gamer to dream of playing "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" on the road. Last week "Super Smash Bros." tournament organizer and illustrator Sydnie Ortiz showed off a "Super Smash Bros." setup she installed in the dashboard of her stick-shift Honda.

The Nintendo Switch is currently the best-selling video game system on the market, and "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" is one its most popular titles.

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• Rockstar Games, the company behind video games like "Grand Theft Auto" and "Red Dead Redemption," has created a new video game launcher for the PC.
• People who download and install the Rockstar Game Launcher will receive a free copy of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" for PC.
• "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" was the best-selling game of 2004 and continues to influence pop culture today. It's available on almost all major video game consoles, as well as iPhone and Android.
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Rockstar Games is offering a free copy of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" to gamers who are willing to try Rockstar's new PC game launcher.

Rockstar is one of the most celebrated development companies in the industry, with a catalogue of games that includes the full "Grand Theft Auto" series, "Red Dead Redemption,""L.A. Noire" and more.

"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" is critically acclaimed and was the best-selling game of 2004. The title continues to influence video game culture and memes around the internet. It's available on most video game consoles, and was even released for iPhone and Android.

The game normally costs $15 (or $7 for the mobile versions) but you can download it for free with the Rockstar Games Launcher.

SEE ALSO: There are 6 key reasons we probably won't see the next major 'Grand Theft Auto' game until at least 2020

A new storefront could help Rockstar keep revenue from online sales.

Though Rockstar already offers "San Andreas" and most of its other games through PC marketplaces like Steam and the Microsoft store, creating its own launcher will allow the company to avoid the costly transaction fees that charged by other digital stores.

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Rockstar's "Grand Theft Auto V"remains one of the best-selling games each month more than six years after its release, and the game's community continues to spend money on in-game microtransactions. Popular marketplaces like Steam take up to 30% of the revenue from digital transactions made in their store, but Rockstar could retain some of that money if players opt to use the Rockstar launcher instead.

A separate storefront could also help Rockstar build an exclusive audience for new releases and future business.

"Fortnite" creator Epic Games launched its own digital store front months after creating an independent launcher for "Fortnite." The launcher helped Epic build an audience of more than 250 million players, and now many of those same players are using the Epic Game Store to buy games from other publishers.

Rockstar Games could employ a similar strategy with its game launcher, using "Grand Theft Auto V" and other popular titles. "Red Dead Redemption 2" was the best-selling game of 2018, but Rockstar has yet to confirm if the game is coming to PC.

The first "Red Dead Redemption" was released in 2010 and is still not available for Windows or Mac. Rockstar hasn't announced any other upcoming games, and has largely focused its attention on updating "Red Dead Online," the multiplayer game mode in "Red Dead Redemption 2."

• Farfetch'd, one of the original 150 Pokémon, is getting a brand-new evolution in "Pokémon Sword and Shield."
• The new Pokémon is called Sirfetch'd and it makes use of Farfetch'd signature leek as a sword, with the leek's leaves serving as a shield.
• "Pokémon Sword and Shield" will be released for the Nintendo Switch on November 15.
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After more than 20 years, one of the original 150 Pokémon is getting an evolution.

The Pokémon Company revealed on Wednesday that Farfetch'd caught in the Galar region of "Pokémon Sword and Shield" will be able to evolve into a brand-new Pokémon named Sirfetch'd.

Armed with a sharpened leek as a sword and using the leek's leaves as a shield, Sirfetch'd appears to fit perfectly within the themes of "Pokémon Sword and Shield." 

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Farfetch'd, the Wild Duck Pokémon, was easily recognized thanks to its strong eyebrows and the leek that it carried at all times. The original Pokémon game, "Pokémon Red," said that Farfetch'd was nearly extinct because too many people were eating it.

Sirfetch'd is described as "a noble knight that fights fair and square." The Pokémon stands just two feet and seven inches tall, and its sword looks to have twice the height. Sirfetch'd is a plain fighting Pokémon, instead of a Normal/Flying type like Farfetch'd.  

The new Pokémon will have a new move called Meteor Assault that can only be learned by Sirfetch'd. It's said that once its leek withers, Sirfetch'd will retire from battling, but it's unclear if this will impact the game at all.

So far, fans have already embraced the new Pokémon and started posting fan art and memes on social media as soon as rumors of Sirfetch'd appeared online.

Here's what some members the Pokémon community are saying so far:

"Sword and Shield" are the latest generation of Pokémon games arriving on the Nintendo Switch on November 15.

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• "Pokémon Sword" and "Pokémon Shield" will be released on the Nintendo Switch on November 15.
• The games will introduce dozens of new Pokémon from the Galar region, a new area in the Pokémon world.
• "Sword" and "Shield" will bring the total number of Pokémon in the series to more than 1,000, but the games won't include every Pokémon from franchise history.
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A pair of brand-new Pokémon games are headed to the Nintendo Switch on November 15, and they'll introduce a whole new generation of Pokémon to fans.

"Pokémon Sword" and "Pokémon Shield" mark the eighth generation of Pokémon games, and will bring the total number of Pokémon to more than 1,000.

Like the original Pokémon titles, "Sword" and "Shield" are role-playing games. Players will adventure through the brand-new Galar region, capturing Pokémon and battling other trainers on their way to becoming the Pokémon champion.

However, "Sword and Shield" will be the first main Pokémon games not to include every species of Pokémon in the prior games. While many fan-favorites like Pikachu and Charizard are confirmed to return, players will spend more time getting familiar with the new species of Pokémon introduced in the Galar region.

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Players will choose from one of three new starter Pokémon — Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble — at the start of their adventure and encounter countless other Pokémon as they explore Galar. Nintendo has revealed about 15 new Pokémon so far, and there are sure to be dozens more by time the games arrive in November.

Here are all of the new Pokémon we've seen in "Pokémon Sword and Shield" so far, with their official descriptions:

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Grookey, the Chimp Pokémon (Grass)

Grookey can share its energy with plants.

Scorbunny, the Rabbit Pokémon (Fire)

"Scorbunny uses its powerful legs to run and jump around its opponents, confusing and disorienting them. The soles of its feet can become very hot, and Scorbunny can kick opponents to damage and burn them, too!"

Scorbunny's can increase its heart rate with its "fire sac."

"Scorbunny has a fire sac in its chest, which contains viscous fire energy. If Scorbunny is able to increase its heart rate and body temperature by running around and warming up properly, the true power of its fire energy will be awakened and its physical capabilities will greatly increase."

Sobble, the Water Lizard Pokémon (Water)

"When Sobble touches water, its body changes its pattern and color, allowing it to blend into its surroundings. Sobble is a bit timid, and so if it gets nervous or embarrassed, it will secrete the water within its body like sweat and disappear into the surroundings."

Sobble's tears force everyone around it to start crying, too.

"Sobble's tears are capable of making others cry. This effect is so strong, it is said that its tears are as potent as 100 onions. If Sobble feels threatened, it will start to bawl and spread its tears around the area, causing everyone around it to start crying uncontrollably. Sobble will then use this distraction as a chance to escape."

Sirfetch'd, Wild Duck Pokémon (Fighting)

"The Farfetch'd of the Galar region can evolve into Sirfetch'd after experiencing many battles. They are calm and collected, and they make a point of always battling fairly. They are so noble in battle that they are often chosen as a motif for paintings. Of particular note is a painting —famous in the Galar region — that depicts a duel between a Sirfetch'd and an Escavalier."

Sirfetch'd is the only Pokémon that can learn the new move Meteor Assault.

"In battle, Sirfetch'd uses the sharp stalk of its leek as a lance and the thick leaves as a shield. It maintains this leek over the span of many years and treasures it more than anything. When its leek finally withers, Sirfetch'd will leave the battlefield and retire from battling entirely.

Meteor Assault is a new move introduced in these games that only Sirfetch'd can learn! Sirfetch'd points its leek at the opponent and charges toward them at great speed. This move is devastatingly powerful! However, it appears that the move also puts great strain on Sirfetch'd. It will be unable to take action immediately after using this move."

Polteageist, the Black Tea Pokémon (Ghost)

"Polteageist's body is made from black tea and is said to have a very distinct aroma and flavor. It will only allow a Trainer it trusts to sample its tea. However, drinking too much can lead to indigestion or an upset stomach, so be careful!"

Packs of Polteageist haunt hotels and restaurants around the Galar region, and the Pokémon packs a unique flavor.

Cramorant, the Gulp Pokémon (Flying/Water)

If Cramorant uses dive or surf, it will pick up a fish to use as a weapon in battle.

"Cramorant's Ability, Gulp Missile, is a new Ability introduced in these titles, and it can be triggered during battles. After Cramorant uses Surf or Dive, it will return with a catch in its mouth. If it takes damage while in this state, Cramorant will retaliate by spitting out its catch at the attacker!"

Morpeko, the Two-Sided Pokémon (Electric/Dark)

Morpeko changes form when it gets hungry, converting its energy from Electric-type to Dark-type.

When experiencing prolonged hunger, the balance of hormones within Morpeko's body changes. This causes its fur color to change and triggers more aggressive and volatile behavior. The energy stored in its cheek sacs also changes from Electric type to Dark type.

Obstagoon, the Blocking Pokémon

"The Linoone of the Galar region live in harsh conditions compared to those found in other regions, with fierce competition against others of their species. Their survival instincts have been honed as a result, leading to their evolution into Obstagoon."

Obstagoon can use a move called Obstruct to counter incoming attacks.

"Though Obstagoon is extremely combative, it seems that it doesn't often launch the first attack. It will taunt an opponent, goading it into attacking. When it does, Obstagoon will cross its arms and meet the oncoming attack with its Obstruct move."

Corviknight, the Raven Pokémon (Flying/Steel)

"It is said that Corviknight is the strongest Pokémon living in the skies of the Galar region. It can often be seen fearlessly soaring through the air. Many say that any Pokémon foolish enough to challenge Corviknight are sent running with just a sharp glare and cry from this fearsome Pokémon."

Players can use Corviknight as a flying taxi to travel between towns.

"Corviknight possess superb flying skills and high intelligence. Because of this, many of them work for the company called Galar Taxi, helping transport people from town to town."

Drednaw, the Bite Pokémon (Water/Rock)

Drednaw is a handful for inexperienced trainers.

"Drednaw is known to be extremely vicious, and it takes a skilled Trainer to tame and handle this Pokémon. It seems that some Trainers will release Drednaw back into the wild once they discover they can't handle it."

Wooloo, the Sheep Pokémon (Normal)

"The white fur that covers their bodies grows throughout their lives, and it will fully grow back in three months even if the Wooloo has been completely shorn. The fur is used for clothing and carpets and the like, and it is very popular as a specialty product of the Galar region."

Wooloo tend to avoid conflict.

"Wooloo live as a herd and mimic the actions of their Trainer or herd leader. They dislike conflict, and if they need to escape from enemies, they will simply roll away."

Gossifleur, the Flowering Pokémon (Grass)

"Gossifleur prefers lands with clean water and air, and its pollen has a healing effect. Its pollen works on people, too, and it used to be a common folk medicine remedy for children of the Galar region to be given a tea made from this pollen when they fell ill."

Gossifleur travels along the wind.

"Gossifleur travels over long distances by getting blown along by the wind. It controls the direction of its travels by twisting its body and petals."

Eldegoss, the Cotton Bloom Pokémon (Grass)

"When Gossifleur evolves into Eldegoss, its head becomes covered in thick cotton fluff. This cotton fluff serves as a cushion, helping to protect Eldegoss's head from damage."

Eldegoss's seeds provide nutrition to people and Pokémon alike.

"The tiny seeds attached to the cotton fluff are said to be highly nutritious and beneficial to both people and Pokémon. Eldegoss spreads these seeds throughout the region by sending them on the wind, making the soil of the Galar region rich in nutrients."

Yamper, the Puppy Pokémon (Electric)

"Yamper has a tendency to be drawn to things that are moving quickly. It can chase after people and Pokémon or even go charging at vehicles!"

Yamper's body crackles with electricty as it runs.

"Yamper has an organ in its body that generates electricity, and this organ is activated when Yamper runs around. Yamper can't store the electricity it generates, so it's often seen running around with electric sparks crackling around it."

Duraludon, the Alloy Pokémon (Steel/Dragon)

"The metal composing its body is incredibly durable but also surprisingly light. It only weighs about 88 lbs. in total. Thanks to this, Duraludon can move quite quickly in spite of its appearance. Its body is weak to corrosion, however, and is known to rust easily."

Duraludon's arms are strong enough to crush boulders.

"Duraludon live in caves and mountainous areas. Their two arms have slightly different shapes from each other, and they use these to grind down rock surfaces for food. They share their habitat with Tyranitar, and these two Pokémon are often seen battling each other in the mountains of the Galar region."

Alcremie, the Cream Pokémon (Fairy)

"Alcremie can produce whipped cream, which becomes richer the happier Alcremie is feeling. Desserts made using this cream are invariably delicious, so many pastry chefs strive to have an Alcremie as their partner."

Alcremie uses its delicious cream as a defense mechanism.

"When attacked by an opponent, Alcremie will throw sweet-scented cream to distract them or temporarily blind them, giving itself time to escape. The cream it uses for this purpose has an incredibly powerful soothing effect, and any opponent that tries to eat the cream will rapidly lose the will to battle."

Rolycoly, the Coal Pokémon (Rock)

"Its red eye can illuminate dark areas, while it uses the lump of coal attached to its body like a wheel to move through coal mines and caves. It seems to be able to travel smoothly even over rough terrain."

Families in the Galar region once used Rolycoly to heat their homes.

"Until about one hundred years ago, every household in the Galar region had a Rolycoly. The families would use the coal that dropped off its body for cooking and heating their homes. Even in the modern day, Rolycoly is a very popular Pokémon to take for outdoor activities!"

Zamazenta, the legendary Pokémon on the cover of "Pokémon Shield"

"Zamazenta's regal and majestic movements overwhelm any opponents that dare face it. Its body is covered in what seems to be a shield."

Zacian, the legendary Pokémon on the cover of "Pokémon Sword"

"Zacian attacks so gracefully that its movements can even captivate its opponents. It holds what appears to be a sword in its mouth."

• "Call of Duty: Mobile" will launch for free on iOS and Android on October 1.
• The game will be focused on online multiplayer, and incorporate popular weapons, maps, and characters from past "Call of Duty" games like "Black Ops" and "Modern Warfare."
• While "Call of Duty" is still one of the best-selling video games on the planet, the mobile version will compete directly with "Fortnite" and "PUBG Mobile," two battle-royale shooters with massive audiences on mobile devices.
• "Call of Duty: Mobile" will also include a Battle Royale mode that supports 100 players at once.
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Activision has confirmed the release date for "Call of Duty: Mobile," the new game in the best-selling franchise coming to Android and iOS. The game will be released for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store worldwide on October 1, with the exceptions of mainland China, Belgium, and Vietnam.

The "Call of Duty" franchise is a perennial best-seller, delivering new games to tens of millions of players each year. Every "Call of Duty" is a war-based first-person shooter, but there are separate series within the franchise, including "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" and "Call of Duty Black Ops."

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"Call of Duty: Mobile" will bring together popular maps, weapons, characters, and game modes from those different series for free.

You can pre-register for the game on Google Play, or visit the official website to get email updates.

Here's what we know about "Call of Duty: Mobile" so far. 

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Online multiplayer will be the focus of "Call of Duty: Mobile"

"Call of Duty: Mobile" will emphasize online multiplayer, allowing players to join up with friends and play head to head against other people around the world. The game will also have in-game text chat and microphone support.

Activision has hinted at some single-player modes as well, but its unclear if there will be a traditional story mode or campaign at launch.

Players will unlock rewards for their character, allowing them to customize their appearance when playing online.

The following multiplayer modes will be available: Battle Royale, Free-For-All, Frontline, Team Deathmatch, Hardpoint, Search & Destroy and Domination.

Battle Royale will support 100 players at once, in a similar fashion to "Fortnite" and "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds." Free-For-All supports 8 players, while the other modes support up to 10 players.

Players will be able to earn rewards as they play, unlocking new playable characters, weapons and more. Players can customize their appearance and weapon loadouts to fit their style as well.

Players can choose between simple or advanced controls, with a variety of customization options for advanced players.

As a game designed for smartphones, "Call of Duty: Mobile" relies on touch-screen controls. Players will be able to adjust how sensitive their controls are, their overall field of vision, and choose how their phone's gyroscope is used for aiming.

When set to Simple Mode, the game will unleash a barrage of automatic gunfire whenever an enemy enters your crosshairs, no extra touch required. While this might sound a bit too easy, it will use a ton of ammo and make your shots less accurate due to recoil.

Advanced mode has many more options, including choosing whether you aim down the sights of your weapon or fire from the hip with specific weapons, like a shotgun or assault rifle. Activision says there are 17 sliders for adjusting your aim settings, and even more for other options.

Players will also be able to adjust the position of different on-screen overlays. For example, if you can't see your ammo count in the corner of the screen, you can move it to the top for easy viewing.

"Call of Duty: Mobile" will compete with "Fortnite" and "PUBG Mobile," two popular battle-royale shooters with massive global audiences on iOS and Android.

While "Call of Duty" has no shortage of fans, the move to mobile will welcome an even larger audience. Tencent, China's largest video game publisher and a major Activision stakeholder, specializes in mobile releases and will help bring "Call of Duty: Mobile" to North America, South America, Europe, and other regions in the future.

Developed by Tencent's Timi studio, "Call of Duty: Mobile" will primarily compete with "Fortnite" and "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds," (and its smartphone variant, "PUBG Mobile"), two battle-royale shooters with free-to-play mobile versions.

"Call of Duty Mobile" will include maps, weapons, and characters from past "Call of Duty" games.

All of the confirmed maps in "Call of Duty: Mobile" are drawn from past "Call of Duty" games. They include Crossfire, Crash, and Killhouse from "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare," Standoff from "Call of Duty: Black Ops II," and Firing Range from "Call of Duty: Black Ops."

Players will choose between past "Call of Duty" characters too. The playable characters are Alex and David Mason from "Call of Duty: Black Ops I & II," Thomas Merrick from "Call of Duty Ghosts," Simon "Ghost Riley" from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," and John Price and John "Soap" MacTavish from the first "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare."

Pre-register for access to the "Call of Duty: Mobile" when it launches, and check out the trailer below for more footage.

Fans can pre-register for "Call of Duty: Mobile" on the game's official website at Callofduty.com/mobile. By signing up, players will get the latest game updates. Check out the trailer below to see more of "Call of Duty: Mobile in action.

• Nintendo has a brand new version of its wildly popular Nintendo Switch console.
• It's called Nintendo Switch Lite, and it's $100 less expensive than the current model.
• Here's how the new Nintendo Switch Lite compares to the flagship Nintendo Switch console.
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Nintendo's new version of the Nintendo Switch costs just $200, and it's scheduled to arrive on September 20 — this Friday!

The Nintendo Switch Lite, which was revealed in July after months of rumors, is similar to the flagship $300 Nintendo Switch in many ways — and crucially different in a few ways.

Outside of price, here's how the two Nintendo Switch versions stack up:

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1. The Nintendo Switch Lite costs $100 less because it's a portable-only console.

The Nintendo Switch is named as such for its ability to switch between form factors.

You can take it on-the-go, as a handheld console! You can dock it at home and play games on your TV, as a home console! You can even prop it up on its built-in kickstand, detach the two gamepads, and play multiplayer games with a friend, as a standalone screen/console! Madness!

The Nintendo Switch Lite, however, isn't quite so versatile. It's intended for one thing: Handheld gaming.

Like the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS before it, the Nintendo Switch Lite is a portable game console. It runs the same games as the Nintendo Switch, but it can only be used as a portable game console.

2. The Nintendo Switch Lite is smaller than the flagship Nintendo Switch, in both its body and screen sizes.

On the standard, $300 Nintendo Switch console, the touch screen is 6.2 inches. On the new Nintendo Switch Lite, the touch screen comes in at 5.5 inches.

Similarly, as seen above, the overall size of the Switch Lite's body is shorter and skinnier than the standard Switch console.

3. The Joy-Con gamepads don't detach from the Switch Lite.

Another major selling point of the original Nintendo Switch console was its removable gamepads — the so-called "Joy-Con" controllers. A single Nintendo Switch console, with Joy-Cons, is a two-player standalone gaming system! Pretty incredible!

But the Nintendo Switch Lite is a handheld console, intended for a single person to use it as a handheld console. Thus, the Joy-Cons are built directly into the hardware.

Notably, you can pair various other Switch controllers to the Switch Lite — the Joy-Cons, for instance, or the Switch Pro Controller — which is handy if you still want to play multiplayer games like "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe" on the itty-bitty screen.

4. The d-pad is an actual d-pad now.

For many, the version of a d-pad on the left Joy-Con was an abomination. Four directional buttons? Instead of a connected d-pad? What?!

The Nintendo Switch Lite solves that issue by putting in a standard d-pad. 

5. The battery life is a little better on the Switch Lite.

Are you looking for a whopping half hour increase in battery life? You've come to the right place: The Switch Lite is exactly that. Instead of a maximum of 6.5 hours (like the original Switch), the Nintendo Switch Lite has a maximum of 7 hours. 

As always, though, battery life will differ based on the game you're playing: Games with intense graphical needs will chew through your battery faster, as will playing games online. So if you're playing "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" online with the brightness up, your mileage will very likely vary. 

6. The Switch Lite comes in three colors: Yellow, Grey, and Turquoise.

The standard Nintendo Switch has a few different color options based primarily around swapping Joy-Cons of various colors, but the Nintendo Switch Lite is going all-in on color choice.

In addition to the three seen above — the standard colors that the Switch Lite will be offered in — expect special editions, like the "Pokémon" one that arrives this November with the new game "Pokémon Sword & Shield."

Take a longer look at the new Nintendo Switch Lite in its video debut, right here:

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• Electronic Arts jokingly tweeted "invest in Crypto" to promote a new character in Apex Legends, and Justin Sun capitalized on the marketing stunt by touting his Tron platform's games.
• "Check out games built on #TRON @WINkorg," the Tron and BitTorrent CEO replied to EA's tweet, tagging Wink, an online gaming platform on the Tron network.
• Binance, Huobi Global, Bitcoin Magazine, and other members of the crypto community cheered EA's marketing stunt.
• Sun made headlines this year after he paid $4.6 million to have lunch with Warren Buffett and invited Donald Trump to join them, only to postpone the meal at the last minute, sparking conspiracies he was in trouble with the Chinese government.
• Here are 6 things to know about Justin Sun.
• Here's a timeline of the Buffett lunch saga.
• Here's everyone Sun has invited to the Buffett lunch.

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Electronic Arts jokingly tweeted"invest in Crypto" to promote a new character in Apex Legends, and Justin Sun capitalized on the marketing stunt by touting the games available on his Tron blockchain platform.

"Check out games built on #TRON @WINkorg," the Tron and BitTorrent CEO replied to EA's tweet, tagging Wink, an online gaming platform on the Tron network.

EA made the comment after Apex Legends — its Fortnite-style shooter— announced it would release its third season on October 1 and introduced Crypto, a new Legend. The video game giant's tweet drew positive responses from several players in the crypto community including Binance, Huobi Global, and Bitcoin Magazine.

Tron — which operates the world's 13th largest cryptocurrency, according to CoinMarketCap— boasts games such as CropBytes and Magic Academy on its platform. Sun launched Tron Arcade last November and pledged to invest up to $100 million into the gaming fund over three years. "Let's build the next generation of games together!" he tweeted at the time.

Sun, a protégé of Alibaba founder Jack Ma, made headlines this year after he paid $4.6 million for a charity lunch with Warren Buffett and invited several crypto bosses as well as President Donald Trump to attend. However, he postponed at the last minute, sparking conspiracies he was in trouble with the Chinese government. The lunch is reportedly being rescheduled.

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• Sega launched the Sega Genesis Mini on September 19, a retro console with 42 classic games pre-installed.
• Sega revealed the replica of its popular 90s video game console during a fan conference in Tokyo back in April 2018— the company waited more than a year to release the Genesis mini.
• Like Nintendo's popular retro consoles, the Sega Genesis Mini will have HD video output and comes with a pair of wired replica controllers.
• Unlike Nintendo, Sega has already made dozens of classic Genesis games available on modern video game consoles, giving players more options if they want to play those retro titles without buying the Genesis Mini.
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Sega released Sega Genesis Mini on September 19 to celebrate the classic console's 30th anniversary. The $80 mini replica console comes with 42 of the best Genesis games pre-installed.

The Genesis was one of the definitive video game consoles of the 1990s and the primary competitor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Though Sega would follow up with the Saturn and the Dreamcast in later years, the Genesis is easily the company's most celebrated console. Sega stopped making its own video game consoles in 2001 and shifted to making new games for other platforms.

Genesis Mini supports HDMI output for high-definition TVs and comes with two wired controllers. The controllers are replicas of the original three-button Genesis controller, though Sega released a six-button version of the controller later in the console's life span.

Overall, the Sega Genesis Mini package is similar to Nintendo's Super NES Classic and Sony's PlayStation Classic, but Sega is offering twice as many games as its competitors. However, the longterm value of the Genesis Mini is a bit questionable due to the widespread availability of Genesis games on existing platforms.

While the SNES and PlayStation Classic consoles collect games that are relatively hard to find, Sega has already released a collection of 50 popular Genesis games on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Not only that, the Sega Genesis Classics collection also supports online play, something the Genesis Mini lacks.

The good news is that the Genesis Mini has a chance to include some different games than the Sega Genesis Classics collection, even if the most popular ones overlap. 

Here are all 42 games Sega has confirmed for the Sega Genesis Mini:

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"Sonic the Hedgehog" (Action/Platformer)

"Gunstar Heroes" (Arcade Shooter)

"Castlevania" (Adventure)

"Shining Force" (Role-playing Game)

"Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine" (Puzzle)

"Ecco the Dolphin" (Adventure)

"Toe Jam & Earl" (Action)

"Space Harrier II" (3D Arcade Shooter)

"Altered Beast" (Side-scrolling Beat 'Em Up)

"Comix Zone" (Side-scrolling Action)

"Streets of Rage 2" (Beat 'Em Up)

"Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master" (Side-scrolling Action)

"Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (Action/Platformer)

"Earthworm Jim" (Action)

"Landstalker" (Action Adventure)

"Super Fantasy Zone" (Side-scrolling Shoot 'Em Up)

"Thunder Force III" (Side-scrolling Shoot 'Em Up)

"Contra: Hard Corps" (Side-scrolling Shoot 'Em Up)

"Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse" (Action Platformer)

"World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck" (Action Platformer)

"Ghouls 'n Ghosts" (Arcade Platformer)

"Beyond Oasis" (Action Adventure)

"Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle" (Platformer)

"Golden Axe" (Multiplayer Arcade Adventure)

"Phantasy Star IV" (Roleplaying Game)

"Street Fighter II: Special Championship Edition" (Fighting)

"Mega Man: The Wily Wars" (Action Platformer)

"Sonic Spinball" (Pinball Platformer)

"Vectorman" (Action Platformer)

"Wonder Boy in Monster World" (Action Platformer)

"Tetris" (Puzzle Game)

"Darius" (Arcade Shoot 'Em Up)

"Road Rash II" (Racing)

"Strider" (Action Platformer)

"Virtua Fighter 2" (Fighting)

"Alisia Dragoon" (Action Platformer)

"Columns" (Puzzle Game)

"Dynamite Headdy" (Platformer)

"Light Crusader" (Action Adventure)

"Kid Chameleon" (Platformer)

"Monster World IV" (Platformer)

"Eternal Champions" (Fighting)

• "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening," a remake of the classic Game Boy title, was released for the Nintendo Switch on September 20.
• The new "Link's Awakening" has been rebuilt from the ground up with a unique visual style and a handful of additions to the game.
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The newest "Legend of Zelda" game is a remake of a Game Boy Classic — "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening."

Released in 1993, "Link's Awakening" was the first portable "Zelda" game, which makes it a perfect title to remake for the Switch, Nintendo's portable hybrid console.

While most "Zelda" games take place in the familiar kingdom of Hyrule, "Link's Awakening" leaves players stranded on a mysterious island. Link, the game's hero, has to wake a mythical creature called the Wind Fish to find his way home.

The Switch version of "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" underwent a graphical overhaul, with a cartoonish visual style that's unlike any other "Zelda" game. But at its core, it's the same adventure that captivated fans more than 25 years ago.

Here's what you can expect from the Nintendo Switch remake of "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening"

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At the start of "Link's Awakening," a horrible storm leaves our hero shipwrecked. Nintendo has animated the opening scenes of the Game Boy classic for the remake.

Rather than the kingdom of Hyrule where most "Zelda" games take place, Link wakes up to find himself on Koholint Island.

Link eventually learns that to escape Koholint Island, he'll have to wake the Wind Fish, a mythical being residing in a giant egg atop the island's highest peak.

"The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" has been totally rebuilt from the ground up with a unique visual style that's unlike anything in the "Zelda" series thus far.

But like all "Zelda" games, Link must adventure across the map slaying monsters on a quest to save the world.

While "Link's Awakening" has 3D graphics, the entire game is played in 2D. There's even a bit of side-scrolling.

Link isn't totally alone on Koholint Island either; talking to the islanders will slowly unravel the mystery behind the Wind Egg.

And as you explore, you'll encounter has some fun mini-games and other hidden secrets.

To beat the game, you'll have to complete a series of dungeons filled with tough enemies and even tougher puzzles to decipher.

Each dungeon will have its own boss enemy waiting for Link at the end.

Inside the different dungeons, you'll find special items to equip, like bombs, a boomerang, and a shield that reflects magic.

While the new "Link's Awakening" has been given a complete makeover, it's still the same classic adventure at its core.

"Link's Awakening" does have a handful of new surprises though, like the addition of Dampé the Gravedigger, who first appeared in "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time."

Nintendo has also shown a mode that will let players design their own dungeons using specific room layouts they discover during their quest.

"The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" is available now on the Nintendo Switch.

You can watch the full trailer below: