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Google to pay $19 million in kids' in-app purchase refunds
Google has agreed to pay at least $19 million in refunds to customers whose children made in-app purchases without their permission as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC announced on Thursday that the two parties had reached an agreement over the complaint stretching back to 2011, when in-app purchases were first introduced to programs on what was then called the ...read more
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Gallery: TheTechGame At PAX Prime 2014
Last weekend TheTechGame was able to attend the Penny Arcade Expo or PAX in Seattle where big developers like Ubisoft, Bethesda, Microsoft, and other gaming related companies show off their latest gear and games. Along with big companies, the expo is also a great place for indie game developers to get their games out to the public. We were able to play upcoming games, check out exclusive gear, ...read more
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Twitch out-ranks cable news networks, MTV at times
Amazon certainly thinks that Twitch is a good investment, as it just spent nearly $1 billion to buy Twitch and all of its live-game-streaming accoutrement. It turns out Twitch stacks up well against a lineup of cable networks, drawing in more viewers than HLN, CNN, E!, MSNBC, TruTV and even MTV during peak hours, The New York Times reports. Twitch's viewership has been on the rise since 2012, ...read more
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Apple sends out invites for September 9
The wait is almost over. Following weeks - months, in fact - of intense speculation about its next wave of devices, Apple today sent out invitations to a press event scheduled for September 9, at which it is expected to launch its new wearable device and iPhones. Of course, Apple isn't revealing everything just yet - its invites feature nothing but a close-up crop of the company's logo, the ...read more
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Nintendo unveils 'new' 3DS, 3DS XL
Nintendo announced 'new' models of the 3DS and 3DS XL during this morning's Direct stream for Japan. The new versions feature a small "C-stick" analog pad on the right hand side above SNES-like colored face buttons. During the presentation, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata compared the pad to the GameCube controller's own yellow C-stick. The new devices also have revised dimensions, as shown ...read more
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Apple iPhone 6 compared side-by-side with the iPhone 5
Yet another day, yet another iPhone 6 leak. Rather than a single image comparison or rumors about storage capacity however, this time its beyond any simple rumor. What is purportedly being shown are a series of images of the iPhone 6 being literally stacked up against the iPhone 5. Shown side by side in the photo below, some rather odd design choices can be observed such as the obviously ...read more
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Twitch confirms sale to Amazon for $970 million
Amazon.com will purchase video game streaming service Twitch for approximately $970 million in cash. There you go, streamers. Happy? It wasn't Google! "Like Twitch, we obsess over customers and like to think differently, and we look forward to learning from them and helping them move even faster to build new services for the gaming community," said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as part of today's ...read more
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Amazon reportedly buying Twitch for more than $1 billion
Amazon has agreed to purchase game streaming site Twitch for more than $1 billion, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The Journal cites an anonymous source who claims to have been briefed on the deal, which could be announced "as soon as Monday". According to the report, purchase talks between Twitch and Google had fallen off in recent weeks. We've asked a Twitch ...read more
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WWE SuperCard superkicks 1.5 million downloads
2K's free mobile trading card game WWE SuperCard has been downloaded over 1.5 million times, the publisher revealed today. In the game, players put together a deck of cards composed of WWE superstars, then pit their stable against other players in both exhibition matches and King of the Ring-themed tournaments. WWE SuperCard launched roughly a week and a half ago for iOS and Android. The ...read more
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Microsoft expected to announce Windows 9 on September 30
Last week, it emerged that Microsoft is planning to release a preview version of the OS around the end of September, and today, The Verge revealed that that information - originally revealed by Microsoft-watcher Mary Jo Foley - is accurate. According to its sources, Microsoft is "tentatively planning" a press event for September 30, at which the new Windows will be officially unveiled, with a ...read more
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