* Microsoft announced that they will be airing their next ID@Xbox indie episode on March 26th which will focus on around 25 upcoming indie games for the Xbox One and Xbox Series X and several new Game Pass announcements.
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...6-623209.phtml
* According to reports, Sony recently purchased a co-ownership stake in EVO. Despite being under new owners, EVO officials stated that their events will still be open to non-Sony platforms and games. Following the announcement, Nintendo stated to IGN that they will "continue to assess Evo, and other opportunities, as we plan for future online and offline Super Smash Bros. tournament activity."
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After a particularly rough 2020, the annual fighting game tournament Evo is still hanging in there, in part, due to Sony Interactive Entertainment. Your eyes aren't playing tricks: Sony has "jointly" acquired Evo in a partnership with RTS, "a new venture born out of Endeavor's esports business."
The surprising news was shared on Twitter to the wider fighting game community this afternoon by PlayStation and Tony and Tom Cannon, the co-founders of Evo, who will stay on as "key advisors."
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https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...s-623214.phtml
https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-pl...o-championship
* Sony recently revealed the official controllers for the upcoming new PS VR headset for the PS5.
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The new PS5 PSVR controllers have a spherical design, with the player inserting their hands to take hold of the thumbsticks and buttons within. The controllers will detect the player's fingers, and will support the same technology as the console's standard DualSense controller, such as Haptic Feedback and Adaptive Triggers. Additionally, motion tracking will be recorded by the headset, which would suggest that the new hardware is camera-free.
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https://blog.playstation.com/2021/03...ew-controller/
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...y-623164.phtml