Steam, Epic Games, Origin, and more platforms blocked in Indonesia amid censorship fight
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Steam, Epic Games, Origin, and more platforms blocked in Indonesia amid censorship fight

The Indonesian government is blocking traffic to major websites and platforms including Steam, Epic Games Store, and Origin. The fourth-largest country in the world is blocking internet traffic to websites like Paypal and platforms like the online storefronts for Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA’s Origin. The move comes as the government strictly enforces censorship….

Facebook parent company Meta is bleeding money on VR
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Facebook parent company Meta is bleeding money on VR

The latest quarterly report shows that Facebook’s parent company Meta has lost tens of billions on VR. A decline in daily active users earlier this year is not the only problem facing Facebook parent company Meta these days. The company is bleeding money when it comes to its virtual reality business. As you may recall,…

Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells celebrates the holidays with Fantastic Feasts event
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Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells celebrates the holidays with Fantastic Feasts event

Celebrate the holidays collecting new magical ingredients for the wizarding world’s iconic Christmas-themed dishes. Zynga has had a busy week! Following the Star Wars Hunters gameplay trailer earlier this week, they are now announcing to all players of their match-3 game, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, that they can now enjoy the new “Fantastic Feasts”…

E3 2021 broadcasts on Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and more
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E3 2021 broadcasts on Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and more

The ESA has announced the social media and video platforms where you can catch this year’s official E3 2021 broadcast. E3 is partnering with Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, Reddit, and more. In collaboration with E3, each live streaming and video content service will broadcast E3 events and activities. Plus, each social media site will…

Studio Ghibli launches English-language Facebook, Twitter, Instagram accounts
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Studio Ghibli launches English-language Facebook, Twitter, Instagram accounts

Studio Ghibli just launched its first-ever official English-language social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The channels are intended to reach the studio’s North American fans.  GKIDS is extending its long-term relationship with Studio Ghibli and will manage the new social media channels. You can find them at: Twitter: twitter.com/GhibliUSA Instagram: instagram.com/GhibliUSA/ Facebook: facebook.com/GhibliUSA Through the new…

Facebook buys Ready at Dawn, the studio behind The Order: 1886
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Facebook buys Ready at Dawn, the studio behind The Order: 1886

Facebook has acquired Ready at Dawn, the studio behind The Order: 1886 and Lone Echo. “As part of the Oculus Studios team, Ready At Dawn will continue creating memorable, immersive, and innovative VR content for gamers around the world as an independently-operated studio,” Facebook’s Mike Verdu said in a press release. This is Facebook’s latest…

Mixer is shutting down and will transition into Facebook Gaming
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Mixer is shutting down and will transition into Facebook Gaming

Microsoft is shutting down its Mixer streaming platform next month. It plans to move existing users over to Facebook Gaming in a deal that is also expected to involve xCloud on Facebook. Mixer is Microsoft’s Twitch and YouTube competitor. But those larger streaming players – which are owned by Amazon and Google, respectively – dwarf…

Rovio confirms Angry Birds issues on Facebook
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Rovio confirms Angry Birds issues on Facebook

Last week, we reported how a number of users had experienced an Angry Birds outage on Facebook. Given that at least one user reported spending money on in-game content, we reached out to Rovio for comment. They have confirmed that the game is indeed having issues with certain browsers. “I would like to let you…

Angry Birds fans are angry about Facebook game outage
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Angry Birds fans are angry about Facebook game outage

Last month, we posted an article about how Angry Birds Friends just launched for Windows PC. For the past week or so, we’ve been getting a series of comments from fans saying that the Facebook version of Angry Birds does not work for them. Angry Birds Friends has been out on Android and iOS devices for…