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Microsoft has confirmed the general runtime of its Xbox E3 2019 briefing--and it's about the same as last year. Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg said on Twitter that the show is under two hours long. Last year's briefing ran for 1 hour and 38 minutes. "We are actually under 2 hours," Greenberg said on Twitter. "[The] team put together a high quality show. Excited to share with our fans and see the reactions!" Microsoft is packing in a lot in under two hours. The company is showing off 14 titles from Xbox studios, including Halo Infinite and Gears 5, in addition to whatever the company has to share from third-party developers. On top of games, Microsoft is expected to announce one or two next-generation consoles, and also share more details about its game-streaming service, xCloud. In terms of rumored reveals, Microsoft is said to reveal a next-generation Fable game from Forza Horizon developer Playground, while the Microsoft-owned Ninja Theory is rumored to announce its sci-fi game, Bleeding Edge, during the show. The Xbox E3 2019 briefing is scheduled for Sunday, June 9, beginning at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET. That's 9 PM BST in the UK, while gamers in Australia can watch the show beginning at 6 AM ET on June 10. For more, check out GameSpot's rundown of how to watch and everything to expect from the Xbox E3 2019 briefing. View the full article

Amax International sells Mobile Games Apps business to Cambodian casino for HK$30 million Inside Asian GamingAsian gaming investor Amax International Holdings Ltd has agreed to sell its Mobile Games Apps business to Cambodian casino operator Galaxy World Co., Ltd ... View the full article

Square Enix announces Dragon Quest Walk, a Pokemon-Go style mobile game Notebookcheck.netDragon Quest Walk, an adventure AR game in the same vein as Pokemon Go, was announced earlier this week. Though details are sparse, the game seems to ... View the full article

Earlier this year, Nintendo announced a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is coming to Nintendo Switch. While we don't have a release date yet, that info will likely be revealed during Nintendo's E3 2019 press conference on June 11, as the game is confirmed to release this year. The Link's Awakening remake looks stunning, with vibrant, colorful visuals that retain the top-down perspective of the original. The last time Nintendo released a new game inspired by a classic Zelda adventure--looking at you, A Link Between Worlds--the end result was fantastic, so we have high hopes for Link's Awakening, which will be the first top-down Zelda title on the Switch. If you've never played Link's Awakening, which initially released in 1993 for the Game Boy Color, you're in for even more of a treat, as you'll get to experience the story for the first time. As you might have gathered from the announcement trailer (which you can watch above), the story begins with Link sailing into a giant storm that leaves him shipwrecked on Koholint Island, which is guarded by a giant sleeping Wind Fish. Throughout the course of the game, you'll control Link as he solves puzzles and fights monsters to gather eight magical instruments that will wake the Wind Fish, the only one who can help him leave the island. Link's Awakening shakes up the traditional Zelda formula a bit, as it doesn't involve Princess Zelda, the Triforce, or Hyrule at all. Link's Awakening is already available to pre-order at a few different retailers, and we imagine more listings will go live when the release date is officially revealed. As of right now, no pre-order bonuses have been announced. We'll update this story when we know more, but for now, here's where you can pre-order Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch. Pre-order The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening The base game is currently listed at $60, but we'll see if that remains true after more info is shared on June 11. If you pre-order now and the price later drops, you should only be charged the lower amount when the game actually ships. Get it at Best Buy -- $60 Get it at GameStop -- $60 Get it at Walmart -- $60 View the full article

Pokemon Go's Adventure Week event is now underway, but that isn't all that's happening in the Pokemon mobile game this week. The next Pokemon Go Community Day is also just around the corner. Niantic is hosting this month's event on Saturday, June 8 (just ahead of E3 2019), giving players another chance to capture a rare Pokemon and earn other in-game bonuses. Pokemon Go Community Days typically only run for three hours, although the specifics of each event--such as what the featured Pokemon will be and what time it'll begin--tend to vary month by month. To help you prepare, we've rounded up all of the most important details about June's Community Day below, from its start time to its featured Pokemon and special event-exclusive move. What Is The Featured Pokemon? Each Community Day, Niantic designates one "featured" Pokemon, which will appear in the wild much more frequently than normal throughout the event. This month, the featured Pokemon is Slakoth, the adorable sloth from Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire versions. During the Community Day, there will be increased Slakoth spawns, and if you're lucky, you may also even encounter a Shiny Slakoth for the first time. What Is The Event Move? On top of appearing more frequently in the wild, each month's featured Pokemon is also capable of learning a special move that it otherwise couldn't obtain in Pokemon Go. In order to learn this move, players will typically need to evolve the featured Pokemon into its final form by the time the Community Day ends. Since evolution requires a lot of Candy, you'll need to catch as many of the featured Pokemon as possible in order to stock up the required amount. That's also the case with Slakoth. If you're able to evolve it into its final form, Slaking, during this month's Community Day, it'll automatically learn the powerful Normal-type move Body Slam. You'll have up to an hour after the event ends to obtain the special move, and any Slaking you evolve is capable of learning it so long as it evolves during the designated time frame, even if you captured its previous forms outside of the event. What Time Does It Start? In the past, Niantic hosted each Community Day during a specific window of time, which varied depending upon what region you lived in; North America's event, for instance, would always run from 11 AM - 2 PM PT, while Europe's Community Day would take place from 10 AM - 1 PM UTC. Beginning this past March, however, Niantic changed the Community Day schedule. Now, rather than holding the event during a different window of time in each region, the Community Day will take place everywhere from 3-6 PM local time. This should make it much easier to remember when the event is happening in your area, as you no longer need to convert the event hours to your local time zone. What Other Bonuses Are There? In addition to increased Pokemon spawns, Niantic offers a few other incentives to participate in Community Day. This month, Pokemon Eggs will hatch at a quarter of their usual distance during the event, allowing you to hatch Pokemon more quickly than normal. On top of that, any Lure Modules you use will last three hours, rather than their usual 30 minutes. View the full article

GameStop stock plunges nearly 40 percent as gamers brace for new era of consoles The Washington PostThe challenges for the digital media retailer are akin to those face by video and record stores of the past. View the full article

Snapchat launches its first ever battle royale mobile game Phone ArenaDeveloped by Zynga, Tiny Royale is a battle royale game, exclusively available on Snap's real-time multiplayer gaming platform. View the full article

BTS Announce Release Date of Mobile Simulation Game, BTS World :: Games :: News :: BTS :: Paste Paste MagazineThe never-ending BTS hysteria continues with the announcement of the South Korean boyband's first mobile simulation game. View the full article

BlueStacks Inside is an SDK to help mobile game devs publish on Steam and Discord XDA DevelopersA new SDK named BlueStacks Inside will help developers take their games to Steam and Discord, meaning they can run on virtually every capable PC. View the full article

Augmented Reality video game aims to promote conservation of endangered species DNA IndiaChilli, a gibbon native to Borneo, will soon be jumping from tree to tree in parks from New York to Nairobi as a character in a new augmented reality video game ... View the full article

Zynga launches battle royale game as a Snap Games exclusive TechCrunchZynga the casual games developer which once rode Facebook's platform to popularity and riches is now turning its attention to Snap for growth. Today, the ... View the full article

As Call of Duty Mobile Seemingly Expands In India, Has The Game Unlocked For You Now Republic WorldAre you a beta tester of Call of Duty Mobile having pre-registered for the test? View the full article

BlueStacks Inside turns mobile games into ‘native PC’ games on Steam VentureBeatBlueStacks Inside turns mobile games into native PC games so they can be integrated into Valve's Steam *service*. View the full article

Asymmetrical Multiplayer Survival Horror Game 'Dead by Daylight' Officially Coming to Mobile Touch ArcadeDead by Daylight is a unique multiplayer survival horror game developed by Behaviour Interactive that released on PC back in 2016, made its way to Xbox One ... View the full article

Weekly global mobile games charts: May 20th 2019 Pocket Gamer.BizTo give our readers better insight into the global mobile games industry, we've teamed up with market data firm Sensor Tower to bring you exclusive weekly ... View the full article

Mobile ads versus IAPs: It doesn't have to be an either/or MobileMarketing MagazineKim Grewal, senior publisher growth manager at AdColony, looks at why monetising your mobile games doesn't always mean you have to choose between ... View the full article

Mobile gaming on the up, says Warsaw's Spicy Mobile company The First NewsMobile games are all the rage in Poland, according to a new report by Warsaw-based mobile marketing company Spicy Mobile. The most popular one involves ... View the full article

Services Like Stadia Could Change The Mobile Gaming Landscape Android HeadlinesMobile games have gotten better and better over the years and are currently a very big business, but game streaming services like Stadia have the potential to ... View the full article

Top 18 mobile games you have to check out DigitYou've probably seen a lot of top mobile game lists, we know we have. And we usually always see the same few games over and over again (might be a few in ... View the full article

Mobile games now required to show loot box odds on Google Play Store TechNaveLoot boxes has been deemed a form of gambling in gaming which is pretty detrimental as the audience in games are usually younger children. Due to that,&nbs. View the full article

HitPoint learns AR lessons with Ellen Degeneres’ Game of Games app VentureBeatHitPoint is doing work-for-hire across the spectrum of the augmented reality app space, including Game of Games for Ellen Degeneres. View the full article

Dragon Quest Walk is a new location-based mobile AR game similar to Pokémon Go Digital TrendsSquare Enix is making a play to tap into the massive success Niantic has experienced with Pokémon Go. Dragon Quest is a beloved Japanese franchise much ... View the full article

'Harry Potter' Mobile Game Continues to Expand ForbesJam City, creators of mobile game 'Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery', based on the stories by J.K. Rowling, recently announced another exciting update to the ... View the full article

PUBG Mobile: Best Weapons in the Game, Feat. AWM Sniper, MK14 SMG and More News18We make our pick from both open world and in-crate weapons that can be picked up in PUBG Mobile, which should help you pick up more Chicken Dinners! View the full article

Xplore China: How to win the biggest mobile games market MobileMarketing MagazineMobile Marketing caught up with Irene Yang, regional general manager, Asia & Europe at Mobvista, in the middle of the company's Xplore China roadshow, ... View the full article