The connection between tech corporations and influencers will be murky. A latest put up on Threads confirmed a part of the sign-up kind to obtain Pixel units for influencers and YouTubers, mandating that signees function Google’s {hardware} “in place of any competitor mobile devices” or else “we will need to cease the relationship between the brand and the creator.”
First, our Engadget editors didn’t get this once they signed up for evaluate samples for the 4 (sure, 4) new Pixel telephones. It transpired this was for the Workforce Pixel program, arrange by Google to speak with creators and, it appears, ship them units.
Google responded: “The goal of #TeamPixel is to get Pixel devices into the hands of content creators, not press and tech reviewers. We missed the mark with this new language that appeared in the #TeamPixel form yesterday, and it has been removed.”
It’s not but clear if these Workforce Pixel members have acquired a brand new settlement, however will the calls for stay, simply not baked right into a Google kind or contract? The corporate is sending units out so creators can check out (and speak up) the Pixel 9 collection — in the event that they don’t, Google might overlook the purpose.
— Mat Smith
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Fall Guys is on smartphones for the primary time too.
Epic has lastly introduced the Epic Video games Retailer to cell units. The app market is now obtainable on iOS within the European Union (after the bloc required Apple to permit third-party app shops on iPhone and iPad) and on Android worldwide. Consequently, Fortnite is as soon as once more obtainable on iOS with out laborious workarounds. The shop is bringing Fall Guys to iOS and Android for the primary time, with practically full parity with the console and PC variations, minus the extent builder.
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And the large opening evening stream.
Gamescom is Germany’s big annual gaming commerce present. This 12 months, Microsoft has introduced a serious Xbox presence all through the occasion. The primary is the opening evening livestream, which kicks off on August 20 at 2PM ET. Whereas that stream isn’t Xbox-centric, we’re anticipating some related information in the course of the keynote. It is going to be obtainable by way of the Gamescom YouTube web page. Then there are three streams from Xbox, every specializing in a special slate of video games.
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