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Nintendo launches Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis controllers for Switch

September 30, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  To go alongside the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games coming to Nintendo Switch Online, Nintendo is also releasing new controllers for its hybrid home/handheld console. Starting in October, Nintendo Switch Online members will have a chanced to purchase Switch-compatible N64 and Genesis gamepads. These controllers…
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Misfit Gaming raises $35M as it focuses on media revenues

September 23, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Misfits Gaming Group has raised $35 million in funding in a round led by The E.W. Scripps Company as Misfits focuses on esports media revenues. Scripps itself will invest $10 million into…
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Newzoo: Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7B

September 23, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7 billion, according to the latest report from market researcher Newzoo and its research partner Apptopia. That’s slower growth than the overall…
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Mari ‘AtomicMari’ Takahashi becomes co-owner of esports group Spacestation Gaming

September 23, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Mari “AtomicMari” Takahashi, a popular gaming personality, has made an investment into esports organization Spacestation Gaming. Takahashi now adds co-owner of an esports company to her titles of award-winning TV and digital host, gaming personality, and actress. She joins original founder Shaun “Shonduras”…
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Apple tells Epic that Fortnite isn’t welcome back on iOS yet

September 23, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Fortnite is probably not going to return to iPhone or other iOS devices any time soon. Apple made it clear in a statement it sent to Epic that it does not want to work with Tim Sweeney’s…
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Zynga will provide $1.4M in scholarships for North Carolina A&T State as part of social impact fund

September 22, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Social mobile game publisher Zynga announced it has partnered with North Carolina A&T State University, the largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), to help expand gaming development through Zynga’s Social Impact Fund. As part of the partnership, Zynga will grant the university’s college of…
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Roblox starts age verification for those who want to use spatial voice

September 21, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox is introducing age verification for users, starting with those who want to try out spatial voice features on its user-generated content platform. As the company’s community continues to expand, both globally and by age (over 50% of the users on our platform are over the age of 13 as of the second quarter)…
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