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Gamefam sees rapid growth in making games for Roblox

December 5, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Making games like Sonic Speed Simulator for Roblox, Gamefam saw record growth with revenues up more than 275% over a year ago so far in 2022. The Los Angeles company started just three years ago, recruiting veteran Roblox game developers to…
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Xbox Game Pass gets LEGO Star Wars in December

December 4, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Xbox has revealed the first wave of games coming to Game Pass in December which includes several new releases. It also includes LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which spent most of the year at the top of the sales charts (at least in the…
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Pong's influence on video games endures 50 years later

December 3, 2022
A game that is easy to learn, but difficult to master. This was the concept Atari founder Nolan Bushnell instilled into Allan Alcorn, a then-24-year-old engineer, prior to the development of one of the most recognizable games of all time, Pong, just over 50 years ago. Pong…
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Second group of Activision Blizzard testers wins union vote

December 3, 2022
More Activision Blizzard workers have voted to unionize. Quality assurance testers at Blizzard Albany have voted 14-0 in favor of unionization. The team at the Diablo-focused office will join the Communication Workers of America (CWA), the representative of the existing…
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Epic Games’ app that turns photos into 3D models now available on iOS

December 2, 2022
Epic Games released RealityScan for iOS today. The free app, previously available in a closed beta, lets anyone scan real-world objects with their phone and turn them into high-fidelity 3D models. The app is the fruit of Epic’s purchase of Capturing Reality, a company specializing in photogrammetry software. Like the company’s desktop software, RealityScan combines 2D images to make seamless…
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Call of Duty Endowment will kick off C.O.D.E. Bowl in Warzone 2

December 1, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. The Call of Duty Endowment announced today the third annual C.O.D.E. Bowl will take place on December 16 in Raleigh…
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RealityScan is Epic Games’ new 3D scanning iOS App

December 1, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Epic Games and Capturing Reality are announcing the release of RealityScan, a new 3D scanning app. The free app is…
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Valve will give away over a hundred Steam Decks during The Game Awards

December 1, 2022
You have quite a few streaming choices for this year’s upcoming Game Awards, but Valve is making its Steam TV coverage more enticing than most by giving away a ton of Steam Deck consoles. The video game developer and distributor has announced that it’s giving away one 512GB Steam Deck every minute during the live airing of the awards show on December 8th. To be eligible, you’ll…
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