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Sports Story comes to Switch this December

November 9, 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. Nintendo announced that Sports Story will hit Switch this December. The announcement came at the end of its Nintendo Indie World showcase. Sports Story is the sequel to Golf Story, one of the first big indie hits for Switch. It combines…
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Nintendo shaves its Switch console forecast by 10%

November 9, 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. Wary of the downturn and a chip shortage, Nintendo cut back its forecast for Switch console sales by 10% to 19 million…
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Watch Nintendo’s Indie World stream here at 12PM ET

November 9, 2022
In a few short hours, Nintendo will stream its latest Indie World Showcase. Announced on November 7th, the company promised approximately 25 minutes worth of information about upcoming indie games that are coming to the Nintendo Switch. You can watch the entire event unfold…
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European Union opens 'in-depth' investigation into Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard

November 9, 2022
As expected, the European Commission will carry out a full-scale investigation into Microsoft’s $69 billion bid to buy Activision Blizzard. Following a preliminary probe, the European Commission announced Tuesday (via Reuters) it believes the deal may “significantly reduce competition” in a handful of areas, including the PC and console gaming markets, as well as among cloud gaming…
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Activision Blizzard bookings fall 3% to $1.83B in Q3

November 8, 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. Activision Blizzard reported that its bookings for the third quarter ended September 30 fell 3% to $1.83 billion…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II tops $1B in 10 days

November 7, 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. Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is smashing franchise records as it hit $1 billion in sell-through in its first 10 days, surpassing the franchise record of 15 days set in 2012 by Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The game was fully…
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Misfits Gaming Group launches $20M creator fund

November 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. Misfits Gaming Group is announcing the launch of a $20M creator fund aimed at helping creators and influencers bring…
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Steam for ChromeOS works on more devices and is easier to install

November 3, 2022
It’s already been almost eight months since Google and Valve announced that they were jointly working on a version of Steam for ChromeOS, something that would greatly expand the gaming options available on Chromebooks. While it was an alpha release, limited to only a handful of devices, I was surprised at how decent the experience was — even the most powerful Chromebooks aren’t going…
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