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Fortnite Chapter 4 debuts with Unreal Engine 5.1

December 6, 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. Fornite Battle Royale Chapter 4 arrived today, and it makes use of Unreal Engine 5.1, Epic Games announced. The debut shows how tightly Epic Games ties its overall strategy together. Fortnite is the prime revenue generator for the company…
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Xbox will start charging $70 for some Series X/S games

December 6, 2022
Microsoft has confirmed it will increase the prices of some of its first-party Xbox games to $70 starting in 2023. Specifically, major games built for Xbox Series X/S will cost $10 more in the US, including Starfield, Redfall and Forza Motorsport. Regional price increases…
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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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