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Twitch cofounder Kevin Lin’s Metatheory raises $24M for blockchain games

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Twitch cofounder Kevin Lin has created a blockchain game company Metatheory and has raised $24 million for it. San Francisco-based Metatheory will focus on making high-quality games and virtual worlds that leverage blockchain technologies such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), said Lin…
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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards hits Nintendo Switch Online on May 20

Nintendo announced today that Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards will become available via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass subscription on May 20. Nintendo has been releasing Nintendo 64 games to the service on a monthly basis. The Crystal Shards first debuted back in 2000. Inhale enemies and combine their abilities in #Kirby’s adventure beyond Dream Land! ⭐ Dozens of puffed-up…
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EA creates EA Sports FC brand after FIFA split

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  Electronic Arts announced it’s launching a new brand: EA Sport FC. As the name suggests, it’s publishing its soccer/football titles under this new banner, which…
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Roblox bookings fall 3% to $631.2M in Q1

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the first quarter that ended on March 31 were $631.2 million, down 3% from the same period a year ago. The San Mateo company reported a net loss of $160.2 million on revenues of $537.1 million for the first…
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The DeanBeat: The crazy sanity of the Square Enix and Embracer Group deal

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  “Why am I seeking logic or sanity here?” I asked myself. “There hasn’t been any so far.” — Endymion, by Dan Simmons, 1996. I happen to be reading Dan Simmons’ science fiction novel Endymion, and that line immediately struck me when I heard about The Embracer Group buying all…
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