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Activision Blizzard meets expectations in Q3 2021, but stock tanks thanks to two big game delays

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Activision Blizzard‘s net bookings of $1.88 billion in the third quarter ended September 30 matched expectations on Wall Street, with the net bookings rising 6% compared to $1.77 billion a year ago — a difficult comparison since the pandemic lifted gaming revenues dramatically…
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Activision Blizzard delays Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Activision Blizzard today revealed in its quarterly earnings report that it would be delaying the release of Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV. The company was not…
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Splash raises $20M to expand Roblox music-making tools

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Splash, the developer of the Roblox-based music-making creation kit of the same name, has announced it raised $20 million to expand its offerings. The fundraise was co-led by Amazon’s Alexa Fund and Bitkraft Ventures. Other investors include Khosla Ventures and King River…
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Fortnite is shutting down in China

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  After more than two years of testing, Fortnite is shutting down in China on November 15. The game never officially launched in that territory and was…
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Tencent keeps investing in PUBG Mobile esports in the Americas

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  PUBG Mobile is a huge gaming property with more than $6 billion in lifetime player spending. And while much of that success has been in Asia, Tencent…
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Does Halo Infinite’s campaign look like fun? | GamesBeat Decides 220

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  GamesBeat Decides is going to rebrand itself as Facebook now that the name is available again. This means we will also be tracking you around the internet as you look up pictures of Master Chief with that new Cortana. The GamesBeat Decides crew is going to talk about Halo…
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EA’s game capture team snags visceral Battlefield 2042 images

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  When I’ve seen video game trailers with over-the-top action, I’ve often wondered who among the game developers creates these things. It turns out that…
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Epic Games and Tribeca team up on Unreal Engine films

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Tribeca Enterprises and Epic Games have started a “Writing in Unreal” program to train filmmakers to make independent movies with the Unreal game engine. The three-day program will take place from November 16 to November 18 in New York and expose independent filmmakers to the…
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