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The Mario movie casting news nearly caused me to pass out

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Nintendo just finished a solid Direct video event. It announced a new 3D Kirby game, the Castlevania Advance Collection, and Bayonetta 3’s release timing. But all I can think about is the Mario movie, which has broken me. Near the end of the livestream, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto took the stage to discuss the…
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Misfit Gaming raises $35M as it focuses on media revenues

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Misfits Gaming Group has raised $35 million in funding in a round led by The E.W. Scripps Company as Misfits focuses on esports media revenues. Scripps itself will invest $10 million into…
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Newzoo: Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7B

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7 billion, according to the latest report from market researcher Newzoo and its research partner Apptopia. That’s slower growth than the overall forecast period — Newzoo estimates the game industry will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11% from 2019 to 2024 —…
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Apple tells Epic that Fortnite isn’t welcome back on iOS yet

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Fortnite is probably not going to return to iPhone or other iOS devices any time soon. Apple made it clear in a statement it sent to Epic that it does not want to work with Tim Sweeney’s company until their legal business comes to a conclusion. This comes after Sweeney asked Apple to reinstate Epic’s developer…
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Neo: The World Ends with You hits PC via the Epic Games Store on September 28

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Square Enix announced today that the PC version of Neo: The World Ends with You debuts September 28. This will be available on the Epic Games Store. You’ll also get some bonus DLC, the Legendary Threads Set and the Reapers’ Game Survival Set, free for a limited time when you buy the game. Neo: The World Ends…
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