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50 Cent: Blood on the Sand now works on Xbox Series X/S (so do 75 other games)

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Microsoft is expanding support for backward compatibility on its Xbox consoles. That starts with a huge drop of new … uh, old games to the support list for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. Microsoft confirmed that every game it is adding, which includes many from the original Xbox…
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Roblox is building a metaverse around its players

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox is trying to build a virtual world that rivals our own. During the GamesBeat Summit Next event today, Roblox chief of technology Dan Sturman explained how the company plans to do that by designing a metaverse that caters to player’s needs. The platform wants to empower…
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Xbox explains its acquisition strategy

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Xbox has been all about investments the past few years, including in subscription models like Game Pass, cloud gaming with xCloud, and of course with major…
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Nintendo Switch is on its way to outselling the Wii | Last of the Nintendogs 019

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  The best Nintendo podcast in galaxy is back to discuss the publisher’s latest financial report. Nintendo Switch is well on its way to surpassing the Wii console as Nintendo’s best-selling home system ever. The company also announced plans to invest $1 billion in making new…
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Zynga’s Q3 2021 bookings of $668M are up 6% from a year ago

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting strong bookings and revenues in the third quarter that ended September 30 thanks to the performance of…
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Roblox bookings grow 28% to $637.8M for Q3 2021

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the third quarter ended September 30 were $637.8 million, up 28% from the same period a year ago. The San Mateo company reported a net loss of $74 million on revenues of $509.3 million (up 102%) for…
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