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The RetroBeat — Sonic Colors: Ultimate makes this older adventure shine

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Sometimes, a game does just needs a graphical upgrade to become suitable for a modern audience. That’s why I’m glad Sonic Colors: Ultimate exists, and you’ll be able to play this remaster when it launches September 7 for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch. The original Sonic Colors came out for the Wii in 2010. It…
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Zynga acquires StarLark studio and Golf Rival game for $525M

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Zynga has agreed to acquire StarLark, a Chinese game developer, and the mobile golf title Golf Rival from Betta Games for $525 million in cash and stock. Golf Rival is the second-largest mobile…
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Zynga’s Q2 2021 bookings of $712M are up 37% from a year ago

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting strong bookings and revenues in the second quarter that ended June 30 thanks to the  performance of its existing games Toon Blast, Toy Blast…
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Super League Gaming launches Pixel Paradise as Minecraft Bedrock Server

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Super League Gaming has launched Pixel Paradise, the first Minecraft Bedrock server that targets role-playing fans. The server is a kind a custom hub for players to hang out where they can spin up their own narratives. It’s designed to prioritize role-playing while bringing your imagination to life with your friends…
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Electronic Arts beats expectations with 3% drop in bookings to $1.34B

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Electronic Arts reported better-than-expected earnings today for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, as live operations for existing games like FIFA 21 and Apex Legends helped it through a quarter with smaller releases. Net bookings for the quarter were $1.34 billion, down 3% from $1.39 billion a year ago and above…
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Planetarium nabs $2.6M for decentralized RPG Nine Chronicles

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Planetarium said its decentralized role-playing game Nine Chronicles, which uses nonfungible tokens (NFTs) so players can own and make their game assets, has raised $2.6 million. NFT gaming…
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Activision Blizzard’s Q2 2021 bookings drop 7% to $1.92B

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat Wall Street’s and its own expectations with 19% revenue growth to $2.29 billion for the second quarter ended June 30. The earnings come the…
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Activision Blizzard creates new mobile studio for Call of Duty

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Activision Blizzard has created a new mobile game studio for the Call of Duty franchise. The studio is working on an unannounced title for the Call of Duty franchise. Daniel Alegre, the president and chief operating officer at the company, made the announcement in today’s earnings call with analysts. This new studio…
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