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The new Atari VCS is a weird piece of nostalgia

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  The new Atari VCS system is a strange oddity, one I cannot help but admire. On the outside, it looks like a modern reimagining of the original 2600 hardware. On the inside, it is a PC running AMD Ryzen and Vega components. That combination makes it a whole lot more than something like the Super NES Classic Edition…
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Roblox will launch Twenty One Pilots virtual concert

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox and Warner Music Group announced that the popular band Twenty One Pilots will hold a virtual concert inside Roblox. The game platform, best known as a haven for kids, has grown up and is…
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The best Game Boy Color games, Nintendo Direct predictions, and more | Last of the Nintendogs 010

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Last of the Nintendogs survived the dogpocalypse to bring you this podcast, and the least you can do is show them some respect. That means not making fun of editors Mike Minotti or Jeff Grubb for how they pronounce words like Galaga and Venusaur. It also means acknowledging their choice for the best Game Boy Color…
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Enthusiast Gaming acquires Addicting Games for $35M

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Enthusiast Gaming Holdings has acquired casual game publisher Addicting Games for $35 million. The deal will help the Toronto-based Enthusiast Gaming expand its media and content platform for…
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Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer impressions — Smoke gets in your eyes

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Sledgehammer Games revealed the first details of the multiplayer for this fall’s Call of Duty: Vanguard game. I played a few of the multiplayers map in some press sessions ahead of the release of the multiplayer beta, which starts today. It will have a single-player campaign, and we got a taste of that earlier: a…
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Facebook Gaming expands streamers’ access to licensed music

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Facebook Gaming is expanding streamers’ access to a library of licensed music that will enable them to play tunes while streaming gameplay. And they won’t have to worry about facing as many takedown messages from music companies. Facebook Gaming is licensing music on the behalf of streamers, said Luis Renato…
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