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Activision Blizzard converts QA testers to full-time with pay raises

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Activision Blizzard announced it is converting all of its U.S.-based temporary quality assurance (QA) workers — about 1,100 people — into full-time employees. It is also increasing their hourly rates to a minimum of $20, starting April 17, and will give them access to…
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Rockstar and Remedy are remaking the first two Max Payne games

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Rockstar Games and Remedy Entertainment announced today they are collaborating on remakes of the first two Max Payne titles. Those companies acted as the…
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Ubisoft ends making NFTs and other updates for Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Ubisoft said it is no longer making updates or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. The company confirmed that the March launch of its NFT-based Digit item for Breakpoint was the final update. Ubisosft said servers will remain available for Breakpoint and the…
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Gaming agency Loaded raises $20M in funding, promotes new CEO

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Gaming firm Loaded, which represents several streamers and content creators, announced it has raised $20 million in funding for its new expansion. As part…
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Will Unreal 5 run on Switch 2? | Last of the Nintendogs

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Epic Games announced that it is opening up Unreal Engine 5 to all developers today, and that includes people making Switch (or Switch 2) games. Unreal is known for its scaleability — that should mean even more games on Switch systems in the future. As for the Last of the…
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Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5 for next-generation games

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! After years of work, Epic Games is formally releasing Unreal Engine 5 so developers can build next-generation games, digital films, and the initial outposts…
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Roblox stocks dropping: Is Wall Street’s honeymoon in the metaverse over?

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! While Fortune100 companies around the world hire self-proclaimed Web3 consultants to figure out their “metaverse strategy” Roblox’s stock is experiencing some serious lows. The often labeled “Covid stock” is seeing “back to normal” in a different light, as kids go…
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