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Valve knows that the Nintendo Switch-like PC is inevitable

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. The magic of the Nintendo Switch isn’t games, it’s the formfactor. A dedicated handheld gaming device with an HD display and enough power to run most games is something people were begging for. People have an intimate relationship with their games. The Switch enables people to fit that relationship into their lives —…
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Sonic the Hedgehog news is coming May 27

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Sega has announced that it will giving the public a look at upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog projects at 9:00 a.m. Pacific on May 27 during an online showcase called Sonic Central. The event will help…
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Bringing the 1980s action heroes into Call of Duty: Warzone

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Call of Duty: Warzone got some 1980s action heroes this week with its mid-season update. Now you can play as your favorite Die Hard character John McClane (Bruce Willis) or Rambo (Sylvester Stallone. It’s the…
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The D20 Beat: Lost Eidolons is a rarity — a single-player RPG from South Korea

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  The South Korean game industry is known for games like Dungeon and Fighter, Lineage, and Maple Story. What do all of these games have in common? They’re all online role-playing games. Jin Sang Kim and Jungsoo Lee helped found Ocean Drive to do something different. Veterans of publishers such as Nexon, Kim (Ocean Drive’s creative…
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Roblox doubles down on virtual internships during the pandemic

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  When the pandemic struck last spring, many game companies halted their internship programs. But Roblox quickly switched its program online and kept it going. Now it’s doing the same thing this summer with an even larger class. And since the company raised $520 million in January and went public in March at a $41.9 billion valuation…
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Ubisoft was already making fewer blockbuster games

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  French megapublisher Ubisoft reported its earnings yesterday, and chief financial officer Frederick Duguet gave some insight into how the company creates value for its shareholders. During a conference call with…
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EA hypes up the next Battlefield ahead of its June reveal

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said that he believes the next Battlefield game coming later this year to the consoles and PC will be “spectacular.” EA now has multiple studios working on Battlefield — DICE in Stockholm, Sweden; Criterion in the United Kingdom, DICE L.A.; and a technology team in EA Gothenberg, Sweden. Wilson…
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