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Activision and Sledgehammer Games are unveiling a well-known secret: Call of Duty: Vanguard. The game is the next installment of the Call of Duty series that has sold more than 400 million copies to date. It will take players back to World War II and weave a global story about the birth of the special forces.
The…
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Sledgehammer Games has been in the spotlight because of its work on Call of Duty, but it hasn’t had an easy time as a game studio and its parent company is dealing with big problems related…
Epic Games Store’s self-publishing tools enter closed beta
August 18, 2021
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The Epic Games Store is launching a closed beta for its self-publishing tools today. You can sign up for for it here.
The Epic Games Store isn’t as large as Steam, but it still has 58 million…
Wii U’s best games, preparing for Pokémon Presents, and more | Last of the Nintendogs 007
August 18, 2021
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On this episode of Last of the Nintendogs, we prepare for tomorrow’s Pokémon Presents and speculate about what we’re going to see. We talk about our favorite Wii U games (even if most of them are also available on other consoles). Also, Jeff learns that Punch-Out’s Don Flamenco is Spanish.
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Activision confirmed it will reveal Call of Duty: Vanguard as the latest installment in the shooter series at an event inside Call of Duty: Warzone at 10: 30 a.m. Pacific time on August…
Roblox bookings grow 35% to $665.5M for Q2 2021
August 17, 2021
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Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the second quarter ended June 30 were $665.5 million, up 35% from the same period a year ago.
The San Mateo…
Roblox acquires game chat startup Guilded
August 16, 2021
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Roblox, the maker of user-generated games and other content, said it has acquired the startup Guilded, a maker of platform for connecting gaming communities.
Roblox didn’t disclose the purchase price. The deal feels like one more step in service of Roblox’s goal of creating the metaverse, the universe of virtual…
The RetroBeat: Doom 64 proves old shooters are still great
August 14, 2021
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As happens more and more often these days, I felt myself burned out from in-game dialogue, text, and other passive storytelling devices. Don’t get me wrong: I like a good narrative in my…
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People love to buy Zelda games, even when it’s a remaster of one of the less-beloved entries in the series. We talk about that and July’s best-selling games during this week’s GamesBeat…
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U.S. consumers spent $4.6 billion on gaming in July 2021, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This is up 10% from the same period last year, and it’s also the best July the industry has seen since 2008.
PlayStation 5 was the most successful console in terms of dollar sales, although the Switch actually…
