Atari has divided itself into two parts, with one division that will focus on games and another that will be focused on blockchain.
The gaming brand will be called Atari Gaming, while the other will be Atari Blockchain. Fred Chesnais, former CEO of Atari, will become the head of the Atari Blockchain division, while Wade Rosen, previously acting chairman of the board, will become the company’s…
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Zynga’s Small Giant Games studio has launched Puzzle Combat, a new mobile match-3 action-role-playing game from the maker of Empires & Puzzles.
Small Giant Games’ success with…
Publisher Dotemu along with developers Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games announced that new content is coming to Streets of Rage 4 via paid DLC and a free update. Neither have a release date, although we know that both will release at the same time “later this…
Super Mario Bros. 35 is gone, but Nintendo Switch Online members are getting a new battle royale experience with Pac-Man.
Bandai Namco revealed Pac-Man 99 this evening. It’ll be available on April 7 starting at 6 p.m. Pacific. And unlike Super Mario 35, it does not appear to have an expiration date. The name is similar to Tetris 99, another Switch battle royale game based on a beloved game…
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Roblox is one of gaming’s many quiet giants. Or, if you have teenagers or children, perhaps it is not so quiet. The long-running user-generated content platform went public in…
We Are the Caretakers interview: Juggling Afrofuturism, poaching, and strategy in one RPG
April 4, 2021
We Are the Caretakers is one of those games that intrigues you after reading its description. It’s a strategy-RPG that blends mechanics from the likes of Ogre Battle and XCOM, looking at them through the lenses of Afrofuturism and conservation. It takes on issues such as…
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On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, reviews editor Mike Minotti shares some deeply troubling information about the nature of the game Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
Also, Mike and fellow editor Jeff Grubb talk about MLB The Show launching on Xbox Game Pass, Mario’s death, and Balan…
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Nobody likes cheaters. I was playing Call of Duty: Warzone recently with my friend Anthony Palma, and he took down another player. That player was completely dead, not wounded. And…
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Crash Bandicoot: On the Run has garnered more than 27 million downloads, according to market analyst Sensor Tower.
The free-to-play mobile game had its official launch on March 25.
Our very serious obituary for Mario
April 1, 2021
Once it’s midnight, Nintendo is going to execute Mario. After today, Super Mario 3D All-Stars will disappear from retail and digital store shelves, and Super Mario Bros. 35 will shut down.
Mario debuted in 1981 as the hero of the smash arcade hit Donkey Kong. His star would rise higher with the launch of Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. Since then, he’s starred…
