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Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice gets an optimization patch for Xbox Series X/S

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Developer Ninja Theory announced today that an optimization patch for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is available now for Xbox Series X/S This update adds support for ray tracing, 4K resolutions, and 120hz. It also introduces improved particle effects and details, along with a chapter select. We’re excited to…
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Zynga acquires StarLark studio and Golf Rival game for $525M

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Zynga has agreed to acquire StarLark, a Chinese game developer, and the mobile golf title Golf Rival from Betta Games for $525 million in cash and stock. Golf Rival is the second-largest mobile…
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Zynga’s Q2 2021 bookings of $712M are up 37% from a year ago

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting strong bookings and revenues in the second quarter that ended June 30 thanks to the  performance of its existing games Toon Blast, Toy Blast, Rollic’s hyper-casual portfolio, and Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells. And Zynga also kept up its acquisition spree by…
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The Ascent is the latest Game Pass release to succeed beyond Xbox’s service

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The Ascent generated $5 million in revenue and topped the Steam global sales chart over its opening weekend. That’s according to publisher Curve Digital, which is hyping up the indie hit as a true “triple-A competitor.” That success is even more impressive considering many players could get the game at no…
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Planetarium nabs $2.6M for decentralized RPG Nine Chronicles

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Planetarium said its decentralized role-playing game Nine Chronicles, which uses nonfungible tokens (NFTs) so players can own and make their game assets, has raised $2.6 million. NFT gaming…
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Activision Blizzard’s Q2 2021 bookings drop 7% to $1.92B

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat Wall Street’s and its own expectations with 19% revenue growth to $2.29 billion for the second quarter ended June 30. The earnings come the same day that the company announced that J. Allen Brack was no longer the president of Blizzard Entertainment and less than…
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