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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 celebrate the character’s 30th anniversary. The original Sonic the Hedgehog came out for the Sega Genesis back in 1991. Since…
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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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GTA Online’s growth complicates a Grand Theft Auto 6 launch for Rockstar

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Grand Theft Auto V and the connected world of GTA Online continue to drive revenue growth for developer Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive. Rockstar has now shipped 145 million copies of GTA V. At the same time, GTA Online surpassed its previous record number of active players during Take-Two’s fiscal fourth…
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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 investors, Duguet said that releasing three-to-four annual blockbusters is not “a proper indication of [Ubisoft’s]…
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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 —…
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Roblox virtual pet adoption creators start their own studio, Uplift Games

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Adopt Me is the most popular game inside the user-generated content platform Roblox. Now the creators of Adopt Me are starting their own studio. Uplift Games is a remote-first studio with 40 employees. It will continue to work on Adopt Me, but the developer is also building new, unannounced projects. Adopt Me launched in 2017. It is…
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