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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…
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Nexon invests $874 million in Hasbro, Bandai Namco, Konami, and Sega Sammy

March 29, 2021
Nexon, the Tokyo-based maker of Maplestory and other online games, has invested $874 million in Hasbro, Bandai Namco, Konami, and Sega Sammy. Nexon said it has made an unrealized gain of $279 million on the long-term investments, but it has no intention of acquiring the companies or making activist shareholder proposals with the investments. Nexon made other investments as well, but the amounts…
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RPGs in 2021 and beyond: The Nexon take

March 27, 2021
The flavor and mechanics of role-playing games are all over the industry these days. The way you build skills, statistics, gear, and even worlds borrow from the ideas we first saw in tabletop war games, Strat-O-Matic Baseball, and Dungeons & Dragons. But I know where…
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ID@Xbox showcase reveals 20 new games heading to Game Pass

March 27, 2021
Twitch and Microsoft’s ID@Xbox event today confirmed that 20 new indie games are coming to Xbox Game Pass the same day they hit Xbox. That includes anticipated and stylish games like The Ascent, Stalker 2, and Recompile. Here’s a look at all 20 games that ID@Xbox talked…
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Switch Pro gets new chip, Xbox buying Discord, Monster Hunter Rise | GB Decides 189

March 27, 2021
Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti got his first COVID-19 vaccine shot, so he’s feeling a little loopy. He also ripped off his bandage live during this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast. Beyond their adventures in public health, Mike and fellow editor Jeff Grubb talk about more Super…
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Sensor Tower: PUBG Mobile has grossed more than $5 billion

March 26, 2021
Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. PUBG Mobile has earned $5.1 billion in lifetime sales, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. This comes as Tencent itself touts that the battle royale game has passed the 1…
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Nintendo’s Super Switch makes sense for everyone involved

March 24, 2021
Nintendo is preparing to release a Super Switch this holiday, according to original reporting from the Nate the Hate podcast on YouTube. This revision will likely feature a new system-on-a-chip (SOC) that will enable the system to bring in extra performance, improved efficiency, and Nvidia’s Tensor cores to power deep-learning supersampling. Now, a Bloomberg report is echoing what Nate the Hate…
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