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Steam Deck delayed to 2022 due to ongoing supply-chain disruptions

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  I will not get to play on my Steam Deck this Christmas. That is the key thing I’m taking away from Valve’s announcement today that it is delaying its handheld gaming computer to February 2022. The company originally planned to launch the highly anticipated device in December…
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Xbox explains its acquisition strategy

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Xbox has been all about investments the past few years, including in subscription models like Game Pass, cloud gaming with xCloud, and of course with major…
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Roblox offers a path for non-traditional developers to find an audience

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox is one of the biggest games in the world. It attracts a huge audience of young people. And that makes it an ideal platform for someone like Anat Shperling, CEO and co-founder of Toya, who is not your average game developer. “We are a non-U.S., non-traditional gaming…
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Zynga’s Q3 2021 bookings of $668M are up 6% from a year ago

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting strong bookings and revenues in the third quarter that ended September 30 thanks to the performance of…
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Roblox bookings grow 28% to $637.8M for Q3 2021

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the third quarter ended September 30 were $637.8 million, up 28% from the…
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Forza Horizon 5 is great, Activision Blizzard is a mess, and more | GamesBeat Decides 221

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  So many games are getting delayed that it’s even happening to games that don’t have release dates. Also, people seem to really like that Forza Horizon 5. The GamesBeat Decides crew gives their thoughts on that game, the news, and more. Join them, won’t you? Jeff Grubb’s…
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Nexon boss wants to move past the vague promises of the ‘metaverse’

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Nexon chief executive officer Owen Mahoney wants to put a sanity check on all the buzz around the metaverse. In particular, he wants to cut through the hype to get answers about the practicalities of the technology. And Mahoney argues that if the metaverse concept is going to turn…
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