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Return of GoldenEye 007 and the best Nintendo controller | Last of the Nintendogs 018

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  The best Nintendo podcast on the face of the planet is back. This time, the Last of the Nintendogs talk about Goldeneye 007, Pikmin Bloom, and more. Join them, won’t you? Join the podcast’s Discord server Jeff Grubb’s Twitter Mike Minotti’s Twitter Watch live Friday…
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Splash raises $20M to expand Roblox music-making tools

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Splash, the developer of the Roblox-based music-making creation kit of the same name, has announced it raised $20 million to expand its offerings. The…
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Fortnite is shutting down in China

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  After more than two years of testing, Fortnite is shutting down in China on November 15. The game never officially launched in that territory and was…
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Tencent keeps investing in PUBG Mobile esports in the Americas

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  PUBG Mobile is a huge gaming property with more than $6 billion in lifetime player spending. And while much of that success has been in Asia, Tencent continues to invest in making the mobile game more popular in North America and Western markets. One of the ways it is doing that…
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EA’s game capture team snags visceral Battlefield 2042 images

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  When I’ve seen video game trailers with over-the-top action, I’ve often wondered who among the game developers creates these things. It turns out that…
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Activision acquires Digital Legends for its future Call of Duty mobile games

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Activision Blizzard today announced it has bought mobile game studio Digital Legends. The publisher’s new team will work on an unannounced Call of Duty mobile title. Digital Legends previously developed and published cartoon-style shooter The Respawnables and a more realistic…
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Epic Games and Tribeca team up on Unreal Engine films

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Tribeca Enterprises and Epic Games have started a “Writing in Unreal” program to train filmmakers to make independent movies with the Unreal game…
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Ubisoft meets earnings goal thanks to Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Ubisoft today released its earnings report for the first half of the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The publisher met its targets for the period, for which it thanks Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Far Cry 6, as well as the company’s back catalog. The company reports net bookings for…
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