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Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Bandai Namco Entertainment America has decided to close its office in the Northern California city of Santa Clara and relocate the employees to a new Southern California office. The North American branch of the Japanese maker of games (known for Japanese role-playing games, fighting games, and arcade classics…

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Sony Interactive Entertainment will not close the digital stores for PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Vita. This is a reversal of the plans the company announced earlier this month. Sony will close the PlayStation Portable digital store on July 2, though. “It’s clear that we made the wrong decision here,” Sony…

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Misfits Gaming Group is leaning into female gamers with the launch of its Women of Misfits speaker series, and the esports company will turn this into a wider platform over time. The Boca Raton, Florida-based company will use this to elevate issues for women in gaming and esports, and it’s happening at a time when…

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. OK, I admit that I’m a little bummed that we didn’t see an update on Hollow Knight: Silksong during today’s Nintendo Indie World event. But we got enough other cool looking games that I’m not too upset. Nintendo has done a great job showcasing indies on Switch during the console’s first four years.