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Steam customers purchased 21.4% more games in 2020 than in 2019

January 14, 2021
Last year was a big one for Valve Software’s Steam. The PC game-distribution platform had a massive audience that engaged even more with gaming during the ongoing global pandemic. That led to an increase in game purchases of 21.4% year-over-year in 2021. Valve summed up the growth in its 2020 year in review blog post. “While Steam was already seeing significant growth in 2020 before COVID-19…
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Ubisoft is making the Star Wars game that EA couldn’t

January 14, 2021
Ubisoft is making an open-world . Lucasfilm Limited and Ubisoft made the announcement this morning, and you can read all of the known details in our story right here. Electronic Arts, the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order publisher, is continuing to make Star Wars games as well.
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Ubisoft is making an open-world Star Wars game

January 13, 2021
You knew the resurrected Lucasfilm Games brand would eventually produce a Star Wars game, but now it’s clear just who will be involved — and this time, it’s not EA. Lucasfilm Games told Wired that Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment, the team behind The Division 2, is developing an open-world Star Wars game using the studio’s Snowdrop engine. The project is still so young that Massive is in…
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App Annie: Mobile games could grow 20% to $120 billion in 2021

January 13, 2021
Mobile game spending could grow 20% to $120 billion in 2021, according to a report by mobile data and analytics provider App Annie. The firm also said that overall mobile app spending hit $143 billion in 2020. The San Francisco company’s State of Mobile 2021 report showed…
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Nintendo reveals new Switch with red and blue Mario colors

January 12, 2021
Nintendo is launching a special edition of its Switch console to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. The publisher revealed the red and blue-themed Mario console, which launches February 12 alongside Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. The Mario-themed Nintendo Switch is similar in scope to the Animal Crossing model. Like that Switch, the Mario system has a unique body and…
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Zynga and Will.i.am will help raise $5 million for education

January 12, 2021
Mobile game publisher Zynga has partnered with Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am and his I.am Angel Foundation to help raise $5 million in donations for educational purposes. Zynga will be a launch donor for the American Dream GoFundMe initiative. These funds will be committed…
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Square Enix’s mysterious PS5 exclusive ‘Project Athia’ is coming in early 2022

January 12, 2021
Sony rarely announces any major PlayStation news at its CES keynotes. In the past, it’s focused on TVs, audio, and randomly, car prototypes. (You can see what the company revealed this year right here.) But if you had a very keen eye you might have caught, in the few minutes Sony dedicated to its gaming efforts, a barrage of text that covered the usual copyright specifics, but also a selection…
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