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Call of Duty just had its best year ever

February 5, 2021
As part of its earnings report today, Activision Blizzard revealed that the Call of Duty had its strongest year ever in 2020. The series had over 100 million monthly average players during the year, and net bookings were at about double what they were in 2019. Call of Duty has been an annual franchise for over a decade, and each installment becomes one of the best-selling games (if not the…
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EA moves closer to $1.2 billion Codemasters purchase

February 5, 2021
EA has edged closer to buying Codemasters after shareholders of the latter approved the takeover. Out of 76 shareholders, 63 approved EA’s $1.2 billion bid. Those who voted for the deal hold just under 99 percent of the total Codemasters stock. Competition regulators…
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A Sonic Lego set is coming

February 5, 2021
Everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog is about to get his own Lego set. You can thank 24-year-old Sonic fan Viv Grannell and the Lego Ideas program for bringing Lego and Sega together. Over the years, the initiative, which allows fans to submit designs they’d like to see the…
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Watch this 20-minute tour of the Mario Kart ride at Super Nintendo World

February 5, 2021
Today was supposed to be the day that Super Nintendo World officially opened at Universal Studios in Japan. Even though that has been delayed indefinitely in the wake of rising COVID-19 infection rates, some lucky folks have had a sneak preview. A bunch of videos have emerged that show off the Osaka park in detail. Among them is a deep dive into Super Nintendo World’s star attraction, the…
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Canceled Xbox 360 'GoldenEye 007' remaster is now playable on PC

February 5, 2021
Rare’s GoldenEye 007 for the N64 needs no introduction, and now it’s possible to revisit the game in a more modern form. This week, a ROM of a canceled 2007 Xbox 360 remaster of the game appeared online, allowing those with a PC to play it using an emulator. According to…
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Sonic is getting his own Lego set

February 4, 2021
Mario may have been first, but Sonic isn’t lagging far behind. Sega’s famous hedgehog is getting his own Lego set. This is actually thanks to the Lego Ideas program, where fans can submit their own plans for themed Lego sets. In this case, Sonic fan Viv Grannell entered…
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Valve may release a China-specific version of Steam on February 9th

February 4, 2021
Steam China will enter public beta on February 9th, according to gaming industry analyst Daniel Ahmad. The client will only be available in China and only include games approved by the country’s government. Dota 2 and CS:GO will be among the first titles Valve will offer through Steam China, and players in China will reportedly need to sign up for the platform to play those games moving…
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Sega’s The Creative Assembly unveils Total War: Warhammer III

February 3, 2021
Sega Europe said that its The Creative Assembly studio will launch Total War: Warhammer III later on this year in partnership with franchise owner Games Workshop. The title is the latest in the Total War series that has sold more than 34.3 million copies to date, and it is the third in the series of Warhammer games set in a cataclysmic conflict between demonic powers and the sentinels of the…
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