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The RetroBeat: Quake is back at a perfect time

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Sometimes, things really just go my way. I recently developed a hankering for retro first-person shooter games. Just last week, I talked about how much I was enjoying Doom 64 on the Nintendo Switch. Well, I beat Doom 64 on Wednesday. As soon as I did, I wondered if Quake was available on Switch. It wasn’t. The…
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Call of Duty: Vanguard delves into the birth of special forces in WWII

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Activision and Sledgehammer Games are unveiling a well-known secret: Call of Duty: Vanguard. The game is the next installment of the Call of Duty series that has sold more than 400 million copies to date. It will take players back to World War II and weave a global story about the birth of the special forces. The…
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Epic Games Store’s self-publishing tools enter closed beta

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  The Epic Games Store is launching a closed beta for its self-publishing tools today. You can sign up for for it here. The Epic Games Store isn’t as large as Steam, but it still has 58 million…
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Wii U’s best games, preparing for Pokémon Presents, and more | Last of the Nintendogs 007

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  On this episode of Last of the Nintendogs, we prepare for tomorrow’s Pokémon Presents and speculate about what we’re going to see. We talk about our favorite Wii U games (even if most of them are also available on other consoles). Also, Jeff learns that Punch-Out’s Don Flamenco is Spanish. Come hunt with…
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Roblox bookings grow 35% to $665.5M for Q2 2021

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the second quarter ended June 30 were $665.5 million, up 35% from the same period a year ago. The San Mateo…
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Roblox acquires game chat startup Guilded

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox, the maker of user-generated games and other content, said it has acquired the startup Guilded, a maker of platform for connecting gaming communities. Roblox didn’t disclose the purchase price. The deal feels like one more step in service of Roblox’s goal of creating the metaverse, the universe of virtual…
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