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Steam Deck’s killer app just launched on the Steam store

September 15, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  The Steam Deck won’t launch until late this holiday season, but the handheld gaming PC may already have its killer application. While Nintendo is focused on Metroid Prime, and Microsoft will have Halo, Valve will have a third-party program that isn’t even a game called RetroArch. This is a front-end interface for…
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Nintendo Switch lineup gets permanent price cuts in EU

September 14, 2021
Nintendo has officially changed its retail pricing for the different Switch models for Europe and the UK. The change in price is now reflected on Nintendo’s UK and EU (Spain) websites. The Nintendo Switch originally sold for €330 and £280 in EU and the UK. but now with…
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Hands-on video of the PS5 beta for Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer

September 13, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Sledgehammer Games launched the first public beta tests of the multiplayer for this fall’s Call of Duty: Vanguard over the weekend. I played it on the PlayStation 5 along with others in the first large-scale beta test from Friday through Sunday. You can see videos of some of my matches below. The multiplayer mode…
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‘Gaming enthusiasts’ are the engine behind entertainment

September 12, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Global gaming quickly evolved and exploded in 2020, driven in part by the pandemic that kept people in their homes and is continuing to enjoy an increase in popularity experts are anticipating…
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Epic Games wins injunction favoring alternative payments in antitrust lawsuit against Apple

September 10, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  A federal judge today ordered Apple to change its policies and enable developers to use alternative payment systems in their apps in a ruling in Epic Games antitrust lawsuit. The permanent injuction will allow game and app makers to sidestep Apple’s 30% commission that it has had on the App Store for more than a…
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Gran Turismo 7 debuts March 4, 2022

September 10, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Gran Turismo 7 made an appearance during Sony’s PlayStation Showcase today. We got a lengthy look at gameplay, and it looks stunning. It comes out on March 4, 2022. This will be the racing…
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Epic Games seeks to restore Fortnite on iOS in South Korea

September 10, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Epic Games has asked Apple to restore its Fortnite developer account and re-release its Fortnite game on iOS in South Korea following the adoption of a new law in that country. Apple banned…
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The new Atari VCS is a weird piece of nostalgia

September 9, 2021
A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  The new Atari VCS system is a strange oddity, one I cannot help but admire. On the outside, it looks like a modern reimagining of the original 2600 hardware. On the inside, it is a PC running AMD Ryzen and Vega components. That combination makes it a whole lot more than something like the Super NES Classic Edition…
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