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The D20 Beat: Lost Eidolons is a rarity — a single-player RPG from South Korea

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  The South Korean game industry is known for games like Dungeon and Fighter, Lineage, and Maple Story. What do all of these games have in common? They’re all online role-playing games. Jin Sang Kim and Jungsoo Lee helped found Ocean Drive to do something different. Veterans of publishers such as Nexon, Kim (Ocean Drive’s creative…
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Roblox doubles down on virtual internships during the pandemic

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  When the pandemic struck last spring, many game companies halted their internship programs. But Roblox quickly switched its program online and kept it going. Now it’s doing the same thing this summer with an even larger class. And since the company raised $520 million in January and went public in March at a $41.9 billion valuation…
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Ubisoft was already making fewer blockbuster games

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  French megapublisher Ubisoft reported its earnings yesterday, and chief financial officer Frederick Duguet gave some insight into how the company creates value for its shareholders. During a conference call with…
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EA hypes up the next Battlefield ahead of its June reveal

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said that he believes the next Battlefield game coming later this year to the consoles and PC will be “spectacular.” EA now has multiple studios working on Battlefield — DICE in Stockholm, Sweden; Criterion in the United Kingdom, DICE L.A.; and a technology team in EA Gothenberg, Sweden. Wilson…
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EA Play digital event set for July 22

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Electronic Arts announced today that it will broadcast EA Play event on July 22. This is essentially EA’s E3-without-E3 show. The publisher has been doing its own thing separate from the big trade show in recent years. However, the result is the same: EA hosts an event where it announces games. This year, it will take place a bit…
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