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Epic Games wins injunction favoring alternative payments in antitrust lawsuit against Apple

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

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

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

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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Roblox will launch Twenty One Pilots virtual concert

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox and Warner Music Group announced that the popular band Twenty One Pilots will hold a virtual concert inside Roblox. The game platform, best known as a haven for kids, has grown up and is…
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The best Game Boy Color games, Nintendo Direct predictions, and more | Last of the Nintendogs 010

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Last of the Nintendogs survived the dogpocalypse to bring you this podcast, and the least you can do is show them some respect. That means not making fun of editors Mike Minotti or Jeff Grubb for how they pronounce words like Galaga and Venusaur. It also means acknowledging their choice for the best Game Boy Color…
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Enthusiast Gaming acquires Addicting Games for $35M

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Enthusiast Gaming Holdings has acquired casual game publisher Addicting Games for $35 million. The deal will help the Toronto-based Enthusiast Gaming expand its media and content platform for…
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Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer impressions — Smoke gets in your eyes

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Sledgehammer Games revealed the first details of the multiplayer for this fall’s Call of Duty: Vanguard game. I played a few of the multiplayers map in some press sessions ahead of the release of the multiplayer beta, which starts today. It will have a single-player campaign, and we got a taste of that earlier: a…
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