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U.S. consumers spent $4.6 billion on gaming in July 2021, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This is up 10% from the same period last year, and it’s also the best July the industry has seen since 2008.
PlayStation 5 was the most successful console in terms of dollar sales, although the Switch actually…
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Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney told investors during an earnings call Wednesday that he would not give launch dates for highly anticipated releases of KartRider: Drift and the first game from Patrick…
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Bethesda announced today that The Elder Scrolls Online is getting some graphical upgrades on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, including dynamic resolution scaling and a new HDR mode.
The Elder…
Roblox acqui-hires Jim Greer’s Bash Video platform
August 12, 2021
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Roblox has quietly acqui-hired Bash Video, a social video conferencing platform that Kongregate cofounder Jim Greer started.
It’s a small deal, as Bash Video only has six employees, but Greer is well known in gaming circles. Greer founded Kongregate with his sister, Emily Greer, in 2006. That company focused on…
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Sonic and Tails are known for rolling into balls, but now they’re going to be rolling around in a giant ball. Sega is adding the pair as playable characters in Super Monkey Ball: Banana…
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The top leaders of Glu Mobile, CEO Nick Earl and chief operating officer Eric Ludwig, have decided to leave Electronic Arts in late August. Their move comes at a time when EA has set in place a…
Loop Hero loops its way to Switch
August 11, 2021
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Loop Hero is coming to Switch this holiday season, Nintendo announced during today’s Indie World Showcase.
Loop Hero launched in March for PC. This will be the indie game’s first console release.
The game has players using cards and exploring a loop of randomly-generated RPG elements.
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Axiom Verge 2 surprise launches on Switch
August 11, 2021
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During Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase today, we discovered that Axiom Verge 2 is launching … later today. You can buy the Metroidvania sequel on your Switch today.
The original Axiom Verge…
Eastward hits the Nintendo Switch on September 16
August 11, 2021
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Chucklefish revealed that Eastward is coming to the Nintendo Switch on September 16 as a timed exclusive. The studio made the announcement during today’s Indie World show.
The adventure-action…
App Annie: Mobile games on track to surpass $120B in 2021
August 11, 2021
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Mobile games are on track to surpass $120 billion in spending in 2021, growing 20% over $100 billion in 2020, according to an analysis of first-half results by mobile data and analytics provider App Annie.
App Annie’s report, dubbed the 2021 Mobile Gaming Tear Down: Key Trends on Subgenres, Monetization & User…
