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Bandai Namco launches new Tamagotchi Pix toy

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. For months last year, during the pain and the angst of the pandemic, I was obsessed with my Tamagotchi. I figured out how to keep my virtual pet alive for a while, play little minigames with the cute character, and watch it grow. I eventually gave up, but the pandemic isn’t over. And so I’m interested in the latest…
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Xbox Live Gold drops the pay wall for 50 free-to-play games

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Microsoft is removing the Xbox Live Gold gate for free-to-play games today. For years, the company required an active membership to Gold to play games like Apex Legends and Fortnite. This…
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Hackers exploit SonicWall email security vulnerability

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. (Reuters) — Hackers have targeted customers of California-based network services firm SonicWall via a previously undisclosed vulnerability in its email security product, the company and cybersecurity firm FireEye said Tuesday. In a statement, SonicWall said that the vulnerability had been “exploited in the wild,”…
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Call of Duty: Warzone hits 100 million downloads

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Call of Duty: Warzone has crossed into new territory with 100 million downloads since its launch in March 2020. The free-to-play game debuted as a battle royale mode for Call of Duty…
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Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops: Cold War get Season 3 content on April 22

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War will get new Season 3 content on April 22. Among the big changes for Warzone is an update to its narrative. Some time ago, a cargo tanker ship ran around in Verdansk near the Zordaya Prison Complex. The ship held zombies, and the undead have spread…
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E3 Rewind: Nintendo’s boring and bizarre E3 2008

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. In 2008, Nintendo was on top. The DS and Wii were giant hits. The company had developed a new strategy that targeted audiences that weren’t part of the core gaming demographic. Successes like Wii Sports and Wii Fit showed the viability of that plan. But at E3 that year, Nintendo displayed the first signs of…
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