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Golf is coming to 'Nintendo Switch Sports' on November 28th

November 22, 2022
Nintendo Switch Sports is a fun package that modernizes the world-conquering Wii Sports, but it was missing a few of the 2006 classic’s game modes at the jump. One of those will arrive very soon as a November 28th update will add golf to the game. You’ll have access to 21 holes from the Wii Sports series. Along with casual modes that you can enjoy with family and friends, you can check…
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Epic lawsuit claims Google paid Activision Blizzard $360 million to prevent Play Store rival

November 20, 2022
Google paid Activision Blizzard approximately $360 million to prevent the troubled publisher from competing directly against the Play Store. The deal was one among at least 24 agreements the search giant signed as part of its Project Hug initiative, according to court documents seen by Reuters. The financial details of Project Hug – later known as the Apps and Games Velocity Program – are at…
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Zynga’s Rollic buys German mobile game studio Popcore

November 18, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Zynga’s Rollic hypercasual gaming division has acquired Popcore, an indie mobile game developer based in Germany.
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Gameloft sees initial success with expansion to PC/consoles

November 18, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Mobile game companies have been seeing their revenues sink as the pandemic excitement has worn off and Apple’s push…
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Heroic Story raises $6M to build tabletop RPG platform for Web3

November 18, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Heroic Story has raised $6 million to build a Web3-enabled tabletop role-playing game platform. The Los Angeles company’s aim is to enable storytellers to create new worlds for open game franchises, and it recently released an online version…
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Xbox controllers are up to 35 percent off for Black Friday

November 18, 2022
If you’re gifting an Xbox Series S or X this year, or even grabbing one for yourself, here’s a chance to get an extra Xbox Core controller for just $40. We saw the Xbox Core controllers get a more a more modest 26 percent discount back in September, but this sale…
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Samsung Gaming Hub rolls out game streaming to 2021 TVs

November 17, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Samsung announced that, starting next week, it’s rolling out support for its Gaming Hub on older TVs. This means that those who own a 2021 Samsung Smart TV will soon have access to multiple cloud gaming services, including Xbox Cloud and…
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