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Xbox Game Pass adds Darkest Dungeon to its late January slate

January 26, 2023
Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Following today’s Developer Direct event, Xbox announced the final games coming to Game Pass in its late January/early February slate. These include the newly announced Hi-Fi Rush and the classic Goldeneye 007, as well as several other titles. The two aforementioned titles launch today…
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Twitch open letter provides 2023 monetization roadmap

January 26, 2023
Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Twitch, the leading gaming livestreaming platform, released a letter to layout it’s roadmap for new monetization features in 2023. The open letter was penned by Tom…
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Web3 RPG Guild of Guardians releases esports team summons

January 19, 2023
Web3 RPG, Guild of Guardians has partnered with eight top esports teams and today, fans can buy and earn in-game summons featuring team branding. The partnership with these teams — Cloud9, Fnatic, NAVI, Ninjas in Pyjamas, NRG, SK Gaming, T1 and Team Liquid — and…
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Roblox CEO says 70 user-created games have crossed a billion plays

January 19, 2023
Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki announced that 70 player-created games have crossed a billion plays on the Roblox platform, which has grown to 58.8 million daily users. Back in 2019, Roblox had 10 titles with more than a billion plays. Baszucki said 2022 was a great year for Roblox. Top titles included Livetopia, which recently partnered with Mariah Carey for a holiday experience, and viral thrillers…
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The final hours of Google Stadia have arrived

January 19, 2023
Stadia, Google’s ambitious but ultimately doomed cloud gaming service, is shutting down at the end of today, January 18. Many gamers and developers are bidding the platform farewell, as is Stadia’s social media. As a last gesture, the service rolled out a free-to-play…
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Prime Gaming user engagement increased 25% in 2022

January 18, 2023
Amazon revealed how Prime Gaming performed in 2022, including stats on its free games and user response. According to Amazon, the number of subscribers who claimed free games increased by 25%, and the value of the games on offer increased as well. In total, Amazon’s Free…
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Garmin brings Atari into its car cabin of the future

January 16, 2023
Garmin is showing off cool interior cabins for future cars, and it has partnered with Atari to bring gaming into vehicles. The Swiss automotive equipment company showed off the cabin at CES 2023, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas. Garmin is focused on technologies that unify multiple domains, touchscreens and wireless devices on a single SoC (system on chip). The cabin features four…
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Fortnite Champion Series changes format, keeps $10M prize pool

January 12, 2023
The Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) is returning for 2023 — alongside its $10 million prize pool to be distributed through out the year. However, this year the FNCS Global Championship is reformatting to be more similar to other esports with a new major-focused structure. The Fortnite Champion Series season will be split into three Majors that will run for a total of five weeks each. Duos…
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