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Microsoft reveals developer acceleration program for ID@Xbox

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Microsoft announced today it is launching a new program for its ID@Xbox publishing initiative. This developer acceleration program makes it easier for indie game creators to publish on Xbox. More specifically, the company hopes to bring more underrepresented creators to the platform using this…
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Xbox Game Pass closes March with Infinite Guitars

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Xbox has revealed which games are coming to Game Pass in the final days of March. It’s an unusually light month, as the platform is only adding two new games for the…
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Atari and Arvore team up on Pixel Ripped 1978 VR game

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Atari and Arvore have teamed up to make Pixel Ripped 1978, a nostalgic virtual reality game for a variety of platforms. The game is the third installment in the popular…
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Riot and Prime Gaming renew deal for in-game rewards, esports

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Riot Games and Amazon’s Prime Gaming have renewed their partnership. The deal spans in-game content across League of Legends, its mobile counterpart Wild Rift, Valorant, Legends of Runeterra, and new this year, Teamfight Tactics and the publisher’s esports programs. Amazon Prime members…
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Resident Evil 4 Remake review: Refreshed, renewed, replayable

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Following Capcom’s successful remakes of its ’90s-era Resident Evil titles, a new take on its magnum opus, Resident Evil 4, was inevitable. Whether it was necessary…
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Emmett Shear resigns as Twitch CEO after 16 years

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Emmett Shear, the CEO and co-founder of Twitch, announced he will be resigning from his role at the games-focused livestreaming platform. Instead, Shear will remain with the company in an advisory role. In a blog post, Shear said he would be stepping down to pursue parenthood. “Twitch often…
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What self-publishing on the Epic Games Store means for gaming

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Epic Games announced last week it is bringing self-publishing tools for game developers and publishers to the Epic Games Store. I talked to Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic…
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Resident Evil 4 demo releases today

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. During today’s Capcom Spotlight, the publisher announced that a demo for the Resident Evil 4 remake will be available later today. Resident Evil 4 launches on March 24…
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Community Gaming, Game7 and 3XP will launch expo for Web3, esports, creators and brands

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Community Gaming, Game7 and 3XP Gaming Expo have teamed up to highlight Web3 games in a festival that includes esports, creators and brands. Aimed at highlighting the community around blockchain games, the expo will take place from June 8 to June 9 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena…
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