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Ex-Ubisoft leader David Polfeldt joins Player Unknown Productions as senior adviser

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. PlayerUnknown Productions, a game studio headed by battle royale pioneer Brendan Greene, announced it has hired David Polfeldt to act as a senior adviser. Polfeldt left Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment studio in…
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Indonesia blocks Steam, PayPal and other services over missed regulatory deadline

Indonesia is blocking residents from accessing various online platforms after those services failed to comply with a July 29th regulatory deadline, reports Reuters (via The Verge). Among the affected platforms are PayPal, Steam and Yahoo (owned by Engadget’s parent company Apollo Management). Under the country’s 2020 MR5 law, companies labeled as “Private Electronic System Providers” had…
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Neon White tops Steam’s chart for June 2022

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. We all knew Neon White was gonna make the Steam top 20 when Valve caught up to that…
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StreamElements: Mobile games are growing on YouTube but not Twitch

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. StreamElements released its latest monthly report, covering the state of streaming in June. According to this report, YouTube Gaming and Twitch are starting to diverge in types of content. Also, while Twitch’s…
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PlayStation Plus adds Yakuza: Like a Dragon for Essential subs in August

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Sony has revealed August’s PlayStation Plus titles. Starting on August 1, Plus subscribers of every tier will have their three new games. In August, that includes Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater…
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