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User-generated content platforms like Roblox and Minecraft are in ‘good position’ during pandemic

April 28, 2020
Game studios have been in a unique position since the beginning of the pandemic. Many other industries have faced huge hardship, with local governments ordering nonessential business to close in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The game industry, especially the owners of user-generated content platforms like Roblox and Minecraft, are in a good position to see growth. “It’s hard not to…
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Jon Goldman: Gaming is the best form of entertainment

April 28, 2020
Jon Goldman is a bit biased, but he believes that gaming will become the best form of entertainment, eclipsing film and television. Plenty of other people agree. After all, games hit $148.8 billion in revenues in 2019 and could cross $160 billion in 2020, according to market…
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Nexon’s Owen Mahoney: How the gaming world has changed

April 28, 2020
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney gave us a picture of how the gaming world has changed during the pandemic. And so far, the world is tilting more to online games. Mahoney spoke in a fireside chat at GamesBeat Summit 2020 with Michael Pachter, a longtime research analyst at Wedbush Securities. They did a similar fireside chat on gaming communities at GamesBeat Summit 2019, but their topic was much different…
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Galaxy S20 Ultra’s massive camera bump appears to be more prone to cracking

April 28, 2020
Selling a $1,400 phone has everyone looking for perfection, but it seems like Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra just can’t catch a break. A report from details that some S20 Ultra owners are dealing with broken camera glass. Complaints from Samsung’s forums find that more than a few users are having problems with the glass on the S20 Ultra’s camera. Namely, the glass is shattering seemly for…
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PUBG comes to Google Stadia

April 28, 2020
Google revealed during today’s Stadia Connect video presentation that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is now available for the cloud gaming platform. The Stadia version of PUBG, the Pioneer Edition, will cost $40. It is free for Stadia Pro users. It includes the base game…
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EA is bringing Jedi: Fallen Order, Madden, and FIFA to Google Stadia

April 28, 2020
Google revealed today during its latest Google Stadia Connect presentation that Electronic Arts is bringing some big games to the cloud gaming service. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be the first, coming to Stadia this fall. The action-adventure game from Titanfall and Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment debuted in November 2019. It was one of favorite games of the year thanks to its…
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