Mike Minotti, Author at GamesBeat

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Philadelphia 76ers is first among NBA, NFL, and MLB franchises to own an esports team

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 26, 2016
2 min

Professional sports have just passed the ball to its digital counterpart. The professional basketball team the Philadelphia 76ers announced today that it has acquired...

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The epic Gilgamesh is the Sumerian leader in Civilization VI

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 26, 2016
1 min

2K announced today that Gilgamesh, the hero of the oldest work of literature (the epic that’s named after him), is the in-game leader for Sumeria...

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Planet Coaster announces a mode dedicated to crashes

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 24, 2016
1 min

Look, everyone knows that you’re going to try to send your virtual coaster off the rails just to see what happens. It may as...

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Blizzard games suffer yet another DDoS attack

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 23, 2016
1 min

Update: Blizzard has noted on its Twitter account that the attacks are over. Blizzard can’t shake these cyberattacks. The developer noted inside its Battle.net...

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Watch Pokémon Generations’ nostalgic trip through the Elite Four on YouTube

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 23, 2016
1 min

The latest episode of Pokémon Generations is now on YouTube, continuing the multimedia, $45 billion franchise’s celebration of its 20th anniversary. Generations is an...

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Football in VR sucks, and Pokémon Go is dethroned

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 23, 2016
3 min

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Blizzard suffers from more DDoS attacks, and we reviewed World of Warcraft’s excellent new expansion, Legion....

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Kabam is shutting down Star Wars: Uprising, its mobile action RPG

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 23, 2016
1 min

The Force goes back to sleep for one mobile game publisher. Mobile developer Kabam announced that Star Wars: Uprising, its action role-playing game set...

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Samsung Gear VR will soon have a top-flight controller: Xbox One’s new gamepad

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 23, 2016
2 min

Microsoft’s star controller just became a bit more versatile. The house of Windows announced today that its newest wireless controller for the Xbox One will soon...

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Disney Princesses invade iOS and Android with Charmed Adventures

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 22, 2016
1 min

I’m glad I have work as an excuse to play a game about princesses. Disney has released a new mobile game today, Disney Princess:...

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Minecraft’s Education Edition launches November 1 for $5 a student

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 22, 2016
1 min

Recess could soon become a lot kids’ second-favorite subject at school. Developer Mojang announced that Minecraft: Education Edition hits November 1 for computers running Windows...

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