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Man plays Minecraft for 35 hours in world record attempt

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 13, 2015
1 min

We sometimes hear about marathon gaming sessions ending in disaster, but here’s one that didn’t. Joe Kelly of Cheltenham, U.K., played Minecraft for 35...

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Talking Tom hits 3 billion downloads worldwide

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 13, 2015
2 min

A series of apps featuring friendly characters that appear in their own YouTube Kids short videos just racked up their 3 billionth download without ever...

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How Disney became successful in mobile by being itself

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 13, 2015
2 min

SAN FRANCISCO — Disney used to have trouble with mobile. For a long time, Disney never capitalized on its strongest brands. It’s biggest mobile...

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Epic chief says games like Ark: Survival Evolved, not mobile, are how small studios can make big money

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 13, 2015
2 min

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s difficult for a developer to launch a hit in the mature, stagnant mobile gaming sector, and one of the top...

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Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection makes the PS3’s best action games even better

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 12, 2015
4 min

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is pure bliss. Going on adventures and dangerous expeditions as the charming Nathan Drake is some of the best fun...

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Esports grow closer to real sports, grow more in mobile, and — well — just grow

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 12, 2015
2 min

SAN FRANCISCO — You’re probably hearing a lot about esports these days. That’s because it’s one of gaming’s fastest-growing sectors. Esports, as we call the...