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Playdate review: An alternate-history boutique handheld

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 18, 2022
4 min

When I unboxed the Playdate handheld on TikTok, a number of people asked if they could play old Pokémon games on the device. That...

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4 min

Exploding Kittens has sold 18 million copies of its card game.

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Netflix will launch Exploding Kittens animated cartoon series and mobile game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 18, 2022
5 min

Netflix is doubling down on games with the upcoming launch of an Exploding Kittens mobile game and an animated cartoon series. The entertainment streaming...

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5 min

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Shin Megami Tensei V has reached 1 million sold

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 18, 2022
1 min

Atlus announced on Twitter today that Shin Megami Tensei V has now sold 1 million copies worldwide. The Japanese RPG debuted as a Switch...

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Manticore Games brings Core to iOS for its first anniversary

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
April 15, 2022
1 min

Manticore Games today announced for its first anniversary that it is bringing Core, its metaverse platform, to iOS. It’s also releasing Party Portals, a...

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James Hursthouse (middle left) and Christina Heller (middle right) show off Metastage.

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The DeanBeat: Women in Gaming breakfast kicks off diverse lineup at GamesBeat Summit 2022

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 15, 2022
6 min

I’m glad that we’re done with recruiting our 124 speakers for our 55 sessions at the GamesBeat Summit 2022 event on April 26-28. And...

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6 min

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Mario Golf is now available on Nintendo Switch Online

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
April 15, 2022
1 min

The Nintendo Switch now has two Mario Golf games. You can get 2021’s Mario Golf: Super Rush, which is a fine entry in the...

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House of Fun Impact on running charity promotions within a mobile game

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
April 14, 2022
3 min

Online casino apps are not necessarily the first one would think of as the site of a charity campaign. But Playtika and House of...

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3 min

Coda Payments raised $690 million in a secondary sale.

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Coda Payments raises $690M for cross-border payments and alternative app stores

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 14, 2022
4 min

Coda Payments has raised $690 million in funding to enable cross-border payments for games and other digital products, as well as alternative app stores....