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Why Montréal continues to win new game studios in the age of remote working

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 17, 2021
10 min

Montréal has a booming job market for video game, visual effects, and animation talent as a working hub for those industries in North America....

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Ludia unveils DC Heroes & Villains match-3 puzzle RPG

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 16, 2021
2 min

Ludia unveiled DC Heroes & Villains, the first match-3 puzzle role-playing game (RPG) set in the DC Universe. The mobile game will come out...

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AnalogueOS is powerful interface for the Pocket.

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AnalogueOS turns Analogue Pocket into ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Gaming’

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 16, 2021
2 min

Analogue Pocket is still coming soon. The FPGA-powered modernized Game Boy clone with a hyper-high-resolution screen has faced plenty of delays, but Analogue has...

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The RetroBeat: Consoles that should be in Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 15, 2021
3 min

Nintendo announced today that it’s new tier for Nintendo Switch Online is going to costs $50 a year, and I’m still trying to process...

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3 min

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Steam reportedly blocks cryptocurrency and NFT games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 15, 2021
2 min

Valve is reportedly blocking cryptocurrency and NFT games on its Steam digital distribution network, according to Age of Rust developer SpacePirate Games. The studio said...

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Animal Crossing New Horizons Happy Home Paradise expansion coming Nov. 5

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
October 15, 2021
2 min

Nintendo today announced in a special Direct that Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be getting a substantial update and a paid expansion called Happy...

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Nintendo Switch Online’s new tier costs an absurd $50 a year

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 15, 2021
1 min

Last month, Nintendo announced that it would make Nintendo 64 and Genesis games available in a new tier of its Nintendo Switch Online Service....

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Laguna Games raises $5M to launch Crypto Unicorns with egg NFTs

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
October 15, 2021
2 min

Laguna Games announced today a $5 million seed round to make its blockchain-based game, Crypto Unicorns. The developer is planning to seed the marketplace with...