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Shawn Layden was one of the major faces of Sony Interactive Entertainment's executive team.

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PlayStation studios boss Shawn Layden is latest exec to leave Sony

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 30, 2019
2 min

PlayStation Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden is leaving Sony Interactive Entertainment. The publisher announced the executive’s departure in a tweet on Monday evening. Here’s the official...

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Dragalia Lost is coming to mobile on September 27.

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Sensor Tower: Dragalia Lost earned $106 Million in its first year

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 30, 2019
1 min

Dragalia Lost, Nintendo’s only mobile game that isn’t built on existing franchises like Mario or Fire Emblem, has made $106 million in its first...

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Words With Friends

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Words With Friends player data allegedly stolen for 218 million users

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 30, 2019
2 min

A Pakistani hacker claims to have hacked Zynga’s Words With Friends popular social mobile game, gaining access to a database of information on more...

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Toy Story was among the top performing downloads on Minecraft Marketplace last month.

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Minecraft Marketplace August 2019: Lucky Blocks tops the charts

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 30, 2019
5 min

The Minecraft Marketplace didn’t have any major sales or events in August, but players still racked up 7,167,675 downloads for the month. That’s behind...

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A new Brain Age for the Nintendo Switch.

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Nintendo resurrects Brain Age on Switch

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 30, 2019
2 min

Nintendo is going to bring back one of its biggest franchises on the hybrid Switch handheld/home console. No, it’s not F-Zero or Style Savvy....

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Nintendo Switch Lite

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Switch Lite review — The best handheld since Game Boy Advance SP

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 30, 2019
4 min

It took almost two full years, but Nintendo has released a revision for its Switch console. The Switch Lite is available now for $200,...

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iSpot.tv's stats for August

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Xbox overthrows Nintendo for most-seen TV ads game industry ramps up spending

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 28, 2019
2 min

Xbox has overtaken longtime chart-topper Nintendo for TV ad impressions in the most recent 30 days; its commercials account for almost 60% of the...

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8BitDo's latest controller pares down the features.

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8BitDo Lite is a new minimalist gamepad for the Switch

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 27, 2019
1 min

You cannot use the new Nintendo Switch Lite on a television, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pair external controllers with it. Connecting a...

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Overwolf and Intel invested $2 million in 25 indie dev apps in past year

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 27, 2019
2 min

Last year, Intel and Overwolf started a $7 million fund to invest in apps and mods for hardcore gamers. And Overwolf said today the...

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2 min

Terminator: Dark Fate The Game

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Terminator: Dark Fate The Game coming to mobile from Skydance and Firefly Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 27, 2019
2 min

Skydance Media and Firefly Games are partnering to bring Terminator: Dark Fate to mobile ahead of the film coming on November 1. Camel Games...

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