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ProBeat: Google should have picked Microsoft’s app store principles over Apple’s

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 9, 2020
3 min

Microsoft this week outlined a list of 10 principles for the Microsoft Store on Windows in a not-so subtle jab at Apple and Google....

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Donut Lab raises $1.6 million for Kids vs Zombies mobile game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 9, 2020
3 min

Game studio Donut Lab has raised $1.6 million to finish making its Kids vs Zombies multiplayer shooter mobile game. The game is an example...

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The DeanBeat: What’s at stake in Apple’s potentially apocalyptic IDFA changes

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 9, 2020
17 min

The Identifier for Advertisers, also known as IDFA, seems like an unlikely candidate for causing an apocalypse in mobile games, advertising, and the iPhone...

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Zynga and Lady Gaga raise awareness of mental health in Words with Friends

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 9, 2020
2 min

Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and Zynga have partnered to raise mental health awareness for World Mental Health Day through the Words With Friends...

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IBM teams up with Activision Blizzard to manage tech for the Overwatch League

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 9, 2020
2 min

IBM will manage the technology for Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch League, a sign esports is starting to demand the most sophisticated cloud and AI technologies....

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AMD reveals Ryzen 5000-series chips with towering gaming performance

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 8, 2020
2 min

As promised, AMD is preparing to launch its next generation of Ryzen CPUs. These chips have the Zen 3 architecture, which reuses a lot...

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Mortal Kombat 11 gets its first next-gen blood November 17 with Rambo

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 8, 2020
1 min

Mortal Kombat 11 is one of the most successful fighting games in recent history, so it’s no big surprise that Warner Bros. Games has...

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Bugsnax launches with PlayStation 5 on November 12

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 8, 2020
1 min

Indie developer Young Horses announced today that Bugsnax is debuting on November 12. That’s the PlayStation 5‘s launch date. Bugsnax is also going to...