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Ubisoft releases its own list of PS4 games that won’t work on PlayStation 5

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 30, 2020
1 min

The list of PlayStation 4 games that may not work on PlayStation 5 is growing. On its own website, Ubisoft provided a roster of...

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Apex Legends hands-on — Season 7’s Olympus map and Trident vehicle bring big changes

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 30, 2020
4 min

Apex Legends is getting a makeover next week as Electronic Arts’ Respawn Entertainment releases a new map dubbed Olympus, a Trident hovercraft that you...

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The DeanBeat: Why politics and games go together

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 30, 2020
7 min

Many gamers say that games and politics don’t mix well because people don’t like serious (or boring) politics woven into their entertainment. But I...

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What small game studios need to know about security — before they launch (VB Live)

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 30, 2020
4 min

Presented by Akamai Launching a new game studio means building the infrastructure of your dreams from scratch. Join our panel of tech and operational...

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Tetris Effect: Connected offers up impressive multiplayer variety

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 30, 2020
2 min

Tetris Effect: Connected’s coolest multiplayer mode is its Classic Score Attack. This is a faithful re-creation of the versus rules from Tetris for the...

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Activision Blizzard reports $1.95 billion in revenue for Q3 2020, needs to hire 2,000 people

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 29, 2020
3 min

Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat expectations. Its Call of Duty franchise continued to outperform last year’s results as people played a lot...

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Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six: Quarantine delayed past Q1 2021

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 29, 2020
1 min

Far Cry 6 had a release date of February 18, 2021, but Ubisoft now plans to release the open-world adventure during its next fiscal...

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Ubisoft’s strong earnings benefit from live service games and back catalog sales during pandemic

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 29, 2020
1 min

Ubisoft shared its results for the first half of its 2020-2021 financial year, posting net bookings of €754.7 million ($880.09 million). That is up...