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After Zynga deal, Empires & Puzzles maker is an inspiration for Finnish game industry

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 29, 2019
13 min

Finland has more to contribute to the world of mobile gaming than Clash Royale and Angry Birds. We saw that last year when Zynga acquired...

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Black Friday 2019: Everything we recommend this holiday

Posted byby Jason Wilson
November 28, 2019
2 min

Happy Thanksgiving, readers. May your turkey be moist, and your post-meal naps refreshing … because you’re going to need the rest if you plan...

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Shovel Knight’s superb soundtrack becomes a soothing collection of lullabies

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 27, 2019
1 min

Scarlet Moon Records produces albums for original soundtracks and remixes of video game music, and its next project is giving Shovel Knight‘s tunes a...

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Xbox Scarlett and PlayStation 5 launches will be all about service games

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 27, 2019
2 min

Google Stadia’s launch didn’t make sense. The cloud-gaming service debuted with nearly two dozen games, but they are nearly all premium-priced products that were...

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Sam Lake interview — How storytelling creates value in games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 27, 2019
14 min

For the past 24 years, Sam Lake has been the creative director at Remedy Entertainment, writing the stories that have become the heart of...

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When game companies squander player trust, bad things happen (VB Live)

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 27, 2019
4 min

Presented by Akamai Technologies Games have become a primary target for attackers because there’s real money to be stolen in the virtual world of...

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The Steam Controller is dead, but its legacy lives on

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 27, 2019
3 min

Valve Software is putting an end to one of its hardware endeavors. The company has produced its last Steam Controller, according to The Verge....

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Teatime Games’ One Word fights loneliness through social gaming

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 27, 2019
2 min

Teatime Games has launched One Word, a word puzzle game aimed at elevating social interaction and combating loneliness. The mobile game integrates face-to-face, two-way...