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The RetroBeat: World of Warcraft: Classic shows what MMOs have lost

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 30, 2019
3 min

I’m having the most fun with any video game this year playing an old massively multiplayer online role-playing game from 2004. World of Warcraft...

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After 5,000 games, Microsoft’s Suphx AI can defeat top Mahjong players

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 30, 2019
2 min

Bolstered by algorithmic breakthroughs and an abundance of cheap computing power, AI has become a veritable games champion, notching wins against the world’s top-ranked...

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Nielsen: How to properly measure the impact of esports for brands and advertisers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 30, 2019
14 min

Analysts predict esports should be a very big business in the future, and it is already amassing huge audiences. Brands and advertisers want to...

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These Sleepless Nights mixed reality exhibit addresses homelessness in the U.S.

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 30, 2019
3 min

These Sleepless Nights is a mixed reality documentary that uses cutting-edge spatial computing technology to allow visitors to listen, connect, and engage with those...

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Control’s performance issues are getting a fix

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 30, 2019
2 min

Control sounds like a lot of fun. I’m going to start it at some point today. I would have started it last night, but...

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Destiny 2 gets a premium progression battle pass

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 30, 2019
2 min

Loot boxes aren’t dead, but many developers now favor the premium progression pass instead. Destiny 2 is the latest game to adopt one of...

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The DeanBeat: The fears, complexities, and hopes of Hollywood games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 30, 2019
6 min

Eric Goldberg, managing director of Crossover Technologies, told me this week at the GameDaily Connect event in Anaheim, California, that a huge amount of...

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Castle Crashers: Remastered busts up Nintendo Switch on September 17

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 30, 2019
1 min

Color-coded knights, rejoice! Indie developer The Behemoth announced today that Castle Crashers: Remastered will be coming to Nintendo Switch on September 17. Castle Crashers...