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Video games are literature’s new frontier

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 14, 2019
5 min

When does entertainment become art? When does art become entertainment? Since I decided to renew my interest in gaming, I’ve been wrestling with the...

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Take-Two boss: Gun violence is ‘uniquely American’

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 13, 2019
2 min

Take-Two chief executive officer Strauss Zelnick is on something of a victory lap. The publisher had one of the best earnings reports of the...

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Nomadic takes location-based VR into Asia

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 13, 2019
2 min

Nomadic has reported success with its first virtual reality location-based entertainment center, which is like an arcade for VR. It features Vertigo’s Arizona Sunshine,...

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Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac supports DirectX 11, Catalina, and Sidecar

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 13, 2019
3 min

Mac users have been able to run Windows apps for many years thanks to third-party virtualization solutions and Apple’s own Boot Camp, but some...

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Quake director Tim Willits explains why he’s joining Saber Interactive

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 13, 2019
2 min

Yesterday, former id Software producer and game director Tim Willits announced he is joining developer Saber Interactive. He’s taking over the role of chief...

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Prize Payments aims to simplify esport tournament prizes

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 13, 2019
4 min

Prize Payments is launching a service to simplify the payment of cash prizes for esports tournament winners. This business opportunity exists because prize pools...

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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville trailer leaks

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 13, 2019
2 min

Electronic Arts is making Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. I know this because I saw a trailer for it on the internet. But...

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Wireless Super Nintendo controller appears in FCC database

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 13, 2019
2 min

The Nintendo Switch may soon get official wireless Super Nintendo controllers. The publisher filed to acquire a Federal Communications Commission ID for a new...