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Microsoft reports $33.7 billion in Q4 2019 revenue: Azure up 64%, Surface up 14%, and LinkedIn up 25%

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 18, 2019
2 min

Microsoft today reported earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $33.7 billion, net income of $13.2 billion, and earnings per...

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Super Mario Maker 2’s toughest levels are also its kindest

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 18, 2019
2 min

I can’t stop playing Super Mario Maker 2. A combination of factors keep pulling me back. Having it on the Switch makes is easy...

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PS4 early access multiplayer game Don’t Even Think reaches 150,000 players

Posted byby Mike Minotti
July 18, 2019
1 min

Indie developer Dark Horse Studio and publisher Perfect World Games announced today that Don’t Even Think has attracted over 150,000 players in its first...

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Kongregate acquires Bit Heroes, a dungeon-crawling RPG for PC and mobile

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 18, 2019
2 min

Game publisher Kongregate, a division of MTG, said it has acquired the Bit Heroes, a dungeon-crawl role-playing game for PC, mobile, and web. The...

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Id Software leader Tim Willits will leave after QuakeCon

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 18, 2019
2 min

Longtime id Software studio director Tim Willits announced in a tweet today that he will leave the company after the company’s upcoming QuakeCon fan...

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Skillz launches $25,000 contest for mobile esports game devs

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 18, 2019
1 min

Mobile esports platform Skillz has announced a $25,000-plus contest for developers who can best use the Skillz platform to make mobile esports games. The...

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Sweet Escapes comes from Cookie Jam veterans at Redemption Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 18, 2019
2 min

Redemption Games is launching Sweet Escapes, the first mobile game from the new studio that a cadre of Cookie Jam veterans founded. The free-to-play...

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Nolan Bushnell reveals Alexa-powered murder mystery board game St. Noire

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 18, 2019
2 min

Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell and Hollywood creative director Zai Ortiz have created an interesting first in entertainment: St. Noire, an Alexa-powered murder mystery board...