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Nintendo Switch hits 34.74 million consoles sold, growth slowing

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 25, 2019
1 min

Nintendo reported that the Nintendo Switch hybrid game console has sold 34.74 million hardware units to date, along with 187.52 million copies of software....

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate punches out 13.8 million copies

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 25, 2019
1 min

Nintendo reported today that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was a smash hit of the holiday season, with 13.81 million copies sold to date on...

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Microsoft reports $30.6 billion in Q3 2019 revenue: Azure up 73%, Surface up 21%, and LinkedIn up 27%

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 24, 2019
2 min

Microsoft today reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $30.6 billion, net income of $8.8 billion, and earnings per...

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Overwatch’s new Workshop will let players make their own game modes

Posted byby Mike Minotti
April 24, 2019
1 min

Blizzard Entertainment announced Workshop for Overwatch today, a new feature will let players create their own game modes. Overwatch launched for PlayStation 4, Xbox...

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Mortal Kombat 11 has franchise’s most successful launch ever, ‘years of content’ planned

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
April 24, 2019
1 min

Despite being almost three decades old, the Mortal Kombat series is more popular than ever. David Haddad, the president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment,...

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Chris Taylor reveals Kanoogi cloud gaming platform and Intergalactic Space Empire RTS

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 24, 2019
3 min

Chris Taylor, a game developer known for the titles Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege, and Supreme Commander, announced today that he has been developing a...

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Wizards of the Coast taps Baldur’s Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic designer James Ohlen for new studio

Posted byby Jason Wilson
April 24, 2019
4 min

James Ohlen retired from BioWare last year after a 22-year career in role-playing game design, serving as the lead designer and creative director for...