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Risk of Rain 2 storms to over 1 million copies sold after 1 month in Steam Early Access

Posted byby Jason Wilson
May 3, 2019
1 min

We’re getting closer to summer, but the risk of rain is increasing … at least in Steam Early Access. Hopoo Games and Gearbox Publishing...

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Riot Games will let new employees opt for lawsuits over arbitration

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 3, 2019
2 min

Under pressure from employees, Riot Games announced tonight that it will change a policy and let new employees opt to sue the company rather...

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Sensor Tower — Game of Thrones: Conquest revenue grows 90% thanks to TV show’s final season

Posted byby Jason Wilson
May 2, 2019
1 min

The North remembers. So do, apparently, Game of Thrones: Conquest players — in this case, they’re remembering their wallets as the final season of...

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Why Epic Games called an open platform truce with Microsoft

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 2, 2019
7 min

A couple of years ago, Microsoft and Epic Games executives were mad at each other. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney called out Microsoft because...

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Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 for developers will get Unreal Engine 4 support in May

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 2, 2019
5 min

Microsoft will launch its HoloLens 2 Development Edition for $3,500 later this year in its latest effort to kick off mixed-reality experiences, and Epic...

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Activision Blizzard snacks on another strong quarter of Candy Crush growth

Posted byby Jason Wilson
May 2, 2019
2 min

Activision Blizzard beat expectations for first quarter fiscal 2019 earnings today, and it looks like investors have the sweet work of King Entertainment and...

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is keeping fans engaged better than WWII did

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 2, 2019
1 min

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is doing a better job of keeping players than its predecessor, WWII, according to Activision Blizzard’s Q1 financial...

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Activision Blizzard beats its Q1 earnings expectations

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 2, 2019
2 min

Activision Blizzard revealed its earnings for the first quarter of 2019, a period that ended on March 31. The gaming company reported GAAP earnings...