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World of Warcraft Classic releases during summer 2019

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 2, 2018
1 min

Blizzard Entertainment revealed that World of Warcraft Classic is launching during summer 2019. The announcement was part of BlizzCon’s opening ceremony today in Anaheim,...

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Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime hands baton to J. Allen Brack at BlizzCon 2018

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 2, 2018
2 min

Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime bid farewell to thousands of fans at the BlizzCon fan event today during the opening keynote. Morhaime recently announced that, after...

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Heroes of the Storm adds its first original character: Orphea

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 2, 2018
1 min

Blizzard Entertainment revealed a new character for Heroes of the Storm, its free-to-play MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) for PC. The announcement was part...

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Destiny 2 will be free on PC through November 18

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 2, 2018
1 min

Destiny 2 is free to all Battle.net players. The offer goes on from now until November 18. The announcement came as part of the...

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The DeanBeat: The American Abyss depicts a U.S. civil war in 2040

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 2, 2018
12 min

GamesBeat: By 2040, do you imagine Donald Trump would have his own private army? Castronova: Well, if that’s going to happen, it would happen...

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Star Trek: Fleet Command beams up to iOS and Android on November 29

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 2, 2018
2 min

Mobile game publisher Scopely said it will publish the free-to-play Star Trek: Fleet Command on iOS and Android on November 29. Under license from CBS Interactive,...

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Worldscale VR is exciting … and maybe dangerous

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 2, 2018
3 min

Oculus formally unveiled the Oculus Quest last month. It’s a 6DoF (6 degrees of freedom) standalone headset, meaning no tethers and no external computer. Yet...

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How esports can use new monetization models to reach new heights (VB Live)

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 1, 2018
2 min

Money is pouring into esports and companies are taking note. In this special VB Live event, our panel of experts will discuss traditional monetization...