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John Riccitiello Q&A: How Unity CEO views Epic’s Fortnite success

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 15, 2018
12 min

Years ago, Epic Games pitched a little game called Fortnite to then-Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello. Not so prophetically, he turned it down. Fortnite...

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Fly like Thor in this VR experiment (but have your health insurance ready)

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 15, 2018
1 min

What could be safer than putting on a VR headset, grabbing a motion controller by the wrist strap, and then twirling it above your...

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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with promise of Tencent games compatibility

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 15, 2018
2 min

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Tencent games compatibility promise and five bug fixes. This build is from the...

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GamesBeat Decides 96: Tom Nook flips the Switch

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 14, 2018
1 min

It’s a Friday show this week for the GamesBeat Decides podcast, and that means hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti are in a saucy...

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In defense of Assassin’s Creed III ahead of its remaster

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 14, 2018
3 min

An Assassin’s Creed III remaster is coming with Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. This move has many fans raising their eyebrows. Despite selling over 7 million...

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Ninja won’t stream with women, but he will stream with Doritos

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 14, 2018
2 min

Twitch and PepsiCo announced today that they are bringing the Doritos Bowl to the livestreaming platform. This is an invitational competition that will have...

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The DeanBeat: The blockchain hype train comes to gaming

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 14, 2018
9 min

Blockchain this and that. You hear it all the time now. I get pitched a few times per week, or sometimes per day, on...

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The Abyss is reinventing the digital distribution of video games

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 14, 2018
3 min

The Abyss is the next-generation digital distribution game platform that is the world’s first blockchain project to execute DAICO, the fundraising model combining benefits of DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and traditional ICOs.