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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 — why Treyarch chose a different path

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 18, 2018
9 min

Rob Kostich manages the Call of Duty franchise at Activision Publishing. And this year, that means he is overseeing Treyarch, the studio that is making this...

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Google’s standalone AR headset is reportedly ‘not unlike’ Microsoft’s HoloLens

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 18, 2018
2 min

Google is still developing a standalone augmented reality headset that can overlay digital objects on the real world, according to a report in WinFuture. This...

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The DeanBeat: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 takes a lot of risks, not all good

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 18, 2018
4 min

Game development studio Treyarch is taking a lot of risks with this year’s multiplayer-only Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. And in my opinion, not...

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Oculus adds paid DLC to Mobile Store, promises Rift support ‘soon’

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 18, 2018
1 min

Post-release downloadable content has become so commonplace in games that today’s digital stores need to support it. Now that the Oculus Go is in...

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Kingdom Hearts III hands-on — Wreck-It Ralph, Toy Story, and Hercules bring the Disney magic

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 18, 2018
4 min

Square Enix made Kingdom Hearts III playable for the first time during a world premier event in Santa Monica on May 17. Director Tetsuya...

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Gamelynx raises $1.2 million to make esports games on mobile (updated)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 18, 2018
2 min

Gamelynx is creating team-based competitive games on mobile, so esports can become more accessible and global. And it has raised $1.2 million to accomplish...

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ESRB: Devs will still get free ratings for digital games after Short Form phase-out

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 18, 2018
2 min

Getting a score from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a crucial step for any video game or app that wants to go...

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OrangeGames acquires majority stake in Habbo developer Sulake

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 18, 2018
2 min

Digital content company and publisher OrangeGames is expanding its portfolio of social titles by acquiring a majority stake in Sulake, the developer behind teen-focused...