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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting its own subsidiary from Bluehole

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 29, 2017
1 min

Bluehole, the studio behind the massive battle royale shooter hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, announced today that it is creating a subsidiary, PUBG Corp., to handle the development...

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Angry Birds maker Rovio’s shares debut in IPO that values company at $1.1 billion

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 29, 2017
1 min

Rovio Entertainment’s stock began trading today just slightly above its IPO offering price which was set well below the top of the range the...

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How esports competitors prepare, mentally and physically

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 29, 2017
3 min

Think “high-performance athlete” and a fairly typical ideal probably springs to mind. The classic media representation of an elite athlete embodies physical prowess built...

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PC Gaming Weekly: Atari searches for a market

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 29, 2017
4 min

Thanks to an exclusive report from our lead writer, Dean Takahashi, we learned this week that the new Ataribox will be a low-cost gaming rig with...

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YouTube creates confusion by herding creators into partner program to fight ‘abuse’ (update)

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 28, 2017
5 min

YouTube creators are still dealing with the ramifications of the adpocalypse brought on in part by superstar PewDiePie repeatedly making jokes sympathetic toward Nazis. That...

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For once, Microsoft got the jump on Google and Apple with HoloLens — will it last?

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 28, 2017
3 min

Mixed reality (MR) is a new computing platform that‘s emerging from the current fields of augmented and virtual reality. MR blends the physical and...

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Ruiner is a Polish indie studio’s unique spin on cyberpunk

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 28, 2017
4 min

Dystopia has never looked as good as it does in Ruiner, a fast-paced cyberpunk top-down shooter that debuted Tuesday for PC, Xbox One, and...

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SNES Classic Edition — mini-reviews for all 21 games

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 28, 2017
10 min

The SNES Classic Edition is a cute device, and it’s great because it has so many wonderful games. Its 21 retro hits, include platformers,...

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FIFA 18 Switch: Watch a full match running on Nintendo’s hot hybrid

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 28, 2017
2 min

The Nintendo Switch is the hot gaming device right now, and publishers are finding that the hybrid home/handheld console’s owners are hungry for software....

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Sennheiser’s GSX 1000 gaming amp is packed with power and features

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 28, 2017
3 min

I bet your PC’s audio setup is wack. Maybe you have a USB headset, a cheap speaker set, or a nice pair of headphones...

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