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Nintendo led gaming industry TV ad spend in August, but others are catching up

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 18, 2017
2 min

Nintendo may have ruled August when it comes to TV time, but with the fall game season upon us, PlayStation is opening its wallet...

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The Little Ball That Could is a solid marble platformer

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 18, 2017
1 min

Sega isn’t making new Super Monkey Ball games. And Marble Madness was in arcades more than three decades ago, but the marble-platforming genre lives on...

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We can all help with Overwatch’s toxicity — but Blizzard must lead

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 17, 2017
5 min

Recently Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan spoke in an Overwatch Developer Update video about the issue of toxicity and bad behavior in Overwatch. In it, Kaplan...

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How the A Maze Festival in Johannesburg showcased Africa’s indie game scene

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 17, 2017
5 min

Today is the last day of the A Maze festival in Johannesburg, a celebration of the international indie developer scene along with games by homegrown...

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Break Out: Ultima III and the familial origins of Origin Systems

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 16, 2017
8 min

The following excerpt comes from Break Out: How the Apple II Launched the PC Gaming Revolution by David L. Craddock, available in hardcover from...

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HTC trademark points to standalone VR headset’s name: Vive Focus

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 16, 2017
1 min

We’re expecting to find out more about HTC’s Vive-branded standalone VR headset in a few weeks’ time, but it looks like the name has...

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How to set up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive like the pros

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 16, 2017
5 min

Mouse and video gaming settings can make or break your Counter-Strike: Global Offensive experience, so it’s very important to ensure you have settings that...