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Ubisoft’s new Saguenay studio is now its third dev shop in Quebec

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 5, 2017
1 min

Ubisoft announced today that it is opening a new studio Saquenay, Quebec, which will open in 2018. It will focus on online services and...

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YouTube Live gets ultra-low latency option, direct streaming on iOS, and new moderation tools

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 5, 2017
2 min

A week after its logo refresh and latest redesign, YouTube is now updating its livestreaming service. YouTube Live is getting the ability to live...

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has sold 10 million copies in 6 months

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 5, 2017
1 min

Bluehole Studio announced today that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has hit the 10 million sold milestone. The Battle Royale multiplayer shooter has been available for PC in...

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GamesBeat 2017 agenda features talks about gaming’s past and its future

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 5, 2017
11 min

Here’s the updated preliminary agenda for our GamesBeat 2017 event coming on October 5-6 at Fort Mason in San Francisco, California. The event is...

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Lego’s new crisis: Plans to cut 8% of its jobs and focus more on digital products

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 5, 2017
2 min

One of the great turnaround stories of the past decade has come unravelled as today Denmark’s Lego announced a decline in revenues and plans...

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Exore: The Rising’s factional world reminds me of my favorite D&D setting

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 5, 2017
7 min

Exore: The Rising caught my attention not for being a role-playing game. I get pitched on several a day, so ideas needs to stand...

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Angry Birds maker Rovio announces plans for IPO to raise $36 million

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 5, 2017
2 min

Capping what appears to be a remarkable turnaround, Finland’s Rovio announced today that it has filed for an initial public offering of stock to expand...

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Knack 2 review — it rocks

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 5, 2017
5 min

Knack 2 works. Simply, elegantly, its many disparate parts—components that fit together so poorly in the original PlayStation 4 launch game—fuse together to form...