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The DeanBeat: Roblox’s kid developers make enough ‘robux’ to pay for college

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 21, 2017
5 min

Jackson Munsell, Brandon LaRouche and Alex Balfanz grew up in very different places. But they’re converging on San Jose, Calif., this weekend as developers...

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League of Legends esports teams turn to Tim ‘Magic’ Sevenhuysen for ‘Moneyball’ counsel

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 21, 2017
15 min

The Moneyball of esports is quite a reality yet. But the Brad Pitt movie and Michael Lewis book has been a good way to...

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Tapjoy’s rewarded video ads grew 80% in the past year

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 21, 2017
1 min

Mobile engagement and monetization firm Tapjoy said its ad platform reached about 581 million mobile consumers at the close of the second quarter. The...

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One man on a mission

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 21, 2017
5 min

Presented by Intel “I love it when people are mad at me because it tells me that they care.” That’s a bold—and confident—statement from...

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Nintendo Switch eShop servers are down intermittently for Splatoon 2 launch

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 21, 2017
1 min

Nintendo could struggle to sell you Splatoon 2 through its digital store tonight. The game just launched in the last couple of hours, and...

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The story behind the haunting What Remains of Edith Finch

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 21, 2017
4 min

The critically acclaimed What Remains of Edith Finch launched on Xbox One yesterday, but those who had a chance to play it on PC...

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Overwatch League announcement brings hype and skepticism alike

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 20, 2017
3 min

The first major Overwatch League announcement since its introduction at Blizzcon last year came last week, when Blizzard finally introduced the first seven Overwatch...

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NPD: Nintendo claims 3 of the 5 top-selling games in June

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 20, 2017
1 min

The Nintendo Switch dominated the best selling games in June, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. In terms of physical games sold,...