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How should Overwatch evolve in 2017? GamesBeat Decides

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 4, 2017
1 min

Listen to the GamesBeat Decides podcast GB Decides on Facebook Watch on YouTube Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher. The best game of 2016 was Overwatch, according...

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Perfect World cuts jobs, but Star Trek Online and other MMOs are unaffected

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 3, 2017
1 min

Another gaming company is downsizing its staff. Perfect World Entertainment, the publisher responsible for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and other massively multiplayer online role-playing games, has confirmed to GamesBeat that it has laid off fewer than 30 employees.

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Stardew Valley is the latest indie hit to get a physical disc version for consoles

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 3, 2017
2 min

Another indie megahit is escaping its download-only origins to hit a retail outlet near you as a physical disc. Stardew Valley, the life-simulating farming...

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Fire Emblem: Heroes grosses $2.9 million in its first day according to Sensor Tower

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 3, 2017
2 min

Fire Emblem: Heroes has already made millions. Intelligence firm Sensor Tower has stated that Nintendo’s second mobile game has grossed $2.9 million in its first day. It launched for iOS and Android on February 2.

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Mobile hit Fallout Shelter comes to Xbox One and Windows 10

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 3, 2017
1 min

Xbox One is getting another Fallout game, but it’s not the role-playing experience you may expect. Microsoft announced today that Fallout Shelter is coming...

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Steam PC gaming service is down

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 3, 2017
1 min

You may have to put off your afternoon Dota 2 plans for a while because the game’s servers are not functioning properly. Valve’s Steam...

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PlayStation 4 is finally getting support for external storage

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 3, 2017
1 min

After nearly four years, the PlayStation 4 is getting a fairly basic feature that should improve the quality of life for people who own...

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Heroes of the Storm is adding Overwatch’s Lúcio to its roster

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 3, 2017
1 min

Heroes of the Storm is a free-to-play game for PC. Adding new characters is the best way to keep people engaged and earn more revenue, since players can spend in-game currency or real money to unlock new heroes.