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Nintendo is creating real-life Zelda escape rooms across the U.S.

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 16, 2016
1 min

Nintendo announced today that it is creating a tour of escape room-style experiences themed around its hit action-adventure series, The Legend of Zelda. Escape rooms have they groups of people working together to solve puzzles to exit a locked place.

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Nutaku will invest $10 million in game developers who put sex scenes in NSFW games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 16, 2016
2 min

If you’re willing to make a steamy game, Nutaku has an offer for you. Canadian online game publisher Nutaku said it is launching a...

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The Sandbox Evolution delivers pixelated user-generated worlds on Steam

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 16, 2016
2 min

Indie game studio Pixowl had a big hit with its mobile game The Sandbox, a user-generated content game where you can create just about...

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NES Classic Edition’s limited supply is attracting scalpers and their bots

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 16, 2016
3 min

It’s a few days since the NES Classic Edition launched, and it is nearly impossible to find online or at retail stores. Unless you...

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NES Classic Edition will be available for a few minutes each day through November 18 on Walmart’s website

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 15, 2016
2 min

You don’t have to spend $250 on eBay to get an NES Classic. Have some patience, and try Walmart instead. At 2 p.m. Pacific...

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Is NES Classic Edition worth the price? Will we get an SNES Classic? GamesBeat Decides

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 15, 2016
1 min

The boys are back. GamesBeat Decides is starting to find its footing, and it only took us three episodes to get to that point....

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Ubisoft will remove a woman character’s exposed genitalia from Watch Dogs 2

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 15, 2016
2 min

Watch Dogs 2 is rated M for Mature, but it still decided to remove some adult-themed material. Ubisoft has confirmed to GamesBeat that it is...

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Overwatch’s Sombra and Arcade update is now live

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 15, 2016
1 min

Blizzard has released a new patch for Overwatch that adds Sombra, the new hacker hero, to the team-based shooter for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The update also has the new Arcade mode, which adds new types of matches, including 1-vs.-1 and 3-vs.-3 games.

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How Supercell kills its darlings to focus on potential hits

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 15, 2016
3 min

Supercell has outstanding mobile games, but it’s also known for killing off the projects that don’t work. The Helsinki, Finland-based company is known for games...

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Final Fantasy fans freak out over Conan O’Brien’s latest Clueless Gamer bit

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 15, 2016
3 min

Late-night talk-show host Conan O’Brien admits he knows nothing about video games, but publishers still often pay him money to play their products on...

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