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How Lumines creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi is bringing his beloved franchise to mobile (update)

Posted byby Jason Wilson
August 9, 2016
2 min

Puzzle games lend themselves to mobile’s touchscreen controls. And they’re profitbable, too — look at how King Entertainment has been a top-earning app store...

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Sony announces PlayStation Meeting event for September 7 following PS4 Neo rumors

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 9, 2016
2 min

We may learn details about the PlayStation 4 Neo next month. Sony is holding an event in New York City on September 7 called...

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No Man’s Sky turned into No Man’s Sleep for me

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 9, 2016
3 min

I started playing No Man’s Sky yesterday after years of anticipation and hype, and while I’ve only scraped the crust of this universe-sized enigma,...

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Pokémon Go developer tests big changes to tracking with ‘Nearby’ and ‘Sightings’

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 9, 2016
2 min

I know. You hate Pokémon Go’s broken tracker, but it looks like the developer has some crucial changes coming soon. Developer Niantic is sending out...

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Pokémon Go should consider Apple’s subscription program

Posted byby Jason Wilson
August 9, 2016
3 min

Nearly a month since its release, and Pokémon Go is still going strong. We now know how to expand our Pokédex with rare Pokémon,...

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Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 will munch up all your pellets next month

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 9, 2016
1 min

One of the best Xbox Live Arcade standouts is getting its official sequel in just a few weeks. Publisher Bandai Namco revealed that Pac-Man...

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Chrome will block ‘behind the scenes’ Flash content in September, make HTML5 default in December

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 9, 2016
2 min

Google has shared more details of its plan to replace Flash with HTML5 by default in Chrome. In September 2016, Chrome will block Flash content that loads...