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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Pokémon Go keeps going, and preparing for World of Warcraft’s Legion expansion

Posted byby Mike Minotti
July 22, 2016
3 min

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! Pokémon Go continues to take over the world, and the servers still struggle to keep the popular game running....

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Pokémon Go isn’t making as much money for Nintendo as you think

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 22, 2016
2 min

Pokémon Go has Nintendo looking vibrant again, but the company doesn’t want you to get big ideas about what Pikachu is doing to its...

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The DeanBeat: A report from the stormy seas of gaming at Casual Connect

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 22, 2016
4 min

Every year, I enjoy going to the Casual Connect USA conference in San Francisco. It’s a place to listen to talks, roam the hallways, gossip...

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Overwatch is getting a $300,000 tournament, with finals broadcasting on TBS (updated)

Posted byby Mike Minotti
July 22, 2016
2 min

Overwatch and esports are joining hands as they stroll toward the mainstream, thanks to another tournament that’s coming to TBS, a cable channel available in 90...

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Nvidia’s new $1,200 Titan X graphics card runs at 11 teraflops

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 22, 2016
1 min

Nvidia has unveiled a new $1,200 Titan X graphics card that can perform at 11 teraflops. It shows that the graphics chip maker is...

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Karazhan: A primer for Hearthstone’s (fingers crossed) next adventure

Posted byby Mike Minotti
July 22, 2016
3 min

Recent leaks hint that Karazhan will be Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft’s next adventure. This story is for the people who don’t really know what that...

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June 2016 NPD: Interactive gaming-toy sales plummet 21% in June

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 22, 2016
1 min

Gamers are spending less on those “toys-to-life” statues. Interactive gaming toys dragged down the accessories sector of U.S. game sales in June, according to industry-tracking...

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Otoy gets cinematic VR to run on low-power PowerVR graphics chips

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 22, 2016
2 min

Animation rendering software company Otoy has teamed up with graphics chip designer Imagination Technologies to enable cinematic VR to run on very low-power devices. Otoy’s...

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June 2016 NPD: Overwatch still No. 1 during summer drought

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 21, 2016
3 min

In the first month that industry-tracking firm The NPD Group has ever included digital sales, the industry is down big. Consumers spent $652.2 million...

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Pokémon Go servers down again — app is experiencing ongoing connection errors

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 21, 2016
2 min

Pokémon trainers have always had to deal with hardships like tough gym leaders, that meddling Team Rocket, and finding rare legendary creatures. But now...

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