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Nintendo keeps fans and industry guessing about mobile games and the NX console

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2016
4 min

In a conference call with analysts, Nintendo chief executive Tatsumi Kimishima kept fans guessing about big strategic initiatives, but he did disclose additional details...

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New site mixes Texas Hold ’em with Hearthstone to make wizard poker an esport

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 3, 2016
2 min

Texas Hold ’em is one of the most popular card games in the world. Yet one company is looking to shake up a formula...

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Chinese mobile game revenues could double to $11.1B by 2019

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2016
2 min

China’s stock market has had a bad year, but the country’s game industry remains strong and on track to grow dramatically over time. That’s...

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Fallout 4’s developer will reveal its development process for modular level design at GDC

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 3, 2016
1 min

Attendees at the Game Developer’s Conference this year can learn from one of most notable development studios in the world. Bethesda announced today that it...

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DreamHack Bucharest will give away $100K to Counter-Strike: GO’s best esports players

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 3, 2016
1 min

Esports fans will have another event to look forward to this fall. The popular DreamHack esports group announced a tournament today for Bucharest that...

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The Witness clears more than $5M in its first week of sales

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2016
3 min

It’s safe a safe bet that Jonathan Blow will be able to work on games in the future and deliver his latest indie hit...

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Strap into this chair on a giant simulator arm for the wildest VR ride of your life

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2016
3 min

Virtual reality can really turn your world upside-down. I learned that while spinning around upside-down in a giant simulator that is not for the...

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Autodesk announces 925 layoffs — 10% of its workforce — as part of restructuring plan

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 3, 2016
2 min

Design-focused software firm Autodesk has announced a “restructuring plan” as the company looks to expedite its transition to the cloud and a “subscription-based business...

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Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro will take the stage together as DICE’s keynote speakers

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 3, 2016
1 min

Here is how DICE describes the keynote: “In a session titled ‘A Conversation with Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro,’ these master storytellers will offer insight into their creative vision and the driving forces behind their artistic pursuits.

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Nintendo’s first mobile game Miitomo is launching in March along with My Nintendo service

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 3, 2016
1 min

The Japanese gaming giant announced today that its first mobile game, Miitomo, will launch on iOS and Android platforms this March. This is a big event for Nintendo, which hopes to make an impact in the $30 billion dollar mobile business with the help of its partner, Japanese mobile publisher DeNA.

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