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How Thad David went from being a video game-worthy badass to a video game developer

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 17, 2015
5 min

Henry “Thad” David has packed his resume with so much action, he could make a first-person shooter autobiography. The marine-turned-security-agent recently added independent game...

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Other Nintendo series that need the Super Mario Maker treatment

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 17, 2015
2 min

Nintendo has awoken our creativity, and we want more. The Japanese and publisher and developer released the excellent Super Mario Maker last week for...

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Even Star Trek has a match-3 puzzle game now

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 17, 2015
1 min

Star Trek is boldly going to a mobile genre that many have gone to before. Star Trek: Wrath of Gems is a match-3 puzzle...

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This Super Mario Maker stage puts David Cage on blast — and is better than Heavy Rain

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 17, 2015
1 min

Games can make you cry. If you need proof, don’t play Heavy Rain — play Super Mario Maker. A Super Mario Maker creator going...

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Esports should grow into a $765M business by 2018 as millions tune in for Dota 2, Counter-Strike

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 17, 2015
2 min

The esports market has a very bright future as its revenues quickly approach $1 billion. Professional gaming is expected to generate $278 million this...

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Activision says Destiny: The Taken King sets record for day one PlayStation 4 downloads

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 17, 2015
2 min

Activision Publishing and game developer Bungie announced today that Destiny: The Taken King is the most downloaded day-one game in PlayStation history. The expansion...

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How big-budget ad campaigns have changed mobile gaming

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 17, 2015
3 min

Nestled in among commercials for big brands such as Budweiser, Doritos, and Coca-Cola in Super Bowl XLIX were spots for not one, not two,...

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The Witness — Jonathan Blow’s followup to Braid — finally gets a release date

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 17, 2015
2 min

One of the first games announced for the PlayStation 4 should hit the system next year. The Witness, an exploration puzzler, is coming out...

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Osmo Numbers teaches kids to be more creative with math

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 17, 2015
4 min

Math isn’t fun. Ask any kid. But Osmo, the company that creates cool iPad apps that interact with physical objects, hopes to change that with...

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Resolution Games CEO and ex-Candy Crush dev Tommy Palm hits GamesBeat 2015’s stage

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 17, 2015
7 min

Tommy Palm, the CEO of Swedish game development studio Resolution Games, is the latest industry leader confirmed to speak at GamesBeat 2015. The former...

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