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Thwarting the hackers: How game publishers are avoiding security meltdowns

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 4, 2014
4 min

A multitude of security issues face game publishers every day. To handle the evil hackers, a lot of publishers are partnering with cloud computing companies to provide essential protection needed for their customers.

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is must-own multiplayer … months from now (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 4, 2014
6 min

Halo: The Master Chief Collection multiplayer is hundreds of hours of competitive fury in a seamless package that just doesn't work.

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Sega’s Creative Assembly launches Wrath of Sparta expansion for Total War: Rome II

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 4, 2014
2 min

The new expansion zeroes in on the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens.

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Pokémon going strong: Nintendo ships 7.7 million Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire copies worldwide

Posted byby Mike Minotti
December 4, 2014
1 min

The newest entries in Nintendo’s monster-collecting and battling role-playing series for the 3DS have shipped 7.7 million copies worldwide, via Siliconera. The games came out in the U.S., Japan, and Australia on Nov. 21, with a European launch following on Nov. 28.

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RuneScape players raise $160,000 for charity by dropping coins in a virtual wishing well

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 4, 2014
1 min

The RuneScape community raised real money for DonateGames, AbleGamers, and YoungMinds through its in-game generosity.

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2K launches brand new console game studio Hangar 13

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 4, 2014
3 min

Former Star Wars game creator Haden Blackman will lead a new studio in Novato, Calif.

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Animoca Brands launches two mobile games based on Japanese cartoon Astro Boy

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 4, 2014
2 min

Brands are becoming plentiful in mobile games, and Animoca hopes to snare Astro Boy fans.

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New App Annie product offers detailed demographics of over a billion app users

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 4, 2014
3 min

For the first time, mobile publishers can quickly assess the demographic profile of their users, compare it to those of their competitors’ apps, and easily make accurate...

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Angry Birds maker Rovio reduces layoffs to 110 and will close a studio

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 4, 2014
1 min

Rovio Entertainment said today it will only fire 110 employees, less than the 130 it had previously announced. The producer of the Angry Birds franchise...

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World of Tanks Blitz launches on Android with cross-platform iOS gameplay

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 4, 2014
1 min

Wargaming hopes to expand its community beyond the 10 million installs on iOS with new Android users.

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