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Funcom acquires Conan the Barbarian intellectual property and more

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 14, 2021
2 min

Funcom has acquired control of Conan the Barbarian and other popular culture intellectual properties with its acquisition of Cabinet Group. The Oslo, Norway-based Funcom...

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Switch and PlayStation 5 top U.S. hardware sales in August

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 14, 2021
1 min

Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console in terms of systems sold during the month of August. The more expensive PlayStation 5, however, came out...

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Deathloop review — Arkane Lyon at the top of its game

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 13, 2021
4 min

Deathloop is one of the best games of the year. And I say that as someone who has previously recognized the quality of Arkane...

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New World interview — How Amazon Games brought an MMO (close) to the finish line

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 13, 2021
16 min

Amazon Games hasn’t had the best track record with shipping games, as the tech giant tries to move beyond being a seller to a...

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Hands-on video of the PS5 beta for Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 13, 2021
4 min

Sledgehammer Games launched the first public beta tests of the multiplayer for this fall’s Call of Duty: Vanguard over the weekend. I played it on...

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‘Gaming enthusiasts’ are the engine behind entertainment

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 12, 2021
4 min

Global gaming quickly evolved and exploded in 2020, driven in part by the pandemic that kept people in their homes and is continuing to...

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How mobile app developers can thrive in Apple’s new world

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 11, 2021
3 min

Much like Google’s ongoing plans regarding the demise of the cookie, Apple has thrown a similar wrench into the world of app monetization. With...

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PS5 Showcase Reaction, KOTOR Remake, Wolverine, and more | GB Decides 213

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 10, 2021
1 min

[iframe src=”https://anchor.fm/gamesbeat-decides/embed/episodes/213-IMMA-GET-THAT-ASS-e176q55″ height=”102px” width=”400px” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] Are you considering thinking for yourself? Well, cut that out, because GamesBeat Decides is here to do all...