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Skillz acquires Beamable to provide game backend and live ops services to devs | exclusive

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2026
6 min

Skillz, the mobile game skill-gaming platform, announced that it has acquired certain assets of Beamable, a modern game backend and LiveOps platform purpose- built...

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How Scopely’s seasonal model boosted Monopoly Go! playtime by 7 percent

Posted byby Alexander Lee
February 4, 2026
3 min

After pivoting to a seasonal release model last year, “Monopoly Go!” is reaping the rewards in 2026. Today, February 4, marks the launch of...

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Fractional offers flexible consulting model for game studios

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2026
2 min

With industry veterans like Larry Hryb (formerly Major Nelson at Xbox), Fractional will offer flexible consulting models to game studios. As game creators contend...

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Pixel Doors: The publisher that doesn’t get paid until the developer does | interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 4, 2026
7 min

Pixel Doors, a new independent publishing label founded by industry veterans Jacek Pudlik and Nic van ‘t Schip (Former World of Warships, Dungeons &...

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AMD reports $10.3B in Q4 revenues, up 34% as AI drives sales

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2026
5 min

Advanced Micro Devices reported quarterly revenue of $10.3 billion, up 34% from a year and above analyst consensus estimates. On a non-GAAP basis, net...

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AMD spills the beans on possible next-gen Xbox launch in 2027

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2026
1 min

Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su made a rare comment about future sales for both Valve’s Steam Machines and Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox. In her...

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Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Classics will be playable on Labo VR headsets

Posted byby Alexander Lee
February 3, 2026
2 min

Editor’s note: After the publication of this article, a Nintendo representative reached out to GamesBeat with the following clarification: “Recently, we incorrectly stated that...

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Electronic Arts’ Q3 earnings chart Battlefield 6’s dizzying success

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
February 3, 2026
2 min

Electronic Arts today released its Q3 2026 earnings report, where it revealed more information about its video game sales in the past few months....

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Take-Two CEO sees broad lift for mobile game bookings | Strauss Zelnick interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2026
4 min

Take-Two Interactive reported strong results that beat expectations today for the December quarter. And Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, told us in an interview...

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Take-Two’s bookings outstrip expectations and GTA VI is still set for November 19 launch

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 3, 2026
7 min

Take-Two Interactive Software said that Grand Theft Auto VI is still coming out on November 19, 2026. Now that we have that out of...

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