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Qualcomm launches XR1 AR Smart Viewer platform

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 23, 2021
3 min

Qualcomm has launched its latest augmented reality (AR) prototype platform based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 platform. The platform provides hardware developers with all...

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Roblox's user-generated game characters.

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Roblox plans to list shares on March 10, reports 82% revenue growth to $923 million for 2020

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 23, 2021
3 min

Roblox, the platform for user-generated games, will go public through a direct listing of its shares on March 10. The company also reported that...

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 in action.

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Nintendo teases Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 port for Switch

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 22, 2021
1 min

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is probably on its way to the Nintendo Switch. Tony Hawk, Activision, Nintendo, and Crash Bandicoot all teased the...

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Blizzard president J. Allen Brack and Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham.

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Blizzard leaders J. Allen Brack and Allen Adham on leaks, Reforged lessons, mobile, and more

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 22, 2021
13 min

Love it or hate it, Blizzard Entertainment is almost always one of the most discussed companies in gaming. It shepherds some of the biggest...

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13 min

Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech pulls in a lot of Comcast brands.

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Comcast NBCUniversal picks 10 sports and esports startups for SportsTech Accelerator

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 22, 2021
6 min

Comcast NBCUniversal today announced it has picked 10 sports tech and esports startups for the first annual Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator. Comcast NBCUniversal is...

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The new Rome map is part of the look of the upcoming Overwatch 2.

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Overwatch 2 deep dive: New maps and dynamic environments

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 20, 2021
4 min

Blizzard Entertainment said that Overwatch 2 isn’t coming in 2021, but it did reveal a bunch of new details at its BlizzCon Online event...

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4 min

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Overwatch 2 absent from BlizzCon’s opening ceremonies

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 19, 2021
1 min

Blizzard Entertainment did not show off more of Overwatch 2 during today’s opening ceremonies for BlizzCon Online. Instead, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack told...

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Diablo II’s remake is real

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 19, 2021
1 min

Blizzard Entertainment revealed a remake of its classic action role-playing game Diablo II during today’s BlizzCon Online opening ceremonies. It is called Diablo II:...