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CryptoKitties will auction off three Steph Curry kitties.

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CryptoKitties sued for trade secret theft over Stephen Curry collectibles (updated)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 25, 2018
2 min

CryptoKitties has been growing fast with its cryptocurrency-enabled blockchain collectible kittens, and that enabled creator Axiom Zen to raise a hefty round of funding. But...

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HTC Vive Focus gets smartphone integration and better battery life

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 25, 2018
2 min

HTC’s standalone VR headset Vive Focus launched in China last year, and it’s getting some neat software upgrades ahead of its anticipated global release....

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Echo wins Nordic Game Awards’ biggest honor

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 24, 2018
2 min

The 15th annual Nordic Game Awards has announced its winners, and Ultra Ultra’s Echo went home with quite a few prizes. The uncanny sci-fi adventure...

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You can download and play Miramar on the Xbox One version of PUBG right now.

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PUBG’s Miramar map is better on Xbox One

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 24, 2018
2 min

PUBG Corporation has launched the second map for the Xbox One version of its battle royale shooter today. The arid desert and dense urban...

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Wash that filthy shame from your Steam account.

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Steam’s Spring Cleaning event is a challenge to play your pile of shame

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 24, 2018
1 min

Valve knows that deep shame you carry with you everywhere. It knows that you’ve maybe played 20 percent of the games in your Steam...

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Ubisoft is saving some surprises for E3

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 24, 2018
1 min

Ubisoft chief executive Yves Guillemot is probably still glowing somewhere in France after fending off the threat of a hostile takeover by Vivendi and...

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Wargaming Seattle is shutting down, ending Gas Powered Games’ legacy

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 24, 2018
1 min

Wargaming Seattle is shutting down, according to Gamasutra. This will impact around 150 jobs. Wargaming Seattle was the former Gas Powered Games, which first...

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My face when I finish second in Fortnite: Battle Royale.

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SuperData: Digital game spending grew 23% to $9.09 billion in April

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 24, 2018
1 min

Digital video game sales generated $9.09 billion in revenue in April, up 23 percent year-over-year from $7.42 billion, according to analyst firm SuperData Research....

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FIFA 18 esports tournament season draws 20 million players

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 24, 2018
2 min

Electronic Arts and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced that more than 20 million players participated in FIFA 18’s competitive gaming this season....

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Gamers surveyed by BitCrystals are blockchain fans.

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Crypto-savvy gamers are eager to do blockchain transactions

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 24, 2018
3 min

Gamers and cryptocurrency are a good match, according to a survey by BitCrystals, a blockchain gaming company that the Switzerland-based EverdreamSoft owns. The surveyors interviewed...

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