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5 moderately disturbing ways to experience the weirdness of the holidays online

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 24, 2014
3 min

We present five moderately disturbing holiday items to suit your mood. Why? Because all of these people sent us last-minute PR pitches yesterday that warmed our chilly hearts.

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3 min

Posted inin Business

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba rumored to be working on its own game console for China

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 22, 2014
2 min

The new machine would compete with Sony and Microsoft in China.

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2 min

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PlayStation 4 shows up for surprise $329 price tag at Walmart

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 21, 2014
1 min

Sony's PS4 gets an unexpected price cut at Walmart on the last Sunday before Christmas.

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1 min

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Hearthstone on Android, Telltale does Minecraft, and Notch gets a mansion

Posted byby Mike Minotti
December 19, 2014
3 min

Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat.

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3 min

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Anti-censorship group sees Apple’s, Steam’s control over expression in apps and games as ‘dangerous’

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 17, 2014
3 min

The NCAC finds corporate censorship troubling when the companies are the size of Apple or Valve.

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3 min

Posted inin Entertainment

Khan Academy’s learning tools appear in an unlikely place … the Xbox One

Posted byby Jason Wilson
December 17, 2014
2 min

Online education company debuts app on Microsoft's flagship console -- something its rival, the PlayStation 4, does not have.

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2 min

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Forge of Empires developer InnoGames sees revenue increase thanks to U.S. and mobile

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 16, 2014
2 min

The German studio started moving its browser games to iOS and Android, and that helped it bring in more than $100 million in revenue.

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2 min

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: PlayStation Experience, Goblins vs. Gnomes, and PS4 goes to China

Posted byby Mike Minotti
December 12, 2014
4 min

Check out our entire week’s worth of coverage on VentureBeat’s channel for video games, GamesBeat.

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4 min

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Meet the guy who filmed an interactive zombie film with an iPhone (interview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 10, 2014
12 min

The Hunting has players swiping, tapping, and choosing their way through an undead apocalypse.

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12 min

Posted inin Technology

Updated: Twitch acquires e-sports advertising agency GoodGame

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 9, 2014
2 min

GoodGame helps popularize e-sports and draw brands into sponsorships.

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2 min