November 20, 2020
What is Roblox worth?
With Roblox joining the end-of-year unicorn stampede toward the public markets, we’re set for a contentedly busy second half of November and early December. I hope you didn’t…
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November 19, 2020
Google Stadia and GeForce Now are both coming to iOS as web apps
Google and Nvidia both had some news about their respective cloud gaming service today. Let’s start with Nvidia. GeForce Now is now available on the iPhone and the…
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Is a new game and $100M investment enough for South Korea’s PUBG to return to India?
South Korea-based PUBG Corporation, which runs sleeper hit gaming title PUBG Mobile, announced last week that it plans to return to India, its largest market by users. But…
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Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney likens fight against Apple to fight for civil rights
Earlier today, Apple announced it will reduce the App Store commissions for smaller businesses so that developers earning less than $1 million per year pay a 15% commission…
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Pokémon GO will bump its max level cap to 50 and add more Pokémon soon
Since launching four years ago, hitting level 40 in Pokémon GO meant hitting the top. You could still keep catching Pokémon and gathering XP, of course — but…
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Houseparty adds ‘Fortnite Mode,’ bringing video chat to the popular game
Epic acquired Houseparty way back in June of last year, following an absolutely massive $1.25 billion raise. It was clear why the Fortnite publisher would be interested in…
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Lego expands its Super Mario world with customization tools, new Mario power-ups and more characters
Lego’s partnership with Nintendo delivered a pretty awesome debut earlier this year with the interactive Lego Super Mario Starter Course, and now it’s following that up with additional…
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How esports can save colleges
Brandon Byrne Contributor Share on Twitter Brandon Byrne is the CEO and co-founder of Opera Event, a technology platform that connects content creators, teams and sponsors to one…
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Animal Jam was hacked, and data stolen; here’s what parents need to know
WildWorks, the gaming company that makes the popular kids game Animal Jam, has confirmed a data breach. Animal Jam is one of the most popular games for kids,…
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‘Resident Evil’ game maker Capcom confirms data breach after ransomware attack
Capcom, the Japanese game maker behind the “Resident Evil” and “Street Fighter” franchises, has confirmed that hackers stole customer data and files from its internal network following a…
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