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Nintendo’s Miyamoto explains how Illumination won Mario movie rights
As part of the Question and Answer section of Nintendo’s investor call following its fiscal results briefing on February 1,
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Report: Geguri Will Be The First Woman Signed To An Overwatch League Team
Overwatch League has no women players, a fact that’s been glaringly apparent ever since the league’s debut media event
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Gamesbeat Interview with Unikrn Founder Rahul Sood
Rahul Sood is the former head of VoodooPC and founder of Unikrn, an esports betting company, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded in November 2014, Unikrn offers real money and cryptocurrency based wagering on competitive video games. Check out this interview with Gamesbeat to hear his opinion on the whole crypto and blockchain craze.
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ASMR Is Infiltrating Video Games
If you have never heard of ASMR, it stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. Some describe it as a tingly, mildly euphoric sensation that usually starts on the scalp and moves down the back and spine. It is usually triggered by certain sounds, like fingers running over a hairbrush, the snip of scissors cutting hair, or whispering.
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The Little Game Master Kickstarter is Dr. Seuss meets Dungeons & Dragons
Randall Hampton, 20 year tabletop RPG veteran and father of three, launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund a project he calls “Dr. Seuss meets Dungeons & Dragons.” Five bored friends are drawn to RPGs to discover how to start an adventure and how to shape their journey by making decisions about how to be heroic
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Facebook Taking on Twitch & YouTube Gaming
Facebook is jumping into the streaming pool by creating a new program for game streamers which will enable them to earn a money, much like Twitch and YouTube
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Microsoft to Add New First Party Titles to Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft’s subscription gaming service, Xbox Game Pass, launched last June. Think of it like Netflix for gaming. Xbox One owners
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Buying Overwatch Loot Boxes for New Skins May be a Waste of Money
Overwatch’s recent patch on Jan. 23rd added a new map and over 100 new cosmetic items, including 12 new legendary
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Rainbow Six Pro League Reveals Esports Plans Through 2020
Ubisoft has announced its new formula for the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League, as well as all Rainbow Six
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Xbox One Elite Controller 2.0 Rumored to be in the Works
Microsoft’s Xbox One Elite controller, released in 2015, has been a huge success with Xbox One gamers. Despite it’s $150
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SteelSeries Rival 600 Mouse First Look
Esports popularity continues to grow year after year, and competitive gamers take their craft seriously. With their newest addition to
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Paladins to get a Battle Royale Mode
More and more battle royale games have been hitting the scene due to last year’s success of Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG).
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The Nintendo Switch Becomes the Fastest Selling System of All Time
The past year was a huge one for the Nintendo Switch. The hard to find console was often sold out
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Overwatch League Viewer’s Guide: What You Need to Know
What is Overwatch League? The Overwatch League (OWL) is Activision-Blizzard’s attempt to create a world premier esports league. Unlike other
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Five Open World Games I’m Picking Up in 2018
The year 2017 will go down as one of the best years in a long time for gaming. Tons of
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World Health Organization to Classify Gaming Addiction as a Mental Disorder
Starting in 2018, Gaming Addiction will become officially recognized as a mental disorder by the World Health Organization (WHO). The International Classification
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The Recent Resurgence of Retro Gaming
There has been a recent tidal wave of nostalgia that’s been sweeping through the video game industry the past few
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World of Tanks to Get Visual Overhaul on PC
Developer Wargaming announced today that we will soon be seeing an update for its hit multiplayer game World of Tanks.
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The Return of Nintento Power…as a Podcast
If you are as old as I am, you probably used to subscribe or read Nintendo Power magazine. Back before the internet,
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Blizzard Developing First-Person Game with Driveable Vehicles
Blizzard is currently working on an unannounced, online, first-person game. According a to a new job listing the upcoming game
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Twitch Holding Auditions for New Reality Game Show
Twitch is on the lookout for some up and coming streamers for a reality show called Stream On. They are specifically
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The Best Selling Game of 2017 on Sale for $40
Call of Duty: WWII was this year’s best selling game even though it released in early November and you can
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The Next Legend of Zelda Game is Under Production
It is official. Even as Breath of the Wild is still racking up honors for 2017 Game of the Year, work
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Unikrn Partners with MGM Resorts International to Host Esports Tournaments in LEVEL UP at MGM Grand Las Vegas
Esports Gambling is coming soon to a casino near you (if you live in Las Vegas). Earlier this month, Unikrn
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Hanzo’s Winter Wonderland Skin Getting a Reskin
The Winter Wonderland update for Overwatch is back with a refreshed version of last year’s event. This update includes a new,
Read more‘Call of Duty: WWII’ Has Become the Best-Selling Video Game of 2017
The game franchise that everyone loves to hate, Activision’s Call of Duty, has put forth the best-selling video game of
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Wall Street Firm Expecting Big Returns from Overwatch 2 and Diablo Sequel
Goldman Sachs raises its rating for Activision Blizzard shares to buy from neutral, predicting strong sales results and profits above
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Creator of PubG Speaks Out. Says Games Need to Have “Better Protection” from Copycats
Brendan Greene, creator of PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds aka PubG, is upset at the recent trend of what he calls copycats of his game.
Read moreNew Organization Formed to Regulate the Gaming Industry
Experts in the gaming industry have announced the formation of a new body known as the National Committee for Games
Read moreLike It Or Not, DLC and Microtransactions Are Here To Stay
In a not so distant past, when you purchased a video game, you purchased the whole game. DLCs were rare
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