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Tencent Loses $42B in Market Value as Indian Stakeholders Weigh in on a Future Without PUBG MOBILE

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Time Stamp: September 4, 2020 1:11 PM - Modified On: September 4, 2020 - Published By:
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The Indian government’s decision to ban the country’s most popular title, PUBG MOBILE was always going to have a ripple effect across the entire industry and the effects are already being felt. Having lost out on what was their biggest market for the game, Tencent has reportedly lost nearly $42B USD in market value in just two days since the announcement. This is the second-largest market capitalization loss for the Chinese conglomerate following a $66B loss spurred by an executive order against WeChat by the US, which was mostly regained

Halo Infinite Dev Responds To Report About Splitting Up Campaign And Multiplayer

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Time Stamp: August 19, 2020 11:21 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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The Halo Infinite rumor mill kicked into high gear recently with a report that claimed to offer some inside information about the development of the game and some of the issues going on behind the scenes. Microsoft released an official statement that denies on element of the report, that production on the Halo TV show has negatively impacted Halo Infinite, and now Halo's community director has addressed another part of the story.Writing on Reddit, Halo community director Brian Jarrard responded to the conjecture about how Microsoft considered splitting up Halo

The best laptops to use for schoolwork and gaming

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Time Stamp: July 7, 2020 1:00 PM - Modified On: July 7, 2020 - Published By:
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There's never been a better time to be a PC gamer, especially when it comes to laptops. Gaming notebooks are lighter, more powerful and cheaper than ever before. They're particularly useful for students because their beefy hardware could be helpful for rendering video and doing any other school work that would make super-thin ultraportables sweat. You can find some general advice on choosing gaming laptops in our guide, but things have changed a bit since we wrote that piece. NVIDIA's mobile GPUs are better than ever, and AMD is finally making

Animal Crossing fans get real about the fictional NookPhone

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Time Stamp: July 4, 2020 9:00 AM - Modified On: July 4, 2020 - Published By:
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons may be set in a tranquil island paradise, but even there you can’t escape the technology of the modern world. Every resident is issued a proprietary NookPhone in the game, which allows you to take photos, look at your list of DIY items, see what fish and bugs you’ve caught and even redesign parts of your island. And the longer you keep playing the game, the more features you can unlock. It’s a useful tool, but you also don’t have much choice over which device you

Where to open a game studio

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Time Stamp: June 26, 2020 4:10 PM - Modified On: June 26, 2020 - Published By:
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With the game industry booming, more entrepreneurs are evaluating where to base their new startup or open a new office for their existing company. The U.S. government’s block on H1-B and L-1 visas will encourage American game startups to add an office abroad much sooner than they otherwise would have. But where? This spring, I surveyed a number of gaming-focused VCs about which cities are the best hubs for game studios targeting the Western games market. Several locales stood out as heavily recommended — which I’ve shared below — but

Cyberpunk 2077 Will Debut A Tie-In Comic Before The Game Launches

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Time Stamp: June 22, 2020 10:18 PM - Modified On: June 22, 2020 - Published By:
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Cyberpunk 2077 might have been delayed into November, but we'll still be able to experience a slice of its world in September. The first issue of a new comic miniseries, Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team, will release on September 9, featuring a story set within the world of the game.Trauma Team follows Nadia, who lives in Night City (where the game is set) and is the only survivor of a botched rescue conducted by the eponymous Trauma Team International corporation, which she works for. Nadia soon finds herself in peril once