GamesBeat weekly roundup: Twas two nights before Christmas so read all our stuff

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we talk about our favorite Star Wars games, Super Mario Run makes a lot of money, and we listen to the beautiful voice of Waluigi sing a Christmas carol.

Enjoy, and have a happy holiday!

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Pieces of flair and opinion

• The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2016
• Steam Store is down as the winter sale goes live
• 10 great and cheap Steam Winter Sale games
• Worldwide game industry hits $91 billion in revenues in 2016, with mobile the clear leader
• Why Nintendo should ignore Super Mario Run’s poor reviews
• Is Nintendo’s Switch too underpowered to compete? GamesBeat Decides
• Watch Dogs 2 excoriates Silicon Valley’s tech companies and warns about election fraud
• Gaming’s best Christmas carol comes from … Waluigi?

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News

• Atlus forms new Studio Zero and tasks Persona director on a fantasy role-playing game
• Retro Sinclair ZX Spectrum handheld console to ship in February after series of delays
• After nearly 3 years of struggle, Kixeye launches its spectacular War Commander: Rogue Assault
• Jaunt lets you watch VR movies on the PlayStation VR
• Warcraft troll Zul’jin joins the Heroes of the Storm roster
• Minecraft’s holiday update is live for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo consoles
• Talent agency startup aims to represent esports pros and Twitch and YouTube stars
• NES Classics are back in stock at GameStop stores
• League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Pokémon Go rule November digital game charts
• Game developer Brianna Wu plans to run for Congress in 2018
• Star Wars: The Old Republic celebrates its 5th anniversary
• Overwatch reveals cover-star Tracer as its first queer character
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s Sabotage DLC arrives first on PlayStation 4 on January 31
• The Asheron’s Call MMO universe from the ’90s will finally go offline in January
• At 10, Roblox surpasses 30 million monthly users and 300 million hours of engagement
• Crytek shuts down 5 game studios after a weak 2016
• Telltale’s The Walking Dead launches its third season with a two-part premier
• Game academy names scholarship winners for WomenIn program
• China’s Yeahmobi raises $100 million to expand mobile ad network
• Xbox One Elite Controller gets new, exclusive accessories from Scuf Gaming
• More NES Classics are coming to Best Buy just in time for Christmas
• Dishonored 2’s free update gives you a reason to play it again
• Minecraft’s Ender Dragon finally comes to Windows 10 and Pocket Editions
• Where’s Palmer Luckey? Oculus will reveal his new role soon
• Nintendo Switch patent shows off a VR-style headset
• Sweden’s Stillfront Group buys Dubai-based Babil Games for up to $17 million

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Mobile and social

• PokéScout has mapped every Pokémon Go gym in the world
• Passengers movie gets its official mobile mystery game
• Pokémon Go launches on Apple Watch — and now I want an Apple Watch
• RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic combines the series’ first landmark games for iOS and Android
• Glu acquires QuizUp studio Plain Vanilla for $1.2 million
• Nintendo: Super Mario Run had 40 million downloads in 4 days
• Gardenscapes by Russia’s Playrix is Facebook’s game of the year
• Worldwide game industry hits $91 billion in revenues in 2016, with mobile the clear leader
• Netmarble acquires Kabam’s top studio in Vancouver, will launch Transformers in Q2
• More NES Classics are coming to Best Buy just in time for Christmas
• ODG partners with China Mobile’s Migu to take augmented reality to Chinese consumers