Rachel Kaser, Author at GamesBeat

Pokémon Go is updating its distance rules.

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Niantic shutters LA office, lays off 230 employees

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
June 29, 2023
1 min

Niantic is shutting down its LA-based studio, it announced today. As part of a restructuring, the company is sunsetting and canceling two major projects...

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PlayStation Plus offers Alan Wake, Black Ops: Cold War in July

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June 28, 2023
1 min

PlayStation announced which games are coming to PS Plus in July. The new summer batch of titles includes a cross-gen bundle of Call of...

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How game companies manage their reputation — and why it matters

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
June 28, 2023
6 min

This article is part of GamesBeat’s special issue, Gaming communities: Making connections and fighting toxicity. For developers and publishers, there’s no more important relationship than...

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Carrots over sticks: Promoting positive player behavior

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
June 28, 2023
5 min

This article is part of GamesBeat’s special issue, Gaming communities: Making connections and fighting toxicity. One of the key words that you’ll frequently hear when...

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Tears of the Kingdom tops the May best-seller list | Circana May 2023

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
June 28, 2023
4 min

In what I’m sure is the most shocking news of this month, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the best-selling game...

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Apple Arcade adds Stardew Valley, Slay the Spire in July

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
June 27, 2023
1 min

Apple announced today which games are coming to its Arcade subscription service. July promises to be a particularly rich month for Apple’s gamers, as...

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Unity launches Sentis and Muse AI platforms for real-time 3D creation

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
June 27, 2023
2 min

Unity today revealed two new AI-based products for creators to enhance their real-time 3D (RT3D) content. The two products are called Sentis and Muse...