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devops concept. Groups of chatbots speaking to each other.

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Putting producers and live ops managers in the driver’s seat

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 9, 2015
4 min

This sponsored post is produced by Fuel Powered. The reality of the mobile games business is that it’s entirely hit-driven and completely unpredictable. Game studios...

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Here’s one of our mystery speakers for GamesBeat 2015

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 7, 2015
3 min

We’re revealing today that Sinjin Bain, CEO of Maxplay, will be one of our mystery guest speakers at GamesBeat 2015. OK, so it’s not...

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3 min

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Halo 5: Guardians will have a new Forge editor for user-created maps

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 6, 2015
2 min

You’re not just getting a new Halo this holiday. You’re getting a new Forge system, too. Halo 5: Guardians will have a new Forge...

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Stewart Kosoy passes away after a long career making and financing games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 6, 2015
2 min

Stewart Kosoy, a pioneer of the game industry with decades of experience making and financing games, has passed away, according to a Facebook memorial...

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Introducing Stephen Kleckner, our new games-gadgets writer

Posted byby Jason Wilson
October 6, 2015
1 min

Someone who routinely stops to pick up old tech he finds on the side of the road is a natural for covering gadgets. Throw in...

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Microsoft buys Havok from Intel, promises to keep licensing physics tech

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 2, 2015
2 min

Microsoft now owns one of gaming’s most popular middleware tools. The Xbox company announced this morning that it has acquired Havok, the technology company best...