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Nex raises $150M in debt and equity to take Nex Playground to global market | exclusive interviews

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 17, 2026
11 min

Nex, the company behind the motion-sensing active-play game system Nex Playground, has raised $150 million in equity and debt funding. With the goal of...

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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick — Even with GTA VI’s global awareness, you still have to market it aggressively | exclusive

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 16, 2026
5 min

It might seem to be the simplest task in the world to market Grand Theft Auto VI to a crowd of gamers who are...

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5 min

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Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ arrives on Switch 2 Sept. 18

Posted byby Jolie Feld
September 16, 2026
2 min

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on September 18, giving players a new way to experience Bruce...

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2 min

MindsEye is coming to the PC and consoles on June 10.

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MindsEye maker Build A Rocket Boy lays off more staff

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 16, 2026
2 min

Layoffs have hit MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy Again, based on published reports citing posts by laid-off workers. Build A Rocket Boy has...

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Roblox launches 20th anniversary event The Hunt: Roblox 20

Posted byby Sam Smith
September 16, 2026
1 min

Roblox has launched The Hunt: Roblox 20, a brand-new platform-wide event that allows players to journey through the most popular games.

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Beyond the Pixels and Pixel Doors launch Astro Burn on Google Play

Posted byby Sam Smith
September 16, 2026
2 min

Beyond The Pixels and Pixel Doors has officially launched Astro Burn on the Google Play Store. Android gamers get exclusive first access.

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Dice Awards names Shinji Mikami as its next Hall of Fame Award inductee

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 16, 2026
2 min

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced today that Shinji Mikami, globally acclaimed game creator, will be honored with the Hall of...

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2 min

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Dan Houser’s American Caper reveals extremism and crime under an idyllic surface | interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 16, 2026
13 min

The writing of American Caper should be familiar to video game fans. That’s because it’s the work of Dan Houser, the creative mind behind...

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Scholastic esports firm PlayVS recapitalizes and names new exec team | updated with Q&A

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 16, 2026
4 min

Earlier this year, PlayVS, the leading scholastic and collegiate gaming platform, ran into operational and financial challenges that required the company to act quickly....

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Tactical RPG board game turned video game Frosthaven unveils gameplay trailer

Posted byby Sam Smith
September 16, 2026
2 min

Arc Games and Snapshot Games has released Frosthaven's latest 1.0 gameplay trailer leading up to the launch of the full game.

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