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Honor of Kings is one of Tencent's big hits.

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Tencent Games spells out its mission for gaming | Nachuan Li interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 28, 2026
12 min

When you’re the biggest game company in the world, people want to know what you’re doing. With that in mind, I talked at Gamescom...

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GTA VI’s extended look shows us a glimpse of gaming’s next Bonnie and Clyde blockbuster | The DeanBeat

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 28, 2026
5 min

I’m writing this column from Cologne, Germany, where I’ve spent nearly a week meeting with people at Gamescom Dev and Gamescom, the world’s biggest...

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5 min

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Gamescom Dev sees 15 percent attendance increase in first year under new name

Posted byby Jolie Feld
August 27, 2026
2 min

Gamescom Dev’s first year under its new name is paying off in attendance numbers. The annual game developer conference wrapped its 2026 edition with...

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2 min

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Astroburn expands into AI-powered animated vertical micro-series

Posted byby Sam Smith
August 27, 2026
2 min

Astroburn is expanding into an animated vertical micro-series, to test how AI-assisted production could potentially unlock new opportunities.

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Nexon unveils MapleStory x Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End collaboration event

Posted byby Sam Smith
August 26, 2026
1 min

Nexon America has revealed the first look at the upcoming MapleStory x Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End collaboration event.

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Thatgamecompany launches publishing arm to back ’emotionally ambitious’ games

Posted byby Jolie Feld
August 26, 2026
2 min

Thatgamecompany is getting into the publishing business. The studio behind Journey and Sky: Children of the Light announced the launch of Thatgamepublisher (TGP), a...

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Vaewolf is a half-breed hack-and-slash power fantasy

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 26, 2026
2 min

Revenge has a new form with the reveal of Vaewolf, a game about a half-werewolf, half-vampire creature that wants vengeance. Revealed today at Gamescom...

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NetEase’s Where Winds Meet tops 100M players worldwide

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 26, 2026
4 min

NetEase Games and Everstone Studio announced that Where Winds Meet, an epic open-world Wuxia ARPG, has officially surpassed 100 million players worldwide. To celebrate...