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Why the gaming industry is insulated from a potential AI crash

Posted byby Alexander Lee
February 11, 2026
5 min

Gaming has embraced AI over the past year — but if the much-anticipated AI bubble were to pop tomorrow, the gaming industry would largely be...

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Bonfire Studios announces open demo for debut title Arkheron

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 11, 2026
2 min

Bonfire Studios announced an open demo for the studio’s debut title Arkheron, a fast-paced, competitive player-versus-player action game, coming to Steam on PC beginning on...

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2 min

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IGDA Foundation prepares for second Download for Charity (DLC) sale on Steam

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 11, 2026
1 min

The IGDA Foundation is returning with its second annual IGDA Foundation’s “Download for Charity” (DLC) event happening March 27 – April 6, 2026 on Steam. Alyssa Walles, executive...

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Mattel acquires full ownership of Mattel163 from NetEase

Posted byby Alexander Lee
February 10, 2026
2 min

Mattel is bringing one of its primary game development arms in-house. Mattel formed the mobile game studio Mattel163 as a joint venture with NetEase...

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How Whimpact! survived cancellation to find new life as an indie | interview

Posted byby David Jagneaux
February 10, 2026
8 min

Whimpact! has one of those development stories that feels increasingly rare in today’s games industry. What began as an internally incubated project at Wizards...

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GamesBeat Summit 2026 unveils a slate of expert speakers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 10, 2026
5 min

If you’re curious who will speak at the next awesome game event, we’re happy to tell you about some awesome speakers for GamesBeat Summit...

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Bastion comms and marketing agency for games expands to the U.S.

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 10, 2026
2 min

Bastion, an award-winning communications and marketing agency dedicated to the video games industry, has launched Bastion America. The idea is to bring exceptional service, strategic clout...