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Welevel unveils AI-based city-building survival game SolidRiver and $8.5M in funding | exclusive

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 12, 2026
8 min

Welevel, a Munich-based game studio behind the city building survival game SolidRiver, has closed a new funding round of $8.5 million. SolidRiver has the...

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Entertainment

Why SayGames teamed up with Barbie for My Perfect Hotel’s first third-party IP integration | exclusive

Posted byby Alexander Lee
June 12, 2026
2 min

After four years in the live-service arena, My Perfect Hotel is tapping into IP integrations in a bid to entertain and retain its pre-existing...

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2 min

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Business

Why Skybound Entertainment believes making its own properties and games pays off | GamesBeat Engage session

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 12, 2026
14 min

How do you come up with great entertainment and gaming intellectual properties, one after another? It helps to have Robert Kirkman, the creative mind...

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14 min

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Gameplay

Crimson Desert has sold 6 million units ahead of planned expansions

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
June 11, 2026
1 min

Pearl Abyss announced today that its RPG, Crimson Desert, has sold six million units within the first three months of its release. The developer...

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1 min

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Valor Mortis retreats to October 13 launch date | hands-on gameplay and interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 11, 2026
4 min

One More Level‘s Valor Mortis has made a bit of a Napoleonic retreat to October 13, delaying its launch to escape the crush of...

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4 min

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How Goals is leaning into World Cup hype to promote its launch

Posted byby Alexander Lee
June 11, 2026
2 min

As the world’s eyeballs turn toward the FIFA World Cup, the developers of the soccer title Goals are looking to take advantage of the...

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2 min

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Mintrocket’s Dave the Diver heads toward mobile

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 11, 2026
1 min

Nexon’s Mintrocket game studio announced that the hit game Dave the Diver will head to mobile. Following a great reception at launch in China,...

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Technology

Keychron debuts K2 Ultra and K8 Ultra wireless keyboards

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 11, 2026
1 min

Wireless mechanical keyboards have spent years asking users to choose between speed, battery life, typing feel, or premium build. Keychron has launched its K2...

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1 min

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How to master game systems design | Dan Felder interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 11, 2026
27 min

Game Design Skills (Funsmiths, LLC) announced the upcoming cohort of its “Mastering Game Systems: Design Bootcamp,” an intensive 12-week program designed to teach aspiring...

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27 min

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Xbox faces new wave of layoffs next month | Bloomberg report

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 10, 2026
7 min

Microsoft’s new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is evidently planning a major wave of layoffs next month, according to a news report in Bloomberg. After...

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