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Virtual Beings Summit LA to highlight Hollywood’s view of artificial people

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 19, 2019
4 min

The Virtual Beings Summit posits that artificial intelligence is the next great art form. It explores how AI and entertainment will give birth to...

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Hearthstone: Battlegrounds gets four new heroes in big update

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 19, 2019
1 min

Blizzard Entertainment has released a major update for Battlegrounds, the newest mode for its popular digital card game Hearthstone. Battlegrounds takes inspiration from the...

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Why ‘The Mandalorian’ cites Fortnite dev Epic Games in its credits

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 19, 2019
3 min

Disney+ is here, and one of its first big exclusive shows is Star Wars spinoff The Mandalorian. The series follows a mysterious bounty hunter as he...

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Detroit: Become Human comes to PC via Epic Games Store on December 12

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 19, 2019
1 min

Quantic Dream announced today that Detroit: Become Human will be coming to PC on December 12, and it will be available on Epic Games...

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Arm Treasure Data: The most popular games aren’t necessarily using lots of microtransactions

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 19, 2019
3 min

More than 60% of Americans play video games, making gaming a cultural staple in American entertainment, while movie theater attendance has hit an all-time...

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Console-free gaming may start with the cloud — but will need the edge

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 18, 2019
4 min

The video gaming world is bracing for a cloud-based, console-less future. By ditching expensive PCs and consoles, and making games accessible on the devices...

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Valve will reveal Half-Life: Alyx on November 21

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 18, 2019
1 min

Valve has announced that it will reveal Half-Life: Alyx this Thursday on November 21 at 10 a.m. Pacific. We’re excited to unveil Half-Life: Alyx,...

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Skydance Media taps Amy Hennig to launch new game studio for story-based games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 18, 2019
13 min

Hollywood studio Skydance Media, maker of the Mission Impossible and Terminator movies, has hired Uncharted co-creator Amy Hennig and former Electronic Arts executive Julian...