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How global development Is shaping the future of game production | GamesBeat Next

Posted byby David Jagneaux
December 2, 2025
3 min

As the industry grapples with rising costs, shrinking budgets, and widespread layoffs, the panel for Global Development for Scalability and Sustainability at GamesBeat Next...

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Technology

Initial Cyber Monday sales hit $9.1B, up 4.5% | Adobe

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 1, 2025
3 min

Consumers have already spent $9.1 billion online for Cyber Monday (up through 3:30 p.m. Pacific time), up 4.5% from a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics. Adobe Analytics expects that...

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If you think traffic is getting worse, it’s not your imagination | Inrix’s study of 942 cities

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 1, 2025
10 min

Istanbul, Turkey tops the list of the most-congested urban areas for the second straight year in the Inrix 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard. Traffic delays...

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Why brands are becoming key players in game monetization | GamesBeat Next

Posted byby Alexander Lee
December 1, 2025
3 min

As game developers rewrite the monetization playbook, they are increasingly making brands key players in their evolving strategies. At last month’s GamesBeat Next conference...

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Why AI is both a ‘force multiplier’ and a cultural divider in gaming | GamesBeat Next

Posted byby Alexander Lee
December 1, 2025
3 min

Artificial intelligence is transforming the gaming industry — but how exactly those changes will manifest in the coming years remains shrouded in mystery and speculation....

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Nvidia invests $2B in Synopsys as part of strategic engineering relationship

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 1, 2025
2 min

Nvidia and Synopsys announced an expanded, strategic partnership to revolutionize design and engineering across industries. In turn, Nvidia invested $2 billion in Synopsys’ common...

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Games for Love will host The Game Gala event in LA on Dec. 10-11

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 1, 2025
2 min

Games For Love, the nonprofit using the power of play to support kids in hospitals, is hosting The Game Gala, a two-day networking and...

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Gameplay

How Valve’s Portal became a pinball game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 1, 2025
6 min

Eighteen years after Portal took the gaming world by storm and 14 years after its hit sequel Portal 2, gamers can play Portal as a pinball machine. Thanks...

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Development

Fortnite Chapter 7: Pacific Break kicks off new season for battle royale

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 29, 2025
1 min

Epic Games announced that Chapter Seven: Pacific Break hsa kicked off a new era for Fortnite Battle Royale on the Golden Coast. New POIs...

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Gameplay

Black Friday online sales finals: $11.8B spent, up 9.1% | Adobe

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 29, 2025
4 min

Consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, up 9.1% year-over-year (YoY) and above Adobe’s initial forecast ($11.7 billion, up 8.3% YoY)....

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