Gaming M&A saw landmark year with EA and Warner Bros. deals | Drake Star exclusive
Gaming mergers and acquisitions (M&A) saw a landmark year thanks to two mega deals announced: the $55 billion Saudi-led leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts...
GameShark is coming back with a Kickstarter | Exclusive
Remember GameShark? For gamers in the late 90s and early 2000s, the GameShark brand of cheat devices was a household name. By plugging GameShark...
CES 2026 draws more than 148,000 attendees, up 4% | CTA
CES 2026 drew its largest crowd of the post-pandemic era, with more than 148,000 attendees showing up from around the world. That was up 4%...
The 15 best ideas, products and services of CES 2026 | The DeanBeat
CES 2026 came to a close yesterday in Las Vegas, after six grueling days for press folks like me. I wrote 55 stories that...
Early-stage U.S. venture capital deals will come back strong in 2026 | Pitchbook
The early stage venture capital market will see a surge in deal activity in 2026, according to a report from Pitchbook. The company published...
Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 shows how AI upscaling is reshaping the future of game design
As Nvidia continues to roll out updates to DLSS, 2026 is shaping up to be the year of AI upscaling in gaming. On Tuesday,...
Clair Obscur and Ghost of Yotei nab most noms in 29th D.I.C.E. Awards
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) today revealed the nominees for its 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, to be held at this year’s...
Kinetic Games expands beyond Phasmophobia with new Kinetic Publishing arm for indie games
After turning Phasmophobia into one of the most successful indie games of the past decade, Kinetic Games is formally expanding its ambitions beyond development....
Why T-Minus Zero Entertainment is going into 2026 with a new, film-inspired business model
After splitting off from NetEase last year, T-Minus Zero Entertainment is leaning into a project financing model that it believes represents the most promising...
Discord plans to go public in an IPO | Bloomberg report
Discord is reportedly filing confidential paperwork to go public in an initial public offering (IPO) that will debut soon, according to sources who talked...