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Sony PlayStation CEO confirms PlayStation 5 will have cross-generational play, default SSD storage

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2019
2 min

Sony’s CEO Jim Ryan told CNET that the PlayStation 5 will launch with cross-generational play. That means players will be able to play a...

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Rocket League is spending summer in the ’80s

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 5, 2019
2 min

You’re an adult. That means you’re stressed out and soon will die. It’s the American dream! But in the meantime, when you’re not building...

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Modus interview: How Maximum Games is courting indie devs and studios

Posted byby Jason Wilson
June 5, 2019
16 min

“Indie games are dead.” “Indie games are stagnant.” These proclamations come and go, as independent developers prove time and again that their market is...

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The Vale: How an indie studio is building an interactive radio drama

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
June 5, 2019
4 min

Countless games have grand storylines about troubled kingdoms and royal families. But not many of them are quite like The Vale. Coming to PC...

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Azarus raises $1.8 million for blockchain-based competitive gaming challenge platform

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2019
4 min

Azarus has raised $1.8 million from some well-known investors to build out its blockchain-based “Smart Challenge” platform, which offers gamers the ability to compete...

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Appodeal’s Stack open-sources its BidMachine ad exchange for mobile app publishers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2019
2 min

Appodeal‘s Stack is making its programmatic ad exchange, BidMachine, available as an open source resource for mobile app publishers. Powered by in-app header bidding,...

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Why VCs are investing in game companies again

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2019
2 min

Institutional venture capital funds are investing in games again, just like seed investors who deal with smaller game startup investments. We talked about this...

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated is a remake of his most popular game

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 5, 2019
1 min

THQ Nordic announced Spongebog SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated today. The 3D platformer is coming out for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and...