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Risks and rewards: The future of blockchain games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 16, 2019
10 min

Blockchain and games have an enticing future. Companies are setting up $100 million fund to entice developers to make games with blockchain, the secure...

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Blake Harris talk — How ‘The History of the Future’ almost didn’t happen

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 16, 2019
27 min

I started to think a lot about the show Mad Men, which has always been one of my favorite inspirations. There’s a quote at...

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Video game industry struggles with attempt to pull it into New Zealand shooting

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 16, 2019
5 min

On the eve of the biggest conference for game developers, the makers of video games are struggling with a shooter’s attempt to bring them...

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Facebook sees realistic face-tracking avatars as key to VR’s future

Posted byby Jason Wilson
March 16, 2019
4 min

Dozens of people are working at Facebook Reality Lab in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on research into ultra-realistic avatars that could redefine communication in the 21st...

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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with 6 bug fixes ahead of April 2019 Update

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 16, 2019
2 min

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with six bug fixes. The update bumps Windows 10 from build 18356 (made available to testers...

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GamesBeat Decides 113: Mythic Mike loves to raid

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 16, 2019
1 min

On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, you will get to learn all about Mythic Mike. Co-host and GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti loves to...

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Valve plans to mitigate ‘off-topic review bombs’ on Steam

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 15, 2019
2 min

Valve is once again looking at ways to improve user reviews on Steam. As it turns out, it didn’t exactly fix the problem last...

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Turtle Beach acquires PC peripheral company Roccat

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 15, 2019
2 min

Headset company Turtle Beach is expanding into gaming peripherals. The company announced yesterday that it has acquired mouse and keyboard manufacture Roccat. The deal...