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Orpheus Self-Care Entertainment startup wants to make VR that can heal

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 29, 2018
5 min

Last year, Job Stauffer came to the attention of many people in the virtual reality space as the man who “lost 50 pounds using...

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Games can and should comfort patients with life-threatening illnesses

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 28, 2018
4 min

In 2009, I left a fantastic job at YouTube to join a relatively new startup: Justin.tv. I believed livestreaming was the future and spent...

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CryptoKitties will help German museum explain blockchain

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 28, 2018
2 min

CryptoKitties has proven good for raising the public’s awareness of blockchain and cryptocurrency, and so a museum in Germany is creating an exhibit that...

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July 2018’s top 10 Minecraft Marketplace creations: Prison Escape leads summer success

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 28, 2018
4 min

The Minecraft Team at Microsoft has landed a major combination with its first Summer Sale and the launch of the Minecraft Marketplace on the...

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Nintendo indie direct trailer roundup: Towerfall, Into the Breach, and more

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
August 28, 2018
1 min

Nintendo held one of its regular Direct video events today on YouTube and Twitch to talk about some upcoming Switch indie games, which the...

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Video: The dream of indie development is alive in Portland

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
August 28, 2018
1 min

To see what a typical PIGSquad meetup is like, check out our video below about one of the organization’s Summer Slow Jam events, where attendees had a week to make a game based on predetermined topics and themes.

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Into the Breach surprise launches on Switch

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 28, 2018
1 min

Nintendo had a big surprise at the end of its Nindies stream today. The indie hit turn-based strategy game Into the Breach is available...

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Towerfall lands on Switch on September 27 with Celeste characters

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 28, 2018
1 min

Nintendo announced today during its Nindies stream that Towerfall is coming to Switch on September 27. It will include playable characters from developer Matt...