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The IndieBeat: Genderwrecked’s witty, weighty take on trans identity debuts January 18

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 21, 2017
14 min

Genderwrecked is playful, poetic, lonely, beautiful, and gross. It’s a brilliant visual novel about a post-apocalyptic journey of self-discovery and gender. And also kissing,...

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Schell Games: Former Disney VR creative director wants to make the world a better place

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 21, 2017
5 min

While consumer virtual reality headsets are still nascent, they are just the latest phase in VR’s history. For 25 years, Schell Games founder Jesse Schell has been part of that history, immersing himself in virtual worlds. And teaching people about them, too.

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Scalefast raises $6 million to offload ecommerce from game companies

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 21, 2017
3 min

Not every company can be Amazon.com when it comes to taking online orders from gamers. So Scalefast is taking that job off the hands...

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Micron ramps up its GDDR6 graphics memory for crypto miners, gaming, and VR

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 21, 2017
2 min

Unless you’re a hardcore PC gaming enthusiast, chances are your everyday conversation doesn’t involve graphics memory chips, such as the upcoming GDDR6. But the...

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MEL Science mixes up VR chemistry lessons for U.K. schools

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 21, 2017
2 min

Virtual reality educational startup MEL Science has created 28 VR chemistry lessons that fit into the curricula of U.K. schools at various grade levels....

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Appodeal predicts a bright future for video ads and interstitials in 2018

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 21, 2017
2 min

Appodeal found in a report that rich interstitial ads (which display an ad for a few seconds before disappearing) and rewarded video ads are...

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Electronic Arts’ biggest acquisitions: the good, the so-so, and the duds

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 20, 2017
7 min

Electronic Arts spent about $2.9 billion on its 10 biggest acquisitions since 1992, according to merger and acquisition research firm Pitchbook. The video game...

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The Council’s sordid secret society brings Washington in cahoots with Napoleon

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 20, 2017
1 min

The Council is a narrative adventure that features historical figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte and George Washington in a murder mystery starring what seems...

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Magic Leap CEO interview: Indoor augmented reality is the first step

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 20, 2017
5 min

Rony Abovitz has been dreaming about a new way of seeing the world since he started Magic Leap in 2011. He raised $1.9 billion in...

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If Destiny 2’s overpriced Alexa speaker is the future, count me out

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 20, 2017
2 min

As a longtime Destiny player, I’ve occasionally found myself wishing for the companionship of one of the game’s Ghosts — floating robots that offer...

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