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Tech Will Save Us unveils 3 interactive toys based on electronic dough

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2017
2 min

Tech Will Save Us, a startup on a mission to spark creativity and imaginative play with technology, is unveiling a hands-on toy that enables...

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Richard Garriott’s Portalarium to raise equity crowdfunding for Shroud of the Avatar

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2017
2 min

Richard Garriott’s Portalarium has raised $9.4 million over the past four years for its fantasy role-playing game Shroud of the Avatar. But the company...

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Sega is adding VR to its flagship arcade in Japan

Posted byby Jason Wilson
June 3, 2017
1 min

Japan is no stranger to VR arcades, but gaming giant Sega is now looking to open one in one of its most iconic locations....

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Pixar veteran creates AI tool for automating 2D animations

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 2, 2017
2 min

Artificial intelligence is going to change just about everything — like animating video games, for example. Animation-technology startup Midas Touch Interactive has a new...

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Traditional sports have an esports problem

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 2, 2017
3 min

Professional sports leagues like the NFL and the NBA are about to face a major challenge called “the march of time.” Young Americans, or...

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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Engaging Star Trek: Bridge Crew, and Overwatch goes to the moon

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 2, 2017
3 min

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we got our hands on Arms, Nintendo’s upcoming fighting game for the Switch. Also, 2K has a...

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2.6 billion gamers await E3, which starts with ESA chief Mike Gallagher

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 2, 2017
13 min

The theme of this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is, “It all starts here.” Roughly 50,000 industry professionals will converge on the Los Angeles...