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Valve boss Gabe Newell hints at three VR games under development

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 12, 2017
3 min

The knowledge that Valve was working on a VR game was enough to get any headset fan excited. But the company’s plans for the...

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How Hatch aims to transform the way you play mobile games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 12, 2017
15 min

Angry Birds mobile game publisher Rovio spun out an innovative startup named Hatch in November, and now that company has collected 50 partners with...

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Inside the home of top-ranked Dota 2 esports team Evil Geniuses

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
February 12, 2017
8 min

For many sports fans, Oakland, Calif. is best known for three teams: the Oakland Raiders, Golden State Warriors, and Oakland A’s. But if esports...

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12 virtual reality talks you shouldn’t miss at GDC 2017

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 12, 2017
6 min

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, Gamescom, Tokyo Game Show, and PAX are all great trade shows and fan events for exhibiting virtual reality. But in...

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Mobile games lose their luster faster than ever

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 11, 2017
3 min

The recent launch of Super Mario Run by Nintendo set a new record, with over 40 million downloads during its first four days on...

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The surprising momentum behind games like Agar.io

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 11, 2017
3 min

If you haven’t paid attention, there’s a surprisingly strong genre of browser-based games dubbed .io games. The name comes from the .io extension files,...