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Will Japanese VR sex simulation with dolls fly in the U.S.?

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 11, 2017
2 min

Simulated sex in virtual reality is popular both in the U.S. and Japan. And one Japanese company is hoping that its adult VR game...

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Bubble Witch 3 Saga launches for mobile and Facebook

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 11, 2017
1 min

King has released a sequel for its oldest mobile series. The mobile developer best known for Candy Crush Saga has released Bubble Witch 3...

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Amplifying New Voices trains diverse professionals to be great speakers and leaders

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 11, 2017
1 min

You could think of it as Toastmasters for diverse professionals. Amplifying New Voices is a program where veteran professionals in the game, virtual reality,...

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Dragon’s Watch remixes the mobile role-playing game style of Asia for the West

Posted byby Jason Wilson
January 11, 2017
1 min

The $36 billion mobile market is brutal. Hundreds of games appear every month, and it takes the brand power of Pokémon to knock the...

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Hackers steal data from 1.5 million user accounts after esports company refuses to pay ransom

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 11, 2017
2 min

Hackers continue to use ransomware to attack and extort businesses and other organizations, highlighting the dangers of failing to put up adequate cyber defenses....

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Indeed: U.S. game developer job postings have dropped 65% since 2014

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 10, 2017
2 min

The number of jobs posted for game developers has declined 65 percent since 2014, according to an analysis by the job search site Indeed. The global...

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Xbox One gets new backward compatible games: Dragon Age, Battlefield, and more

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 10, 2017
1 min

Get ready to dig through your collection of Xbox 360 games. Microsoft has made more Xbox 360 hits backward-compatible with the Xbox One. This...

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Hearthstone hears you: Designers will answer fan questions in January 13 stream

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 10, 2017
2 min

Fans have concerns, and Blizzard is ready to listen. Blizzard announced today that Hearthstone’s developers will host a live question-and-answer stream at 9 a.m. Pacific on...