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Microsoft brings Cortana to the Xbox One in latest dashboard makeover

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 6, 2016
4 min

Microsoft is announcing today that it will soon bring its Cortana voice-recognition system from Windows to the Xbox One. It is also tightening the...

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SoftBank plans to sell Puzzle & Dragons maker in deal valued at $685 million

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 6, 2016
1 min

SoftBank Group plans to sell most of its stake in GungHo Online Entertainment to management of the game publisher in deal valued at ¥73...

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Poland’s new $20 million R&D fund’s goal: breed a game-development juggernaut

Posted byby Jason Wilson
June 6, 2016
3 min

Poland is the second-largest game market in Eastern Europe behind its neighbor and traditional rival, Russia. Research firm Newzoo reported the nation was a $408...

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PowerCore founder: ‘Toys-to-life’ isn’t dead yet

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 5, 2016
15 min

Disney pulled the plug on its toys-to-life product Disney Infinity last month. That knocked the wind out of the toys-to-life market, where toys are...

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Razer’s Man O’ War wireless gaming headset is great for its price

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 4, 2016
4 min

Razer wants to light up your keyboard, your mouse, and now your ears as well. The hardware company has jumped into the wireless audio-headset...

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The 10 biggest European tech stories this week

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 4, 2016
1 min

Here’s an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items for this week: 1) The European Union came out in support of Airbnb,...

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ASO Master Class: Distinguishing the growth-killing myths from real industry success (VB Live)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 4, 2016
3 min

Join noted growth-hacker Oliver Kern, chief commercial officer at Lockwood Publishing and Peggy Anne Salz, author of the VB Insight ASO Practitioner’s Guide, as...