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How advertisers and game makers are aligning their interests | GamesBeat Summit 2026 recap

Posted byby Alexander Lee
May 26, 2026
2 min

Advertisers are using gaming to tie together their cross-platform advertising campaigns. Last week’s GamesBeat Summit in Los Angeles featured the annual conference’s first-ever dedicated...

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Development

Why Moritz Baier-Lentz has doubled down on the intersection of gaming and AI | interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 26, 2026
13 min

Moritz Baier-Lentz has been famous in my circles for starting Game Changers, an annual showcase of great gaming and tech startups at our GamesBeat...

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Development

Star Citizen crosses $1B in crowdfunding for sci-fi universe

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 26, 2026
2 min

Star Citizen has crossed over $1 billion in crowdfunding from more than 6.5 million people more than 14 years after it started raising money. Chris...

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Gameplay

Escape from Tarkov releases Icebreaker, the 1.0.5.0 update with new story content

Posted byby Sam Smith
May 26, 2026
2 min

Battlestate Games has announced the release of Icebreaker, an update 1.0.5.0 for Escape from Tarkov, and it's live right now.

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Entertainment

Intel Extreme Masters returns to Beijing this fall

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 26, 2026
2 min

Intel Extreme Masters (IEM), one of the longest-running and most prestigious esports tournament circuits in the world, is set to return to China this...

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Development

Aspichi study shows mixed reality helps Ukrainians cope with wartime strain

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 26, 2026
3 min

Aspichi, a mixed reality company developing immersive tools for recovery and resilience, said that a six-month study shows it can help people under wartime...

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Development

Why Thick As Thieves devs went with $5 price for a Thief-like game | Warren Spector and Jeff Hickman interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 25, 2026
6 min

Warren Spector has been making games for more than 40 years. But he’ll acknowledge that the market is really tough right now, and that’s...

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Technology

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang arrives in Taiwan ahead of GTC Taipei and country’s biggest product launch

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 23, 2026
2 min

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, was born in Taiwan and immigrated to the U.S. at age nine. Today, as the leader of the world’s...

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Development

Minecraft creators want Roblox-style brand deals — and see Xbox’s new chief strategy officer as an opening

Posted byby Alexander Lee
May 22, 2026
4 min

The Minecraft creator community is buzzing with excitement about Xbox’s new chief strategy officer Matthew Ball. Ball, who previously worked as an independent industry...

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Gameplay

Walkabout Mini Golf unveils Homestar Runner DLC

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 22, 2026
1 min

Walkabout Mini Golf is unveiling its latest expansion, or downloadable content (DLC): The Homestar Runner Distraction Pack. It’s a tie-in with the infamous web...

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