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Game devs Harvey Smith and Ben Horne unveil Black Pony Immersive to craft action RPGs | interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 19, 2026
9 min

Veteran game developers Harvey Smith and Ben Horne revealed Black Pony Immersive, a new game studio built to design and develop imaginative first-person action...

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets 2.0 update and Cost of Hope expansion on August 20

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 19, 2026
3 min

GSC Game World is launching Update 2.0 for Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl on August 20, featuring a new version of the engine, a graphics overhaul, three...

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Bulkhead announces September 3 launch date for FPS Games Show

Posted byby Jolie Feld
August 19, 2026
2 min

A new showcase dedicated entirely to first-person shooters is coming to Twitch. The FPS Games Show, presented by studio Bulkhead, will debut live on...

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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege cuts critical toxic voice chat by 50% with Modulate’s ToxMod

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 19, 2026
4 min

Modulate, the frontier conversational voice intelligence company, announced that Rainbow Six Siege has reduced critical toxic voice chat by 50% using ToxMod. ToxMod is...

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Gamescom will draw 1,600 exhibitors from 67 countries across 33 soccer pitches of space | leadership interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 18, 2026
14 min

The game industry has had a hard time with layoffs in 2026, but the giant Gamescom exhibition show appears to be going strong as...

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Ukrainian Games Festival goes live on Steam with 680 games including 50 new reveals

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 18, 2026
2 min

The fifth Ukrainian Games Festival is now live on Steam through August 24, bringing together more than 680 Ukrainian games and upcoming projects alongside...

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Esports Foundation postpones Esports Nations Cup to November 2027

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 18, 2026
2 min

The Esports Foundation (EF) today announced that the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC), originally scheduled to take place in November 2026 in Riyadh, will be postponed to November 2027. The...

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Warren Spector retires after 44 years of making games

Posted byby Jolie Feld
August 18, 2026
3 min

Warren Spector is retiring from game development after nearly 44 years in an industry he helped fundamentally reshape. The legendary producer and designer of...

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Roblox’s $30 Egg Hunt is testing how much players will pay for premium games

Posted byby Alexander Lee
August 18, 2026
3 min

A Roblox studio has released a new experience paying homage to the platform’s once-annual Egg Hunt events — but players’ pushback against the game’s $30...

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Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick to speak at GamesBeat’s inaugural New York event

Posted byby Alexander Lee
August 18, 2026
3 min

GamesBeat is bringing a star-studded speaker lineup onstage for its first-ever event in New York City. Strauss Zelnick, the chairman and CEO of Take-Two...

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