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Lionsgate and Blue Motion Games launch arcade game John Wick: Continental Pursuit

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 28, 2026
2 min

Blue Motion Games and Lionsgate have launched John Wick: Continental Pursuit, a two-player, motion-based arcade game. Inspired by the billion-dollar action film series starring...

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Development

Tencent’s Lightspeed LA shifts direction for Last Sentinel game and lays off 80 staff

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 28, 2026
1 min

Lightspeed LA is laying off 80 staff members and it is shifting its creative and development direction for Last Sentinel. After extensive internal reviews...

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Double Fine lays off 23 staff members after going independent from Xbox

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
July 28, 2026
1 min

Double Fine confirmed that it has laid off 23 members of its staff following its recent move to independence from Microsoft. CEO Tim Schafer...

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FirstLook teams with Sega on playtesting platform and player CRM

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 28, 2026
2 min

FirstLook, the player relationship platform for game studios and publishers, has been adopted by Sega, which will use it for playtesting and interacting with...

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Development

ModRetro launches M64 retro game console w/pro controller for $320 (updated)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 28, 2026
3 min

Palmer Luckey’s ModRetro has launched the M64 home game console, billing it as the ideal machine to play your favorite original Nintendo 64 games....

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Skillz (now Firy) wins $719M judgment against Papaya Gaming in largest false advertising award in history

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 28, 2026
3 min

Firy, formerly known as Skillz, won a $719 million judgment against Papaya Gaming in its long-running false advertising case. The U.S. District Court for...

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Development

Super Evil Megacorp launches updates for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 28, 2026
1 min

Super Evil Megacorp launched updates for its roguelike brawler, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. These updates celebrate the game’s journey so far, tease...

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Gaming Culture

Phynd expands to LG smart TVs as CTV gaming footprint grows

Posted byby Alexander Lee
July 28, 2026
3 min

Gaming is more accessible than ever on LG smart TVs. On July 24, the cloud gaming platform Phynd launched in beta on LG smart...

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Gameplay

Road Diner Simulator trades gas pumps for grills in free Prologue launch

Posted byby Jolie Feld
July 28, 2026
2 min

Becky’s diner is open for business, and the grill is already on fire. Yesterday, July 27, Drago Entertainment released Road Diner Simulator: Prologue, a...

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How Voices for Games pays voice actors for AI versions of their voice work, with consent

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 28, 2026
9 min

Voices for Games is a new way for game voice actors to get paid when their voices are used with an AI-powered development platform....

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