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Firstpoint VC announces €50 million fund to support AI-driven gaming and entertainment startups

Posted byby Sam Smith
April 21, 2026
2 min

A new venture capital firm, Firstpoint VC, has launched with the goal of investing €50 million in AI-driven gaming and entertainment startup companies, focusing...

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Development

Why Super Evil Megacorp invested in TMNT: Splintered Fate rather than killing it off | exclusive

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
April 21, 2026
4 min

There’s a trend in the games industry lately of companies killing off games when they fail to immediately find their target audience. Sometimes those...

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Gameplay

Square Enix reveals Final Fantasy VII-themed board game Ascend The Shinra Tower

Posted byby Sam Smith
April 21, 2026
2 min

Square Enix has unveiled a new tabletop board game based on Final Fantasy VII called Ascend The Shinra Tower. The board game, which is...

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Development

Palia celebrates 10M players and shares first look at Royal Highlands expansion

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 21, 2026
2 min

Singularity 6 announced that its cozy free-to-play game Palia has reached more than 10 million players and is unveiling its Royal Highlands expansion. As...

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Gameplay

Xbox cuts prices on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscriptions

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 21, 2026
1 min

Microsoft said that, starting today, Game Pass Ultimate subscription prices drop from $29.99 to $22.99 a month. And PC Game Pass will also drop...

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Development

Below the Crown is a dungeon-crawling chess roguelite

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 21, 2026
4 min

You’ll Summon. Upgrade. Conquer. With new wizards, new skills, new bosses, and more. This doesn’t sound much like chess. But Misfits Attic is launching...

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Development

ESA’s iicon event offers full agenda on the business and tech intersections with gaming

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 21, 2026
6 min

It’s not E3, but the Entertainment Software Association is back in the business of convening the leaders of gaming together at a high-profile event....

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Development

AI Vector Vision says it can fix Nvidia’s DLSS 5 to look better with new vector tech | exclusive

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 21, 2026
12 min

Aiming at AI market giants like Tesla and Nvidia, AI Vector Vision recently unveiled its “revolutionary” vector ecosystem designed to transform unstructured data into...

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Development

Resolution Games launches Spatial Ops on Apple Vision Pro

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
April 21, 2026
1 min

Resolution Games announced today that it’s launching its first-person action game, Spatial Ops: Campaign Edition, on Apple Vision Pro. According to the developer, this...

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Industry Event Coverage

Webby Awards announce 2026 gaming category winners | exclusive

Posted byby Alexander Lee
April 21, 2026
3 min

The results are in for the Webby Awards — and this year’s awards are celebrating some of the top video games of 2025 and 2026....

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