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KPop Demon Hunters teams up with CookieRun: Kingdom

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 7, 2026
2 min

The Honmoon will protect the kingdom of CookieRun. Devsisters today launched their KPop Demon Hunters x CookieRun: Kingdom collaboration, a limited-time series of in-game activations that bring the world...

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The shifting balance of power in gaming | GamesBeat Crossfire recap

Posted byby GamesBeat Studio
April 7, 2026
3 min

The biggest debates in the game industry rarely end when the panel does. They spark a bigger conversation about who actually holds influence as...

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Why director Genki Kawamura threw out the video game film adaptation playbook with ‘Exit 8’

Posted byby Alexander Lee
April 7, 2026
3 min

“Exit 8” puts a unique spin on the growing trend of video game film adaptations. Released in Japan in August 2025, “Exit 8” is...

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Cryptic Studios brings back three veteran devs to executive team

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 7, 2026
6 min

Jack Emmert, one of the founders of Cryptic Studios, returned as CEO earlier this year and now he has named a team of veterans...

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Jack Emmert reassembles a veteran team as he returns as CEO of Cryptic Studios | interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 7, 2026
13 min

Jack Emmert returned as CEO of Cryptic Studios earlier this year. A cofounder of the studio back in 2000, Emmert helped launch its major MMORPGs,...

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‘Audiences love the intersection of gaming, media and sport’: The BIG Show with Peter Levin

Posted byby Alexander Lee
April 7, 2026
2 min

Peter Levin has always been a gamer. Levin has been a leading gaming industry investor and media executive for decades, serving as a digital...

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Warner Bros announces mobile strategy title Game of Thrones: Dragonfire

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
April 7, 2026
1 min

Warner Bros. Games and HBO announced their latest game set in the Game of Thrones universe today: A free-to-play mobile strategy game called Game...

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Higgsfield launches crowdsourced AI TV pilot where influencers are AI film stars

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 7, 2026
4 min

Higgsfield, a AI-native video platform for creators, today announced a series of firsts for AI-generated entertainment, where crowdsourced participants decide how the AI TV...