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GamesBeat Summit 2024: Conversation Salon

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
May 14, 2024
3 min

GamesBeat Summit 2024 will take place from May 20-21 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Los Angeles and it will feature a third...

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Ex-XCOM and The Sims devs launch Midsummer Studios to reinvent life sims

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 14, 2024
5 min

Former developers of XCOM and The Sims have launched Midsummer Studios to reinvent the life sim genre. The company has raised $6 million. The...

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Sharp Alpha closes $25M+ Fund II to back gaming, sports, media startups

Posted byby Jordan Fragen
May 14, 2024
2 min

Sharp Alpha Advisors announced it has closed an oversubscribed $25 million fund to invest in early-stage sports, gaming and entertainment startups. Dubbed Sharp Alpha...

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Sony names two leaders to succeed Jim Ryan at PlayStation

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 14, 2024
2 min

Sony announced two leaders to replace Jim Ryan, who retired from the top position at PlayStation earlier this year. Effective June 1, 2024, Hideaki...

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Remedy will launch Alan Wake 2: The Original Soundtrack

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 13, 2024
8 min

Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games and Laced Records have unveiled the Alan Wake 2: The Original Soundtrack, coming on May 14. This release not only...

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IGDA Developer Satisfaction Survey illuminates thoughts on DEI, crediting

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
May 13, 2024
2 min

The International Game Developer Association (IGDA) recently released the findings of its 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey. The new survey shows that respondents generally believe...

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Braid, Anniversary Edition review — New paint on a masterpiece

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 13, 2024
3 min

I’ve thought about Braid a lot since its original release in 2008 on the Xbox 360. At least for me, it signaled the beginning...

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Subscrible launches ad-free mobile game catalog

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 13, 2024
4 min

Subscrible announced the launch of its game catalog app that offers an ad-free, uninterrupted gaming experience on Apple and Android smartphones. It is free...