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The faster path to D2C: how mobile studios are launching direct channels without the dev cycle

Posted byby Xsolla
June 8, 2026
3 min

Presented by Xsolla D2C used to be a conversation dominated by the largest publishers – the ones with the dev teams, big budgets, and...

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Gameplay

Dark fantasy action roguelike Cursemark now live in Steam early access

Posted byby Sam Smith
June 8, 2026
2 min

Cursemark, a dark fantasy roguelike made in hand-drawn pixel art by Clyde Games and Mad Mushroom, has today launched on Steam Early Access.

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What does it mean to ‘finish’ a game’s development | GamesBeat Summit 2026 recap

Posted byby Sam Smith
June 8, 2026
3 min

The GamesBeat Summit explored how studios can shift from traditional models to systems that support long-term flexibility and growth.

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Development

Sega’s Crazy Taxi: World Tour will take wacky driving to 5 cities | Kenji Kanno’s briefing

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 8, 2026
5 min

Sega unveiled Crazy Taxi: World Tour at the Xbox Showcase yesterday as an all-new installment of the classic driving action series. Original creator Kenji...

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Development

That’s No Moon aims to lift Crossfire’s stature through storytelling | interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 8, 2026
16 min

This week at Summer Game Fest, That’s No Moon Entertainment revealed a deep look at its independent triple-A game under development: Crossfire. It’s a new single-player...

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Entertainment

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie becomes first 2026 release to reach $1 billion

Posted byby Sam Smith
June 8, 2026
1 min

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie became the first movie of 2026 to reach the $1 dollar milestone, now well on its way to beating the original.

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Gameplay

FIFA and Gamefam launch FIFA World Cup 2026 event in Super Soccer and Roblox

Posted byby Sam Smith
June 8, 2026
2 min

FIFA and Gamefam, announce the launch of the official FIFA World Cup 2026 event on Super Soccer and Roblox.

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Development

Clever Plays shows off Happy Bastards open-world tactical RPG

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 8, 2026
3 min

Clever Plays, a Montreal-based indie game studio, showed off Happy Bastards, itsirreverent open-world tactical RPG, with a new combat trailer during Sunday’s PC Gaming...