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Kalam Labs raises $450K for its livestreaming platform for educational games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 13, 2021
3 min

Kalam Labs has raised a preseed round of $450,000 in funding for its livestreaming platform for educational games. The platform from Kalam Labs is...

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The DeanBeat: Nexon pushes back at analysts by refusing to give game launch dates

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 13, 2021
6 min

Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney told investors during an earnings call Wednesday that he would not give launch dates for highly anticipated releases of KartRider:...

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July 2021 NPD: PS5 and Switch lead the way to 10% year-over-year growth

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 13, 2021
2 min

U.S. consumers spent $4.6 billion on gaming in July 2021, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This is up 10% from the same period...

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The Grand Masters at Kings of Games raise money for Chess Universe

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 13, 2021
3 min

Kings of Games, a startup that two chess Grand Masters created, has raised a funding round for its Chess Universe game. The Ljubljana, Slovenia-based...

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Angry Birds maker Rovio will buy hypercasual studio Ruby Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 12, 2021
2 min

Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment has agreed to acquire hypercasual game studio Ruby Games, a Turkish studio that’s the creator of the hit game...

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VR sequel Lone Echo II delayed

Posted byby Mike Minotti
August 12, 2021
1 min

Developer Ready At Dawn announced today that is is delaying Lone Echo II, which was set to launch on August 24 for Oculus devices....

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Tapjoy: U.S. mobile gaming parents are an engaged target for advertisers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 12, 2021
5 min

Today’s game-playing parents are heavily engaged with mobile games regardless of pandemic conditions, and they did more mobile shopping during the pandemic and plan...