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Stray review: Kitty caper compels, keeps campaign cursory

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
July 19, 2022
5 min

When Annapurna first announced Stray in 2020, it caught everyone’s eye thanks to its simple elevator pitch: In a grimy cyberpunk city inhabited by...

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Drake Star Partners: Gaming M&A and investments hit 651 deals worth $107B in first half

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 19, 2022
6 min

Game companies are still cutting a lot of deals. The first half of 2022 has seen more than 651 deals announced or closed with...

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Matthew Ball explains the significance of the metaverse in new book

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 19, 2022
20 min

Over the past four years, Matthew Ball, CEO of investment firm Epyllion and the former global head of strategy for Amazon Studios, has been...

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Happinet to publish Quillo Games’ Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 19, 2022
1 min

Japanese publisher Happinet has partnered with Quillo Games on their debut title — Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale. The game follows Mai, a young girl...

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Nekcom raises $8 million to fuel game development and expansion

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
July 19, 2022
2 min

Game development company Nekcom today announced it has closed an $8 million round of funding. It plans to put the money towards expanding internationally,...

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Alienware announces new entries in it’s laptop lineup

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 19, 2022
1 min

Alienware, maker of high quality gaming computers, has announced several new entries to their laptop line. The availability of these new machines suggests that...

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Zebedee raised $35M from investors including Square Enix for blockchain game payments

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 19, 2022
3 min

Zebedee has raised $35 million in a new round of funding to further develop its Bitcoin-based payment systems for games and integrate with new...

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TenthPlanet unveils two ambitious blockchain games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 19, 2022
5 min

TenthPlanet, a game studio started by former TikTok gaming leaders, plans to launch some ambitious blockchain games. The company is working on some ambitious...