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Honda Dream Drive — hands-on with a prototype for car infotainment

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 10, 2019
6 min

The Honda Dream Drive is a passenger information and entertainment experience that is meant to give us an idea of what being a car...

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6 min

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Activision Blizzard is reportedly planning hundreds of layoffs

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 9, 2019
2 min

The video game industry isn’t done with its bad news, it seems. Bloomberg reported that Activision Blizzard plans to lay off hundreds of people...

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2 min

Terminator Salvation: Fight for the Future is a VR experience.

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Terminator: Salvation VR — Hands-on at the Cinemark Spaces location in San Jose

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 8, 2019
5 min

Spaces has opened its virtual reality entertainment center in a Cinemark movie theater in San Jose, California. It’s all about getting people off their couches...

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5 min

Jeff Drobick (left) is taking over as CEO of Tapjoy from Steve Wadsworth (right).

Posted inin Business

Mobile ad and app monetization company Tapjoy names Jeff Drobick as CEO

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 8, 2019
3 min

Mobile ad and app monetization company Tapjoy announced that Jeff Drobick will take over as president and CEO, succeeding former Disney executive Steve Wadsworth, who...

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3 min

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Apex Legends earns 10 million players in three days

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 7, 2019
1 min

Apex Legends is already becoming a hit after three days. Electronic Arts revealed today that the free-to-play game already has 10 million players. Apex Legends launched...

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1 min

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FoxNext Games is now funding indie games, starting with Altered Matter’s Etherborn

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 7, 2019
1 min

FoxNext Games, a division of 20th Century Fox and creator of Marvel Strike Force, has established a development fund for independent game developers. The...

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1 min

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Walking Dead creator Skybound Games will publish Beamdog’s classic RPGs to consoles

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 7, 2019
2 min

Skybound Games, part of The Walking Dead creator’s Skybound Entertainment, and Beamdog today announced a publishing partnership that will bring the Enhanced Editions of...

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2 min

Zingoshi is an augmented reality game for girls.

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Zingoshi crowdfunds AR game for girls on Kickstarter

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 7, 2019
2 min

New Zealand startup Zingoshi has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise money for an augmented reality adventure game for girls. The Auckland-based company...