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Sony dominates console market with 57% share worldwide

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 16, 2017
2 min

Sony dominated the game console hardware, software, and service market in 2016, capturing a total of 57 percent share, or $19.7 billion of spending...

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Microsoft releases third Windows 10 preview in a row with only bug fixes and improvements

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 14, 2017
3 min

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs — the third build in a row with no new features. The focus is...

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3 min

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How VR startups can survive the slow growth of 2017

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 12, 2017
21 min

While the throngs were attending the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we had our own GamesBeat event nearby at a breakfast sponsored by...

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21 min

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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Creators Update version number

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 10, 2017
5 min

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs, with no new features. This is the latest build of the company’s upcoming Windows...

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5 min

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Dhruva’s Rajesh Rao is still bullish on India’s game market — after two decades

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 9, 2017
10 min

Rajesh Rao is one of the founding fathers of India’s game industry. He started Dhruva Interactive in Bangalore almost 20 years ago. Dhruva was...

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10 min

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Xbox One update hands-on: Microsoft finally speeds up the interface

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 8, 2017
2 min

It’s taken three-and-a-half years, but Microsoft is finally getting the Xbox One’s interface right. The company is testing a major update for the Xbox...