Been a journalist since 1987 and am Editorial Director for the independent GamesBeat. I cover games, chips, hardware, R&D, and more. Wrote two books on Xbox.
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Despite its beautiful Ori games, Moon Studios is called an ‘oppressive’ place to work #Ori @GamesBeat #MoonStudios venturebeat.com/2022/03/18/d… via @VentureBeat
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A South Korean politician has urged the country's president to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to grasp the potential devastation of a North Korean invasion. bit.ly/3VYTjUL
ALT South Korean Politician Urges President to Play Modern Warfare 4 to Understand 'Devastation' of Potential Invasion
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Soulslike, in your browser... powered by Unreal WebGPU
play here: simplystream.dev/cKv1tM8F
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I think there should be an international holiday for John Williams. He’s been creating the soundtrack for our lives for more than half a century.
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Raiders played over 30 million PvE rounds in the test, and Embark is now deciding what comes next
Embark's Aleksander Grøndal told MP1st they still need to decide if PvE should be:
• A chill mode to play between normal raids
• A challenge mode to test your skills against ARC
• A full PvE-only mode
Embark also said they need a bit of time to understand what the data is telling them and what the community says
More info about the PvE mode is coming in November
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South of Midnight is packed with dark, gothic folklore you probably shouldn’t go digging into. Haints, boo hags, mythical creatures... All lurking in the shadows.
Oh! it’s 30% off on Steam. Just saying.👀🎃
#SouthOfMidnight #Halloween #SouthernGothic #Folklore #IndieDev
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Pool of Radiance is coming to Steam, and it’s another trip down memory lane. SSI’s Gold Box series was such an important part of RPG history, and SSI and Stormfront deserve a lot of credit for the work they did on these games.
I think Computer Bismarck from SSI was one of or the first computer games I ever played.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has helped push Call of Duty over $40B in franchise revenue to date. gamesbeat.com/call-of-duty-h…
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🎮 GamesBeat NEXT 2026 is almost here! Join 500 gaming industry leaders in San Francisco, Nov. 2–3, to explore what's next for the business of games.
Save 25% with code GBN26-IGDAFoundation-25. Last year's event sold out!
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ALT Gamesbeat Next, November 2-3 in San Francisco. IGDA Foundation is a community partner.
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New session announced — Exclusively at GamesBeat NEXT 2026
Speaker Lineup
@gauravcm_, @gamedevmap
@Chitvan_G, @zynga
Where the biggest deals close for 2027.
Be in the room → events.gamesbeat.com/next26/…
This Stage Tour face off is pretty awesome. Watch them play a perfect game. youtu.be/VPTEurMIdn0
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The battery life of these @NVIDIARTXSpark laptops are incredible. Even when going full bore on a 30B model, the fan is on, but not obnoxious like a DGX Spark. Some incredible engineering going on here.
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Microducks on stage for Jensen Huang’s famous keynote!
We couldn’t be prouder of our little ones. 🥹
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Enjoy a story told without words, about unlikely companionship and mystifying metamorphosis!
The unknowable awaits...KEEPER is available (including Noir and Psychedelic modes) on PC, Xbox, and PS5!
Buy Now: doublefine.com/keeper
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Skydance is launching an employee buyout program.
The company will launch a voluntary buyout program, with everyone who applies getting personalized terms.
The buyout program will be one of many steps that Skydance takes to reduce costs and hit its targeted $6 billion in operational efficiencies. Layoffs are expected to be part of it, though Kreiz and Skydance board member Gerry Cardinale have made a point of noting that they do not expect the majority of that figure to come from staff reductions. hollywoodreporter.com/busine…
It's a sad day when the studio that made my game of the year for 2025 has layoffs in 2026. gamesbeat.com/ghost-of-yotei…
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Mass Effect fans have bought a #SaveMassEffect billboard in Times Square after EA shut down BioWare last week, but the fight to save the sci-fi RPG franchise isn't stopping there. bit.ly/3U30SJr
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GamesBeat has announced its advisors for GamesBeat events and is bringing together a distinguished group of leaders from across the games, technology, and interactive entertainment industry to serve on its Events Advisory Board.
Read Dean Takahashi’s announcement on the GamesBeat Events Advisory Board:
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GamesBeat NEXT is next week. Few tickets remain.
Meet the advisors, join the conversation and register for GamesBeat NEXT:
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