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Game execs recommend 32 practices for fostering creativity and diversity

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Partnership is the key to propelling an indie game dev to global success

Mehmet Ecevit, Gram Games August 21, 2016 1:05 PM

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How higher emotional intelligence will help chatbots

John Brandon August 21, 2016 12:10 PM

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Why classic B2B positioning statements don’t work

Martina Lauchengco, Costanoa Venture Capital August 21, 2016 11:17 AM

J.C. Smith of The Pokémon Company International.

How Pokémon Go is boosting the Pokémon World Championships

Dean Takahashi August 21, 2016 10:25 AM

Mihir Shah (left), Guy Bendov, and Julie Uhrman at GamesBeat 2016.

How to make money in VR

Dean Takahashi August 21, 2016 9:05 AM

Perfect Beach is one of nDreams' games for virtual reality.

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VR: Bigger than reality, eventually (part 2)

Sanjit Dang, Intel Capital August 21, 2016 8:02 AM

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Game on! This is a time for VCs and entrepreneurs to be optimistic

Robert Siegel, XSeed Capital August 21, 2016 7:02 AM

VR Noir is a 360-degree film from an Australian company.

VR Noir shows how virtual reality will transform television

Joe Durbin, UploadVR August 21, 2016 5:13 AM

Two of the top players at the Pokémon World Championships, which have drawn almost 1,700 competitors to San Francisco.

The world’s best Pokémon players fight for championship in San Francisco (photo gallery)

Dean Takahashi August 20, 2016 6:04 PM

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5 amazing HoloLens videos show the power of AR and VR

Ian Hamilton, UploadVR August 20, 2016 5:00 PM

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How chatbots can help small business

Doug Brackbill, Line2 August 20, 2016 4:10 PM

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Silicon Valley sucks at training software engineers — and that’s a problem

Sylvain Kalache, Holberton School August 20, 2016 3:18 PM

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Why Silicon Valley and mobile operators are putting their eggs in the bot basket

JF Sullivan, Xura August 20, 2016 2:30 PM

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Bots better smarten up … fast

Robert Hoffer August 20, 2016 1:45 PM

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Why crowdfunding will fail in some countries

Jason W. Best, Crowdfund Capital Advisors August 20, 2016 12:55 PM

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Why the New York Times sent this chatbot creator a cease and desist

John Brandon August 20, 2016 12:10 PM

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Diving into the Samsung app store: soup, superheroes, and doodling with the devil

Gavin Greene August 20, 2016 11:00 AM

A Tesla Model S with version 7.0 software update containing Autopilot features is seen during a Tesla event in Palo Alto, California October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach/Files

Tesla offering 2-year leases on Model S and X cars purchased by September 12

Ken Yeung August 20, 2016 10:37 AM

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VR: Bigger than reality, eventually (part 1)

Sanjit Dang, Intel Capital August 20, 2016 8:02 AM

Megan Gaiser, Michael Condrey, and Nicole Lazzaro at GamesBeat 2016.

Game execs recommend 32 practices for fostering creativity and diversity

Dean Takahashi August 20, 2016 8:02 AM

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Deep work: how to prevent collaboration clusterf*#k

Dom Price, Atlassian August 20, 2016 7:15 AM

Magnets make all the difference in the Oculus Touch controllers.

Oculus Touch controllers feel much better with magnets

Jamie Feltham, Upload VR August 20, 2016 3:03 AM

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The 10 biggest European tech stories this week

Robin Wauters, Tech.eu August 19, 2016 11:44 PM

A driver displays Uber and Lyft ride sharing signs in his car windscreen in Santa Monica, California, U.S., May 23, 2016.

Massachusetts adds tax to ride-hailing apps, will give 5 cents per ride to taxis

Reuters August 19, 2016 9:32 PM

Auction gavel, or hammer of justice?

4 takeaways from the bankruptcy sale of Gawker Media

Dylan Tweney August 19, 2016 6:48 PM

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Fox News launches a Facebook Messenger bot you can’t talk to

Khari Johnson August 19, 2016 4:28 PM

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Strengthening your app monetization super powers (VB Live)

VB Staff August 19, 2016 2:30 PM

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Overwatch trivia and insight into its character development

Mike Minotti August 19, 2016 2:00 PM

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The Pokémon Company reveals new creatures for 3DS games and cards

Mike Minotti August 19, 2016 12:37 PM

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Chatbots are in their awkward pre-adolescent stage; what this means for developers

John Brandon August 19, 2016 12:10 PM

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Google will kill Chrome apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux in early 2018

Emil Protalinski August 19, 2016 12:00 PM

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Games increase stranglehold on iOS and Google Play app stores by 22 percent in Q2 2015

Mike Minotti August 19, 2016 11:40 AM

iOS 10 public beta 6 running on an iPhone 6s.

Apple releases iOS 10 public beta 6

Jordan Novet August 19, 2016 11:00 AM

At the Dropbox Open conference in San Francisco on November 4, 2015.

Dropbox CFO Vanessa Wittman steps down due to ‘health reasons’; Ajay Vashee replaces her

Jordan Novet August 19, 2016 10:23 AM

Flaming arrows in Minecraft on the Oculus Rift.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Minecraft gets Oculus Rift support, and Overwatch’s new map

Mike Minotti August 19, 2016 9:20 AM

The Apple Store in San Francisco's Union Square neighborhood.

Apple, Google, Microsoft, and AT&T team up for ‘robocall’ crackdown

Reuters August 19, 2016 9:16 AM

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Youzu Interactive Reveals Global Strategy at Gamescom 2016

Business Wire August 19, 2016 9:12 AM

Left to right: Greg Castle of Anorak Ventures, Jeff Wasson of Boost VC, Tipatat Chennavasin of The Venture Reality Fund, and VR pioneer Tony Parisi.

Where the early stage AR/VR VCs are putting their money

Dean Takahashi August 19, 2016 9:05 AM

Adam Jensen has to unravel a conspiracy in the oppressive city of Prague.

The DeanBeat: Why Donald Trump should play Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Dean Takahashi August 19, 2016 8:00 AM

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New Prey gameplay shows the power of a coffee mug

Mike Minotti August 19, 2016 7:50 AM