Prey developer Human Head shuts down; Bethesda hires team to open new studio
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Wappier raises $4 million to power data visualization for apps and games
Artist Capital Management raises $100 million fund to invest in esports
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Overwatch celebrates Mercy with new short story and in-game skin
Researchers show off TouchVR palm and finger haptic feedback device
Twitch Studio’s streamlined streaming suite hits open beta
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Humankind preview: The end of Civilization?
The Esports Awards scores luxury advertiser Lexus as a sponsor
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Epic Games acquires photogrammetry startup Quixel to make games more realistic
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Diablo: Immortal won’t stand in Diablo IV’s shadow
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Apple delaying AR glasses until 2022 would be bad for XR, but no shock
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TabTale changes its name to Crazy Labs with focus on hyper-casual mobile games
Richard Bartle interview: How game developers should think about sapient AI characters
Echo Arena’s Oculus Quest post is now coming in 2020
Litesprite’s game for managing depression gets an endorsement from Bayer’s startup accelerator
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PlayStation leads October’s game industry ad spend, but NFL TV networks are the big winners
Machu Picchu is coming to Oculus Quest’s National Geographic Explore app
Flavourworks raises $3.8 million to make interactive games with live-action video
Lenovo pilots VR as an alternative to general anesthesia for kids
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Red Dead Redemption 2 on the PC — Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics makes a beautiful game even prettier
Call of Duty Endowment’s ‘Hire. Honor’ campaign aims to get veterans back to work
Beat Saber leads October’s PlayStation Store VR charts
The RetroBeat — Warcraft III: Reforged looks to balance the old with the new
Fortnite’s Chapter 2 boosted viewer hours by 31% on Twitch
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ProBeat: Even Ronaldinho needs computer vision to promote Teqball
The DeanBeat: Gaming is still at the mercy of larger forces
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