Dean Takahashi

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Immutable-backed Inevitable Games Fund grows 180% in 9 months

Immutable, in collaboration with King River Capital and Polygon Labs, today announced the inaugural returns on liquid investments of the Inevitable Games Fund (IGF). The fund recorded a 2.8 multiple on invested capital (MOIC) for investments that have launched token generation events (TGEs), outpacing the 1.36 multiple seen from Bitcoin during the same time period.  Anchored by Alpha Wave Ventures, backed by Alpha Wave Global and the Abu Dhabi Royal Group’s Chimera Capital, IGF has

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Mr. President: The American Presidence is a game where you are POTUS

Mr. President: The American Presidency 2000-2020 is a game about being the American president. Based on a tabletop game, this title built by Exia Labs and adapted from GMT Games tabletop version, is unique in that it’s not about elections or running a campaign. You’ve already won the election and must now govern. Likewise, most games in which you get to lead America focus on a narrow slice of that leadership. In Mr. President, you

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AGBO appoints Pete Wanat as head of interactive tech

AGBO, the artist-led independent studio started by the Russo brothers of Avengers fame, has appointed game veteran Pete Wanat as president of interactive technology. Los Angeles-based AGBO is the production studio established by the Anthony and Joe Russo and their producing partner Mike Larocca in 2017 to innovate and advance the next generation of storytelling. The firm has drawn a lot of attention and investors, with Nexon investing $400 million in the firm in 2022. “AGBO

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ThecePlay and Logitech G launch Aim & Run speedrun challenge in Counter-Strike 2

ThecePlay and Logitech G have teamed up to launch Aim & Run, a high-intensity speedrun challenge where anyone can be the best player in a Counter-Strike 2 map. ThecePlay has created a speedrun test in a Counter-Strike 2 mod where a player moves through a maze quickly and has to precisely shoot a bunch of dummy enemies. Whoever can shoot most accurately and quickly moves to the top of the leaderboard. Logitech G is launching

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Ted Price looks back on over 30 years in gaming | interview — The DeanBeat

Ted Price, the retiring CEO of Insomniac Games, received the honor of being inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences at The Dice Awards this week. Price started Insomniac Games in 1994 and brought us games such as Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance: Fall of Man, and the blockbuster Marvel’s Spider-Man series. Alon…Read More

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Neon Machines settles lawsuit with former investors

Neon Machine, the developer and publisher of the Web3 first-person shooter Shrapnel, announced it has settle an investor lawsuit filed in 2023. Neon said it expects the settlement to be submitted for court approval in due course. By entering into this settlement agreement, Shrapnel looks forward to bringing this matter to a close. The team is makin…Read More

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