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Where to open a game studio

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Time Stamp: June 26, 2020 4:10 PM - Modified On: June 26, 2020 - Published By:
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With the game industry booming, more entrepreneurs are evaluating where to base their new startup or open a new office for their existing company. The U.S. government’s block on H1-B and L-1 visas will encourage American game startups to add an office abroad much sooner than they otherwise would have. But where? This spring, I surveyed a number of gaming-focused VCs about which cities are the best hubs for game studios targeting the Western games market. Several locales stood out as heavily recommended — which I’ve shared below — but

‘Control’ is headed to PS5 and Xbox Series X

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Time Stamp: June 12, 2020 11:48 AM - Modified On: June 12, 2020 - Published By:
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Remedy’s mind-bending action-adventure Control has won plenty of praise, including for its gorgeous visuals. But, at least before the developer improved the game’s performance with patches, it struggled on the base PS4 and Xbox One, and dropped to as low as 10 frames per second at some points. Performance certainly shouldn’t be a problem on next-generation consoles, however. We’re glad to be able to share that @ControlRemedy will be coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. More details coming at a later date. #PlayStation5 #XboxSeriesX — Remedy Entertainment (@remedygames)

Kahoot raises $28M for its user-generated educational gaming platform, now valued at $1.4B

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Time Stamp: June 11, 2020 3:03 PM - Modified On: June 11, 2020 - Published By:
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As schools stay closed and summer camp seems more like a germscape than an escape, students are staying at home for the foreseeable future and have shifted learning to their living rooms. Now, Norwegian educational gaming company Kahoot — the popular platform with 1.3 billion active users and over 100 million games (most created by users themselves) — has raised a new round of funding of $28 million to keep up with demand. The Oslo-based startup, which started to list some of its shares on Oslo’s Merkur Market in October

‘Chivalry 2’ cross-play medieval combat will connect all platforms

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Torn Banner Studios is promising that Chivalry 2 will deliver first-person slasher combat with up to 64 players at once, a big upgrade from a franchise that started life as a Half-Life 2 mod. The first game launched after an $85k Kickstarter in 2012, and now the Unreal Engine 4-powered sequel is coming to PC and current gen consoles later this year. It will also have native versions for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, although release information on those will come later. [embedded content] Most importantly, prospective knights can

Naughty Dog details the extensive accessibility in ‘The Last of Us Part II’

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Time Stamp: June 9, 2020 6:55 PM - Modified On: June 9, 2020 - Published By:
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Naughty Dog declared that The Last of Us Part II would be one of the most accessible games yet in a recent interview with The Verge, but it’s now clear exactly how far the studio was willing to go to make sure people could play. The developer has detailed all 60 (!) of the settings you can change, and some of them go well beyond what you’d anticipate. There are options for people with little to no sight or hearing, such as a high-contrast mode (shown above) or audio and

EA allows ‘Madden NFL 21’ Xbox Series X upgrades until ‘NFL 22’ arrives

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Time Stamp: June 7, 2020 1:20 AM - Modified On: June 7, 2020 - Published By:
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When EA first introduced an option to upgrade the Xbox One version of Madden NFL 21 to the Xbox Series X release for free, it gave players until March 31st, 2021 to make the decision. That’s not much time if you aren’t dead set on buying the Series X right away, is it? You won’t have to stress quite so much going forward, however. EA has quietly updated its “Next Level” teaser page to extend the upgrade period until the arrival of Madden NFL 22. You can buy the Xbox

‘Pokémon Go’ raid invites will let friends join your battle remotely

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Time Stamp: June 5, 2020 7:36 PM - Modified On: June 5, 2020 - Published By:
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When this feature goes live, a “+” button will appear in private raid lobbies that you’ve joined in person. You can tap the + button to invite up to five friends to join you. Your friends will be notified of raid invitations on their Nearby screen or in push notifications. These invitations will allow your friends to enter the raid lobby, and they will be able to use a pass only when the battle starts. Next, Pokémon Go will allow you to personalize in-game gifts you send to friends with

Bungie will reveal the ominous future of ‘Destiny 2’ on June 9th

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Time Stamp: June 1, 2020 6:56 PM - Modified On: June 1, 2020 - Published By:
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It’s about that time of the year when Bungie reveals the next major Destiny 2 update, and it’s clear that there are big updates in store. The studio has posted a private Instagram video that teases a reveal for the “next chapter” of Destiny 2 on June 9th at 12PM Eastern. There’s only a brief clip accompanying the news, but it already speaks volumes about what you can expect in year four of the shared-world shooter. Caution: there are some spoilers ahead if you haven’t played much of D2 and

VCs see opportunities for gaming infrastructure startups and incumbents

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Time Stamp: May 8, 2020 1:01 PM - Modified On: May 8, 2020 - Published By:
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As the infrastructure for developing games becomes more advanced, studios have turned to buying best-in-class technology from others instead of building everything from scratch (often with inferior quality). This shift underpinned Unity’s rise as the most popular game engine. The current focus on games as ever-evolving social hubs that can remain popular for a decade requires investment in “live ops” to keep updating the game with new features and experiences, only adding to a game studio’s responsibilities. There are big movements in gaming right now to make games cross-platform (not