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Decart’s AI simulates a real-time, playable version of Minecraft
<p>Decart, an Israeli AI company that emerged from stealth today with $21 million in funding from Sequoia and Oren Zeev, has released what it’s claiming is the first playable “open-world” AI model. Called Oasis, the model, which is available for download, powers a demo on Decart’s site: a Minecraft-like game that’s generated on the fly, […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 31, 20242 min read


Decart’s AI simulates a real-time, playable version of Minecraft
<p>Decart, an Israeli AI company that emerged from stealth today with $21 million in funding from Sequoia and Oren Zeev, has released what it’s claiming is the first playable “open-world” AI model. Called Oasis, the model, which is available for download, powers a demo on Decart’s site: a Minecraft-like game that’s generated on the fly, […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 31, 20242 min read
Krafton backs IMM Investment’s first India fund
<p>The Indian arm of gaming firm Krafton has backed IMM Investment’s first India fund as an anchor limited partner. Seoul-based IMM Investment, an early backer of Krafton and an investor in roughly half of South Korea’s unicorns, has marked the first close of the India fund and has hired former Legend Capital partner Prakhar Khanduja […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 29, 20241 min read
Krafton backs IMM Investment’s first India fund
<p>The Indian arm of gaming firm Krafton has backed IMM Investment’s first India fund as an anchor limited partner. Seoul-based IMM Investment, an early backer of Krafton and an investor in roughly half of South Korea’s unicorns, has marked the first close of the India fund and has hired former Legend Capital partner Prakhar Khanduja […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 29, 20241 min read
Nintendo tries again on mobile with a $10 Animal Crossing game arriving in December
<p>It was a sad day when Nintendo announced that its free mobile game Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp would soon shut down. The app is ending its service on November 28; however, it’s also getting a revival. This time, though, it’ll be a paid game. On December 3, Nintendo is launching a paid version of the […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 28, 20243 min read
Nintendo tries again on mobile with a $10 Animal Crossing game arriving in December
<p>It was a sad day when Nintendo announced that its free mobile game Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp would soon shut down. The app is ending its service on November 28; however, it’s also getting a revival. This time, though, it’ll be a paid game. On December 3, Nintendo is launching a paid version of the […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 28, 20243 min read


The original source code for Backyard Baseball is long gone. Mega Cat Studios remastered the game anyway.
<p>Backyard Baseball 1997 is back in all of its nostalgic glory, sliding onto Steam like Pablo Sanchez when he steals a base. But before Mega Cat Studios could remaster the cult favorite PC game, founder James Deighan had to sift through almost 30 years of detritus. Playground Productions, a children’s media company, scored the rights […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 13, 20244 min read
Xbox will soon let players buy games directly in its Android app following Google antitrust ruling
<p>Xbox president Sarah Bond announced that players will soon be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox app on Android. The announcement comes as a U.S. judge ordered Google to stop forcing developers to use Google Play’s billing system on Monday. The ruling forces Google to open up its app store to […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Never mind the Switch 2, Nintendo launches a $100 sleep-tracking alarm clock
<p>That Nintendo gadget that showed up on the Federal Communications Commission’s site last month is sadly not the Switch 2. While the gaming giant confirmed in May that a Switch successor is, indeed, in the works, fans are going to have to settle for Alarmo. The $100 motion controlled alarm clock brings sounds from titles […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 9, 20241 min read
The New York Times is testing a new game called Zorse
<p>The New York Times is working to expand its ever successful gaming section with Zorse, a game the company is testing in beta. Per a report in Semafor, this will be a phrase-guessing game where each puzzle is a mashup of two phrases. You know, like a Zorse — a zebra horse. Gaming has been […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 8, 20241 min read
The New York Times is testing a new game called Zorse
<p>The New York Times is working to expand its ever successful gaming section with Zorse, a game the company is testing in beta. Per a report in Semafor, this will be a phrase-guessing game where each puzzle is a mashup of two phrases. You know, like a Zorse — a zebra horse. Gaming has been […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 8, 20241 min read
This device charger has Apple’s Find My tech built in
<p>PlugBug starts at $70 and has earned the title of “first USB-C charger that includes Find My.” </p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 2, 20243 min read
This device charger has Apple’s Find My tech built in
<p>PlugBug starts at $70 and has earned the title of “first USB-C charger that includes Find My.” </p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 2, 20243 min read
Series, a GenAI game development platform, has quietly raised $28M from Netflix, Dell, a16z, others
<p>It’s been quite the year for game industry exec Pany Haritatos. <br />
Last month, he quietly closed an oversubscribed $28 million from Netflix, Dell a16z, and others.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 30, 20243 min read
Series, a GenAI game development platform, has quietly raised $28M from Netflix, Dell, a16z, others
<p>It’s been quite the year for game industry exec Pany Haritatos. <br />
Last month, he quietly closed an oversubscribed $28 million from Netflix, Dell a16z, and others.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 30, 20243 min read
Indian game streaming startup Loco sells majority stake to Redwood
<p>UAE-based Redwood has acquired a majority stake in the game streaming platform Loco as the Indian firm looks to expand focus to international markets, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. Redwood, a newly formed investment firm, has signed a $65 million deal with Loco, an investment that also gives full exit to all existing Loco backers. […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 27, 20242 min read
Meta discontinues Quest 2 and Quest Pro
<p>With the budget Quest 3S now up for preorder, Meta will no longer sell the Quest 2 and Quest Pro once back stock is deleted.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Meta discontinues Quest 2 and Quest Pro
<p>With the budget Quest 3S now up for preorder, Meta will no longer sell the Quest 2 and Quest Pro once back stock is deleted.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Backyard Baseball ’97 is back, with a re-release coming soon on Steam
<p>Backyard Baseball 1997 is being remastered and will be available October 10 for $10.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Backyard Baseball ’97 is back, with a re-release coming soon on Steam
<p>Backyard Baseball 1997 is being remastered and will be available October 10 for $10.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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