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All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Roblox has quietly acqui-hired Bash Video, a social video conferencing platform that Kongregate cofounder Jim Greer started. It’s a small deal, as Bash Video only has six employees, but Greer is well known in gaming circles. Greer founded Kongregate with his sister, Emily Greer, in 2006. That company focused on…

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Loop Hero is coming to Switch this holiday season, Nintendo announced during today’s Indie World Showcase. Loop Hero launched in March for PC. This will be the indie game’s first console release. The game has players using cards and exploring a loop of randomly-generated RPG elements. GamesBeat GamesBeat’s…

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Mobile games are on track to surpass $120 billion in spending in 2021, growing 20% over $100 billion in 2020, according to an analysis of first-half results by mobile data and analytics provider App Annie. App Annie’s report, dubbed the 2021 Mobile Gaming Tear Down: Key Trends on Subgenres, Monetization & User…

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Krafton raised $3.75 billion in on public offering, but the maker of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) saw its share price close 9% down in the first day of trading Tuesday. The South Korean company tried to go out with a valuation that was too high, and investors balked, analysts told Reuters. The company debuted…