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Sonicware's latest groovebox is made for lofi beats

You know that lofi beats have taken over when companies are designing entire instruments around them. Sonicware has introduced the Liven Lofi-12, a groovebox devoted to producing subdued tracks. The machine centers around a 16-bit, 12/24kHz sampling engine with a 12-bit sampler mode that gives any sound that “genuine” lofi vibe. You can’t just recreate the effect with a bit…
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Golf is coming to 'Nintendo Switch Sports' on November 28th

Nintendo Switch Sports is a fun package that modernizes the world-conquering Wii Sports, but it was missing a few of the 2006 classic’s game modes at the jump. One of those will arrive very soon as a November 28th update will add golf to the game. You’ll have…
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Griffin Gaming Partners has put 30% of its investments into women-run game startups

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Griffin Gaming Partners said that almost 30% of its deployed capital has been invested into game startups with women founders or cofounders. That’s pretty impactful, considering Griffin Gaming Partners has raised the largest venture capital…
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Zynga’s Rollic buys German mobile game studio Popcore

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Zynga’s Rollic hypercasual gaming division has acquired Popcore, an indie mobile game developer based in Germany. Financial terms were not disclosed. Popcore is a leader in the puzzle genre and has made chart-topping games such as Parking…
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Gameloft sees initial success with expansion to PC/consoles

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Mobile game companies have been seeing their revenues sink as the pandemic excitement has worn off and Apple’s push…
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Xbox controllers are up to 35 percent off for Black Friday

If you’re gifting an Xbox Series S or X this year, or even grabbing one for yourself, here’s a chance to get an extra Xbox Core controller for just $40. We saw the Xbox Core controllers get a more a more modest 26 percent discount back in September, but this sale matches the lowest prices we’ve seen yet. Right now the black and white versions of the official joypads are 35…
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