https://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqmrs3rpo22zOur guest post from Edgar Parente on HDR10+ Gaming. https://gamesbeat.com/why-hdr-calibration-shouldnt-be-left-to-the-players-guest-post/14 Jul 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmrs3rpo22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqmrpm5nlc2zTYLsemi is another chip startup benefiting from the AI boom. https://gamesbeat.com/tylsemi-raises-43m-to-launch-1st-full-stack-chiplet/14 Jul 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmrpm5nlc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqmqnkzvps2zWe had a deep convo about how LGBTQ+ players feel about EA's pending change in ownership and the cultural issues that could result. https://gamesbeat.com/why-lgbtq-players-worry-about-eas-55b-acquisition-by-saudi-led-buyers-chris-nunn-interview/14 Jul 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmqnkzvps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqkqv64x5k2zWill a big deal that affects a lot of games get held up by the California attorney general's office? https://gamesbeat.com/california-led-coalition-files-antitrust-suit-against-paramount-warner-deal/13 Jul 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkqv64x5k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqiz6r2ak22zHere's an example of AI's growth. Chip maker TSMC said tonight that its revenues in June were up 67% from a year ago.13 Jul 2026 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqiz6r2ak22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqhyeg2wws2z100 Thieves takes 1st major trophy in Valorant at Esports World Cup. https://gamesbeat.com/100-thieves-takes-1st-major-trophy-in-valorant-at-esports-world-cup/12 Jul 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhyeg2wws2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqhvjrbfx22zOnce Human hits the consoles on August 25. https://gamesbeat.com/once-human-is-coming-to-ps5-and-xbox-on-august-25-adding-1st-person-mode-and-crossplay/12 Jul 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhvjrbfx22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqhver2dk22zD&D opens pre-orders for Arcana Unleashed. https://gamesbeat.com/dungeons-dragons-opens-pre-orders-for-expansion-arcana-unleashed/12 Jul 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhver2dk22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqcleptmec2zWe are podcasting here. https://www.linkedin.com/events/7480760634125770752/theater/10 Jul 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcleptmec2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqawco4sy22zJohn Carmack mourns the layoffs at id Software, but he also wishes for more transparency into id's challenges. https://gamesbeat.com/id-software-cofounder-john-carmack-mourns-big-layoffs-at-doom-and-quake-studio/10 Jul 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqawco4sy22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqa5chke7k25Another solo dev breaks through. https://gamesbeat.com/tamashika-from-solo-dev-quicktequila-debuts-on-xbox-game-pass/09 Jul 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa5chke7k25https://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqa5a27d2225Roblox is going after cheaters with server authority. https://gamesbeat.com/roblox-is-creating-responsive-cheat-resistant-games-with-server-authority/09 Jul 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa5a27d2225https://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqa54tj3uc25People want Bluey. https://gamesbeat.com/bluey-lets-play-hits-75m-downloads-and-launches-big-update/09 Jul 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa54tj3uc25https://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mqa3rr5qcs2zOthers are retreating from triple-A. But India is taking a very big swing at making a Wukong-like triple-A game that focuses on Indian culture yet also could be a global hit. https://gamesbeat.com/the-age-of-bhaarat-aims-to-be-the-black-myth-wukong-moment-for-triple-a-fans-in-india-exclusive-interviews/09 Jul 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa3rr5qcs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq72vsv76k2zThe blockchain gaming folks have surfaced again with ... vibe coding. https://gamesbeat.com/yield-guild-games-launches-vibecode-game-and-launches-game-jam/09 Jul 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq72vsv76k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq6yhlg3jc2zSpaceX was the biggest IPO of all time. Will it start an IPO wave? https://gamesbeat.com/spacex-drives-vc-exit-and-ipo-value-to-all-time-record-nvca/09 Jul 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6yhlg3jc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq6yczmhpk2zIndia aims to be the next China when it comes to games. https://gamesbeat.com/india-gaming-market-will-hit-2-4b-by-2029-mixi-global-investments-report/09 Jul 2026 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6yczmhpk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq6xlo3vpc2zForced from Riyadh because of the Iran War, the Esports World Cup opened today in Paris with a $75 million prize pool. https://gamesbeat.com/esports-world-cup-2026-opens-in-paris-with-75m-prize-pool/09 Jul 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6xlo3vpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq6dnxwqjk2zWith cuts so deep, id Software seems set up to give up on the id Tech game engine and/or become a support studio for another Xbox franchise. https://gamesbeat.com/inside-a-studio-layoff-big-questions-for-microsofts-intentions-for-id-software/09 Jul 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6dnxwqjk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq6dklkrw22zFormer Marathon game director Christopher Barrett settles lawsuit over $45M bonus with Sony and Bungie. https://gamesbeat.com/christopher-barrett-settles-longtime-lawsuit-about-45m-bonus-with-bungie-and-sony/09 Jul 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6dklkrw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq5yqzo2sk2zid Software's possible next games had code names/names of Fury, Ironwood and ... Perfect Dark. Doom multiplayer as well. https://gamesbeat.com/inside-a-studio-layoff-big-questions-for-microsofts-intentions-for-id-software/08 Jul 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5yqzo2sk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq5yhdxdas2zState Farm is all-in on supporting game creators and reaching gamers. https://gamesbeat.com/how-state-farms-creator-first-approach-keeps-gamerhood-talent-coming-back/08 Jul 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5yhdxdas2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq5wzyp2f22zI've interviewed multiple people laid off from id Software, a pioneering game studio behind the Doom and Quake games. More than half were let go, including most of the id Tech 8 game engine team. More details about their fate here. https://gamesbeat.com/inside-a-studio-layoff-big-questions-for-microsofts-intentions-for-id-software/08 Jul 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5wzyp2f22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq4fnvgr222bSpaceX drives deals and exits to new highs and sets record IPO -- NVCA Pitchbook report. https://gamesbeat.com/spacex-drives-vc-exit-and-ipo-value-to-all-time-record-nvca/08 Jul 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4fnvgr222bhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq3yvwonns2zLatest on IO Interactive's fallout after Xbox ends Project Fantasy deal. https://gamesbeat.com/io-interactive-closes-istanbul-studio-lays-off-staff-after-xbox-exits-project-fantasy-deal/08 Jul 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3yvwonns2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq3yvo2fss2bLatest on IO Interactive's fallout after Xbox ends Project Fantasy deal. https://gamesbeat.com/io-interactive-closes-istanbul-studio-lays-off-staff-after-xbox-exits-project-fantasy-deal/08 Jul 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3yvo2fss2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq3fsacxbc2bJon Kimmich, an early Xbox team member, argues in an op-ed that Xbox is the new Burning Platform. https://gamesbeat.com/microsoft-xbox-is-the-new-burning-platform-jon-kimmich-guest-post/07 Jul 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3fsacxbc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq3dukfkcc2bAn unusual move for just one country. But South Korea is an important gaming nation. https://gamesbeat.com/blizzard-transfers-overwatch-service-to-nexon-in-south-korea/07 Jul 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3dukfkcc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq3dqprf2k2zCWA says hundreds of its 3,500 members at Xbox were laid off. https://gamesbeat.com/cwa-union-says-xbox-treated-workers-as-disposable/07 Jul 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3dqprf2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/deantak.bsky.social/post/3mq3dqgfoac2bCWA says hundreds of its 3,500 members at Xbox were laid off. https://gamesbeat.com/cwa-union-says-xbox-treated-workers-as-disposable/07 Jul 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:tc7mb4lgajodkhxpatbgitcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3dqgfoac2b