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Krishna Soni

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The Next VR Game Master Won’t Just Talk: 3 Roles LLMs Could Play

The Next VR Game Master Won’t Just Talk: 3 Roles LLMs Could Play

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Your Gaming Rig Is a System, Not a Spec Sheet: 4 Choices That Shape Play

Your Gaming Rig Is a System, Not a Spec Sheet: 4 Choices That Shape Play

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Vibe Coding Gets You to the First Playable Faster — Here's What Still Needs a Game Designer

Vibe Coding Gets You to the First Playable Faster — Here's What Still Needs a Game Designer

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What Games Actually Train: 3 Lessons From 133 Studies and a Teamwork Experiment

What Games Actually Train: 3 Lessons From 133 Studies and a Teamwork Experiment

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From Prompt to Playable: Where AI Actually Helps Game Developers

From Prompt to Playable: Where AI Actually Helps Game Developers

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AI Game Tools Are Most Useful Before the Game Exists: A Practical Horizon Worlds Case Study

AI Game Tools Are Most Useful Before the Game Exists: A Practical Horizon Worlds Case Study

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I Stopped Chasing the Fastest Gaming Spec: The 4-Part Setup That Actually Feels Better

I Stopped Chasing the Fastest Gaming Spec: The 4-Part Setup That Actually Feels Better

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I Finally Understood Why Geek Culture Can Feel Healing: 3 Mechanics Behind Play and Belonging

I Finally Understood Why Geek Culture Can Feel Healing: 3 Mechanics Behind Play and Belonging

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AI Can Sketch a Game World Now. Here’s Where Human Design Still Wins

AI Can Sketch a Game World Now. Here’s Where Human Design Still Wins

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What a Game Jam Actually Reveals About Generative AI in Game Development

What a Game Jam Actually Reveals About Generative AI in Game Development

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Peak FPS Is Only Half the Story: How to Review Gaming Hardware for Real Play

Peak FPS Is Only Half the Story: How to Review Gaming Hardware for Real Play

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I Stopped Chasing Peak FPS: What Handheld PC Benchmarks Actually Measure

I Stopped Chasing Peak FPS: What Handheld PC Benchmarks Actually Measure

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How AI NPCs Remember: The Game-Loop Architecture Behind More Believable Companions

How AI NPCs Remember: The Game-Loop Architecture Behind More Believable Companions

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KRAFTON Has 26 Projects in the Pipeline—The Real Strategy Is What Gets Scaled

KRAFTON Has 26 Projects in the Pipeline—The Real Strategy Is What Gets Scaled

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The Sweet Spot in Game Design: What Flow Research Says About Challenge, Goals, and Feedback

The Sweet Spot in Game Design: What Flow Research Says About Challenge, Goals, and Feedback

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Text-to-Game AI Is Changing the First Playable Build: What the Research Actually Says

Text-to-Game AI Is Changing the First Playable Build: What the Research Actually Says

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Project Genie Makes Worldbuilding Playable: Why the 60-Second Cap Matters More Than the Demo

Project Genie Makes Worldbuilding Playable: Why the 60-Second Cap Matters More Than the Demo

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Culture Is a Game Mechanic: How Local Stories Become Better Systems

Culture Is a Game Mechanic: How Local Stories Become Better Systems

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500Hz Isn't the Whole Story: Why Gaming Tech Now Feels Like a Full-Stack Race

500Hz Isn't the Whole Story: Why Gaming Tech Now Feels Like a Full-Stack Race

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VCT 2026 Is a Roster Puzzle: What MIBR, Vitality, and the Path to Champions Reveal

VCT 2026 Is a Roster Puzzle: What MIBR, Vitality, and the Path to Champions Reveal

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Steam Hit 41.8M Concurrent Users: Why PC Gaming Still Feels Future-Proof

Steam Hit 41.8M Concurrent Users: Why PC Gaming Still Feels Future-Proof

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14M Players Don’t Show Up by Accident: 5 Launch Moves Games Keep Reusing

14M Players Don’t Show Up by Accident: 5 Launch Moves Games Keep Reusing

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GTA VI in November, Wolverine in September: What 2026’s release calendar says about games right now

GTA VI in November, Wolverine in September: What 2026’s release calendar says about games right now

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AI NPCs Are Getting Memory and Sub-Second Decision Loops: What Actually Changes for Games in 2026

AI NPCs Are Getting Memory and Sub-Second Decision Loops: What Actually Changes for Games in 2026

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Gaming M&A Hit $2.3B in Q2 2026: Why Focused Studios Suddenly Matter More

Gaming M&A Hit $2.3B in Q2 2026: Why Focused Studios Suddenly Matter More

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Ethical Game Design Is Player-Trust Design: 4 Questions for 2026

Ethical Game Design Is Player-Trust Design: 4 Questions for 2026

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Esports Is a Systems Problem: What Rosters, Metas, and Viewership Reveal

Esports Is a Systems Problem: What Rosters, Metas, and Viewership Reveal

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The Great Roster Rebalance: Unpacking Esports' 2025 Team Transformations

The Great Roster Rebalance: Unpacking Esports' 2025 Team Transformations

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What Makes a Gaming Handheld Feel Great? The 4 Specs That Must Work Together

What Makes a Gaming Handheld Feel Great? The 4 Specs That Must Work Together

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What 280Hz QD-OLED Actually Changes for Gamers: The 4 Specs That Matter Together

What 280Hz QD-OLED Actually Changes for Gamers: The 4 Specs That Matter Together

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133 Studies Later: What Gaming Actually Trains in the Brain

133 Studies Later: What Gaming Actually Trains in the Brain

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More AI Won’t Fix a Weak Game Pipeline: The 3 Production Levers That Actually Matter

More AI Won’t Fix a Weak Game Pipeline: The 3 Production Levers That Actually Matter

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More AI Content Won’t Make Better Games: The Production Signal That Matters

More AI Content Won’t Make Better Games: The Production Signal That Matters

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985 Gaming Deals Later: Why Q4 2024 Looked More Disciplined Than Desperate

985 Gaming Deals Later: Why Q4 2024 Looked More Disciplined Than Desperate

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3.42 Billion Players Later, Gaming's 2024 Growth Was Really About Access

3.42 Billion Players Later, Gaming's 2024 Growth Was Really About Access

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The 2025 Esports Transfer Market: Why Role Fit Beat Star Power

The 2025 Esports Transfer Market: Why Role Fit Beat Star Power

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I Looked at Gaming Peripherals in 2026: The Real Upgrade Wasn't Just 8K Polling

I Looked at Gaming Peripherals in 2026: The Real Upgrade Wasn't Just 8K Polling

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Vibe Coding Can Turn Game Ideas into Playable Worlds — Design Still Does the Heavy Lifting

Vibe Coding Can Turn Game Ideas into Playable Worlds — Design Still Does the Heavy Lifting

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90% of Game Developers Already Use AI. Now Players Are Starting to Feel It

90% of Game Developers Already Use AI. Now Players Are Starting to Feel It

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Esports in 2026 Isn’t One Ladder Anymore — It’s Three Ecosystems Fighting for Attention

Esports in 2026 Isn’t One Ladder Anymore — It’s Three Ecosystems Fighting for Attention

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Why GTA VI Is Reshaping the 2026 AAA Release Calendar

Why GTA VI Is Reshaping the 2026 AAA Release Calendar

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Gaming's Biggest Power Shift Isn't a Console War — It's M&A

Gaming's Biggest Power Shift Isn't a Console War — It's M&A

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Handheld Gaming Isn't One Market Anymore: Retro Cartridges, Cloud Libraries, and Portable PCs

Handheld Gaming Isn't One Market Anymore: Retro Cartridges, Cloud Libraries, and Portable PCs

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Summer Game Fest Isn’t One Show Anymore: What 2026’s Showcase Week Says About Where Gaming Is Going

Summer Game Fest Isn’t One Show Anymore: What 2026’s Showcase Week Says About Where Gaming Is Going

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42 Game Designers Later, Here’s What Generative AI Is Actually Good For in Games

42 Game Designers Later, Here’s What Generative AI Is Actually Good For in Games

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985 Gaming Deals Later, the Rebound Looks Real: What 2024’s $17.5B Says About Games in 2025

985 Gaming Deals Later, the Rebound Looks Real: What 2024’s $17.5B Says About Games in 2025

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272 Game Adaptations Later, It’s Hard to Pretend Games Aren’t a Cultural Language

272 Game Adaptations Later, It’s Hard to Pretend Games Aren’t a Cultural Language

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I Thought Esports Investors Were Still Buying Hype. The Better Ones Are Buying Revenue Models

I Thought Esports Investors Were Still Buying Hype. The Better Ones Are Buying Revenue Models

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You Can Describe a 3D Game World in Plain English. The Hard Part Starts Right After.

You Can Describe a 3D Game World in Plain English. The Hard Part Starts Right After.

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47% of Game Developers Use AI for Code Help. The Real Win Is Faster Playable Builds

47% of Game Developers Use AI for Code Help. The Real Win Is Faster Playable Builds

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I Thought Great Game Trailers Were Mostly Editing. The Best Ones Start in the Engine

I Thought Great Game Trailers Were Mostly Editing. The Best Ones Start in the Engine

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I Thought Player Agency Started With Branching Paths. It Actually Starts With Studio Incentives

I Thought Player Agency Started With Branching Paths. It Actually Starts With Studio Incentives

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The UN Thinks Game Design Is a Global Responsibility: Here’s the Framework Worth Stealing

The UN Thinks Game Design Is a Global Responsibility: Here’s the Framework Worth Stealing

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Esports Has 640M Viewers in 2026, but the Real Edge Is Multi-Title Depth

Esports Has 640M Viewers in 2026, but the Real Edge Is Multi-Title Depth

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Premium Peripherals Matter Most When They Remove Friction, Not Just Raise Specs

Premium Peripherals Matter Most When They Remove Friction, Not Just Raise Specs

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You Can Prompt a Game Into Existence. You Still Have to Design It.

You Can Prompt a Game Into Existence. You Still Have to Design It.

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Türkiye’s Gaming Boom Is Bigger Than the Usual Mobile-Games Headline

Türkiye’s Gaming Boom Is Bigger Than the Usual Mobile-Games Headline

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I Thought Player Agency Needed More Branches. It Actually Needs Better Consequences

I Thought Player Agency Needed More Branches. It Actually Needs Better Consequences

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A Vertical Slice in 4 Weeks? What Generative AI Actually Changes in Game Development

A Vertical Slice in 4 Weeks? What Generative AI Actually Changes in Game Development

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Dev.Play 2026 Makes Bucharest Feel Less Like a Side Scene and More Like a Game-Dev Hub

Dev.Play 2026 Makes Bucharest Feel Less Like a Side Scene and More Like a Game-Dev Hub

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