Games industry roundup: The future of conversational games, DragonGlass pauses operations, and Ninja drops Twitch for Mixer

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"The definitive voice game has not been built yet": Why Doppio raised $1.1m to make games for Alexa

Jeferson Valadares discusses the future of conversational games.

"We're really passionate about getting young girls into games": What Girls' Game Lab hopes to achieve

Caoimhe Roddy discusses encouraging young girls to get a career in games.

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Total War comes to China following Creative Assembly and NetEase partnership

The franchise’s catalogue up to and including Total War: Three Kingdoms will be launched in the country.

Modern Pick Entertainment to acquire “substantial” stake in Project Cars dev Slightly Mad Studios

The developer has sold over 25 million units of its games.

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Cheeze Wizards starts selling its ultra-rare Mold Magicians

While good cheeze takes time to mature, it can get sold in a flash. And that’s exactly what’s happening with Cheeze Wizards, as it shows off it’s ‘Dank Ranks’ of Mold Magicians.

DragonGlass has paused operations until ‘better times’

During the Crypto Games Conference last year, we managed to get a good look at what some of the big developers had in store. Among them was the Dragonglass team, which took the stage to showcase its mobile exploration and mining game – DragonFeed.

F1 Delta Time components are now on OpenSea

Formula One, much like any sport, is made more impressive by just how much the components cost. It’s no surprise considering they’re far more ‘custom’ than typical racers. For F1 Delta Time, along with its pretty costly auctions, its vehicle parts share that heritage as they arrive on OpenSea.

Blockchain Cuties Universe starts off stage two of its pre-sale

We’ve already seen a considerable amount of detail fleshed out of Blockchain Cuties Universe. Over these past quarters, we’ve seen its entire model transition over to it’s broader plan for creating a strategy title. As a result, the community was introduced to a wide range of new cuties, land mechanics and the wars to come.

CryptoKaiju’s CryptoKitties tie-in combines 7.5-inch vinyl toy with blockchain version

Kaiju, for anyone familiar either with the Japanese language or with the ever-increasing library of giant monster films, will know what one of these are. But with CryptoKaiju, these have been shrunk down as highly collectable vinyls.

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Is Ninja the superstar that Mixer needs or is he fading into irrelevance?

Global streaming sensation Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins announced that he has left Twitch to begin streaming exclusively on Microsoft’s Mixer.

TikTok owner Bytedance confirms plans to develop a smartphone

Tech behemoth Bytedance has confirmed reports that it is moving into the smartphone space.

Refunds issued for live stream of Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau's wedding

Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau are offering refunds for those who were disappointed with the quality of their wedding live stream.

Influencers invited to Parliament to discuss body image and social media

Content creators from across the UK went to the Houses of Parliament to discuss body image last week.

YouTuber Saffron Barker confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2019

YouTube vlogger Saffron Barker has confirmed her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing 2019. She is the fourth confirmed contestant for the upcoming series of the show.