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New DLC character, game designer grants, and early access release mark recent gaming news

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The video game industry is seeing several new developments. Dead or Alive 6 Last Round has revealed a new DLC character named Minato, with a connection to NiCO. In a move to support emerging talent, Mark Cerny and Geoff Keighley have launched the Nova Games Foundation, which will provide significant grants to young game designers. Additionally, a new game called Wanderburg, described as a "bullet heaven" experience featuring a hybrid castle-tank, has been released in early access. AI

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    📰 Meet the New Dead or Alive 6 Last Round Heroine Minato The first trailer and reveal for new Dead or Alive 6 Last Round DLC character Minato dropped and teased

    📰 Meet the New Dead or Alive 6 Last Round Heroine Minato The first trailer and reveal for new Dead or Alive 6 Last Round DLC character Minato dropped and teased a connection to NiCO. 📰 Source: Siliconera 🔗 Link: https://www.siliconera.com/meet-the-new-dead-or-alive-6-last-round-h…

    LINKS siliconera.com/meet-the-new-dead-or-alive…
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    🎮 Mark Cerny and Geoff Keighley launch university-affiliated fellowship program The program, called Nova Games Foundation, aims to offer six-figure grants to 20

    🎮 Mark Cerny and Geoff Keighley launch university-affiliated fellowship program The program, called Nova Games Foundation, aims to offer six-figure grants to 20 young game designers each year. 📰 Source: gamedeveloper 🔗 Link: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/mark-cerny-and-g…

    LINKS gamedeveloper.com/…/mark-cerny-and-geoff-…
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    📰 Wanderburg, a bullet heaven where you drive around a Frankensteinian hybrid of a castle and a tank, is out in early access today Truth be told, I'm still not

    📰 Wanderburg, a bullet heaven where you drive around a Frankensteinian hybrid of a castle and a tank, is out in early access today Truth be told, I'm still not sold on "bullet heaven" as a genre. Name notwithstanding, the genre is certainly here to stay, and there always seems to…

    LINKS rockpapershotgun.com/wanderburg-a-bullet-…

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