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Netflix CEO Talks Ads, Gaming, And An Employee Who Expensed $100,000 On Personal Vacations

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Time Stamp: September 8, 2020 1:08 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has given an in-depth interview to Variety in which he speaks about why Netflix's business model is best suited without ads, if the company might ever get into gaming, and the employee who was reimbursed $100,000 before leaving the company.Regarding ads, Hastings said it's not a hard and fast rule that Netflix wants to avoid ads, but it just makes business sense to build the platform on a paid model versus ads."It's definitely not a rule. It's a judgment call… It's a belief we can build

‘DOOM’ and ‘DOOM II’ Get Major Updates Bringing In New Widescreen Rendering, Additional Frame Rate Options, PS4 and Xbox One Controller Support, New Touch Controls, and More

Source Node: https://toucharcade.com/2020/09/04/doom-2-september-2020-update-widescreen-cut-content-crosshair-fps-ipad-pro-bethesda-mods-android-ios-ps4-xbox-one-controller-support/
Time Stamp: September 4, 2020 4:25 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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TouchArcade Rating: Ever since Bethesda brought back DOOM ($4.99) and DOOM II ($4.99) on the App Store and Google Play, both releases have been getting big updates with new content and fixes including support for free add-ons. Today, an update for both DOOM and DOOM II is rolling out across all platforms with a ton of new features, enhancements, and fixes. As of this writing, the update is live for me on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. It has rolled out on Android but is yet to go

How did the Dota Pro Circuit Develop?

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Time Stamp: August 29, 2020 12:42 PM - Modified On: August 29, 2020 - Published By:
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Once upon a time, a long time ago in a faraway land, where metas were fun and heroes were balanced, the legends of Dota were born.Today, we tell the tale of how the DPC came to be - the problems in Dota, the storylines along the way, and the ultimate evolution of a competitive circuit. For esports fans new and old - this is for you. Five years ago, Valve announced The Majors, the beginning of what would become the DPC as we know it today.No esports scene is perfect,

Apple Looking to Nuke Epic’s Entire Developer Agreement, Including Unreal Engine, in Retaliation for ‘Fortnite’ Fiasco

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Time Stamp: August 17, 2020 7:04 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Well, I’m sure we all remember the rapidly escalating drama between Apple and Epic Games from last week. In short, Epic implemented an alternate payment method into Fortnite on iOS allowing users to purchase the in-game currency V-Bucks directly through Epic at a 20% discount. This was in response to a long-held belief from Epic Games and specifically CEO Tim Sweeney that digital storefronts like the App Store take far too large of a cut of the profits (30%) and that their strict guidelines create a monopolistic position. The alternate

To Be The Best Player

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Time Stamp: July 31, 2020 8:09 PM - Modified On: July 31, 2020 - Published By:
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Growth, Talent, and TacticalFor most of us, TSM vs. Team Liquid was the first time we saw Edward “Tactical” Ra in action. Before the game, Tactical’s rise to the starting lineup seemed like just another bad omen for a struggling Team Liquid lineup. With Broxah’s visa coming through, the entire starting roster had finally reunited only to be torn apart by a random case of laryngitis that sidelined Doublelift. Far from a bad omen, Tactical’s debut was a spectacular stroke of luck. With Tactical, the team picked up two dominant

VR Gaming Ads: Testing the Waters; An Interview with Faultline

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2020 10:40 AM - Modified On: July 27, 2020 - Published By:
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I recently had the pleasure to be interviewed by Rafi Cohen for Faultline Magazine. Please find the full piece below.In its pursuit of the mobile gaming market, PubNative, a German app-focused supply-side platform (SSP), is tentatively exploring the possibilities of VR. Speaking to Faultline this week, the company’s founder and CEO, Ionut Ciobotaru admitted that his “interest is just exploratory.”“For now, VR just doesn’t have the critical mass to be monetizable for ad companies,” he added.The company has set gaming as its next key market for growth in the world

‘Crying Suns’ Review — A Tactical Roguelike Worth Playing

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Time Stamp: July 6, 2020 5:38 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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TouchArcade Rating:When it comes to space-faring roguelikes on iOS, the gold standard everyone’s heard of is FTL: Faster Than Light, and for good reason. It’s a perfect fit for mobile, and there are very few roguelikes that can compete with it in quality or quantity. While not as well known as FTL, Crying Suns ($8.99) has very similar notes of urgency and mystery. Much of the game feels rather similar to FTL, though that isn’t necessarily a bad thing—what is good in FTL is also good in Crying Suns. That’s

PlayStation is the latest to join the Facebook ad boycott

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Time Stamp: July 2, 2020 3:51 PM - Modified On: July 2, 2020 - Published By:
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Sponsored Links DorukTR via Getty Images Sony’s PlayStation brand is the latest to jump on board with other companies who have stopped running ads on Facebook and Instagram, reports GamesIndustry.biz. PlayStation is joining a host of other brands who’ve stopped running ads on the platforms to protest how the company handles hate speech and other hateful content.In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, PlayStation said "In support of the #StopHateForProfit campaign, we have globally suspended our Facebook and Instagram activity, including advertising and non-paid content, until the end of July. We stand

Twitch breaks records again in Q2, topping 5B total hours watched

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Twitch had already broken viewership records in the first quarter of 2020 amid coronavirus lockdowns, surpassing 3 billion total hours watched in a single quarter for the first time. In the second quarter, it appears that Twitch has broken that record and several others once again. According to a new report from Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet, Twitch saw a massive 62.7% increase in hours watched from Q1 2020 reach 5 billion hours watched in the second quarter. This figure was also up by 83.1% year-over-year and helps to cement Twitch’s