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Restaurant.com Partners w Kevin Harrington

Kevin Harrington of Shark Tank fame has a reputation for being fiercely selective in who he lends his name to. So when he partnered up with Restaurant.com, it was presumably because he saw something special in the business. Let’s take a look at what that special something was, and why it could mean Restaurant.com (OTCQB: RSTN) is one of the most undervalued opportunities on the market right now. When Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington explained why he partnered with Restaurant.com, the announcement contained one key phrase. “[Restaurant] owners are getting the business they need, and

Predicting Mark Rosewater’s Innistrad: Midnight Hunt teaser blog

The spoiler season for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt begins this Thursday and that means it’s time for another Mark Rosewater teaser blog. Rosewater is a senior game designer at Wizards of the Coast and releases a blog before official previews start for every set. These blogs provide a glimpse into what fans can expect from the set and are perfect for facilitating discussion in the days leading up to spoiler season. Some teasers hint toward returning mechanics, while others showcase interesting rules text found on cards in the set. Adventures in

Hearthstone Patch 21.2 nerfs Warlock and brings massive Battlegrounds change

Hearthstone: United in Stormwind has received its second round of balance changes in Patch 21.2. The update is already live and will nerf two cards that have appeared in previous patch notes: Stealer of Souls and Flesh Giant. Stealer of Souls has already been banned in Wild and Flesh Giant received a nerf in the game’s last update. Aside from further alterations to Warlock, the largest scale of changes have come to the popular Battlegrounds mode. The major takeaways from this update are that Battlegrounds is receiving an exclusive keyword

Predicting Mark Rosewater’s MTG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms teasers

Spoiler season for Magic: The Gathering’s first crossover set Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms begin tomorrow, but Senior Game Designer Mark Rosewater’s pre-release teaser blog gives plenty of hints as to what’s coming. Before every set, Rosewater gives over a dozen hints pointing to new mechanics and unique card designs. These blogs are a great source of speculation throughout the community. With the upcoming set being based on D&D, many of the hints point directly to certain well-known characters and items in the classic role-playing game. Here

‘It’s Trash’: Glow Up Games CXO Latoya Peterson on the State of Diversity in Games

Latoya Peterson is tired of the games industry ignoring Black women, and now she's ready to do something about it. | Photo courtesy of Glow Up GamesThe video game industry is as prone to systemic oppression as any other. Developers of color, and perhaps particularly Black developers, face an uphill battle for employment, let alone creative expression. With this series of features, DBLTAP hopes to highlight the creations of Black developers working to tell their own stories through games in this monthly series. Check out our previous entries here.Issa Dee

New League of Legends Champion Roadmap Arrives Next Week

League of LegendsA series of champions related to Viego's return will be coming to the Summoner's Rift according to the post. | Courtesy of Riot Games.The Chinese League of Legends website has revealed a roadmap regarding the release of League of Legends champions. A translated version of the article was published in the League of Legends subreddit, which details the plans they have for champions related to the Ruined King, Dr. Mundo, and other concepts they have in mind. The end began with one man.Uncover the origins of #Ruination on

Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment announced today that its Overwatch director and long-standing face of the game, Jeff Kaplan, will leave the company. In his place, Aaron Keller, Blizzard veteran and Overwatch founding member will step up as the new game director.Help us thank Jeff Kaplan for being the Mercy to our Genji. Thank you for always daring to see the world as it could be.Also, help us welcome Aaron Keller as Overwatch's new Game Director. We can't wait to continue fighting for the future with you.➡️ https://t.co/119g1mIh4M pic.twitter.com/w2Pmq3sBKn— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) April 20,

LoL gameplay design director pulled, transferred to Riot’s MMO

Christian Vejvad • Apr 16, 22:52Riot Games gameplay design director Mark “Scuffy” Yetter has announced a big career move that involves him leaving the League of Legends design team to join a different department in Riot as game director of the upcoming LoL MMO.   This marks the end of eight years of Scuffy working on the League of Legends team. Scuffy has become a forward-facing personality for the game, delivering patch previews that offer a sneak peek of upcoming changes to the popular MOBA game.  In his announcement, Scuffy praised