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Square Enix lists Aether data center as “congested,” increases login cap in Europe, will add Worlds

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Square Enix addressed recent server issues for Final Fantasy XIV caused by connection overloads earlier today, releasing the 5.58 hotfix to help tackle the massive increase in player numbers. FFXIV saw a popularity boost over the last months, including expansion of the free test for new players, its visibility increased by high-profile MMO streamer Asmongold, and discontent from World of Warcraft players with Blizzard’s latest content patches. Related: Final Fantasy XIV ‘sells out’ of digital copies following Asmongold bump The influx of new players in such a short time caused

Nvidia Protects Gaming Market With Custom GPUs for Crypto Miners

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The rise of cryptocurrency has had a major and unexpected impact on many adjacent industries. This includes gaming, with one company, Nividia, especially feeling the heat. Crypto mining is intensive, and the hardware market to make it possible is growing quickly. The hardware market specializing in mining equipment could grow by nearly $3 billion in the next three years. This figure is based on the perceived future growth of the mining industry in general. As the number of mining pools grows, so will the demand for products created specifically to meet

Roblox is at the Nexus of Digital Currencies & the Creator Economy

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Our kids understand it better than we do. And it’s training them for the token economy.Image from Roblox SEC filingThe stock market drama keeps getting more exciting. In a tumultuous drama reeling from the tailwinds of the GameStop frenzy, the stock market gaming landscape will see a new entrant with Roblox. In the ultimate symmetry of sorts GameStop, the nostalgic mall retailer from our childhood, has set the stage for Roblox — the gaming platform for the future, which has already cemented itself as the pandemic memory that our kids will be

Now is the time to experiment with virtual reality design

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GamesBeat x Oculus Venues Join Dean Takahashi, Ramez Naam, and Tim Chang online for "Science Fiction, Tech, and Games." Hosted in VR and 2D February 17th, 10:00am PT Learn More The pandemic has caused a surge in virtual reality sales and use. With everyone forced to stay at home due to worldwide lockdowns, there are few better ways to escape than behind the lens of a virtual reality headset. “This is the time for experimentation,” said Schell Games owner Jason Schell. “It’s not unlike the early days of the PC,

AT&T reportedly backs away from selling Warner Bros. Interactive

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Sponsored Links Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment For the time being, AT&T has reportedly decided against selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division to another company. According to Bloomberg, the telecom concluded the unit was too valuable to ditch, even if a sale would have helped the company with its $165 billion debt load. When news of the potential sale first broke, CNBC reported the sale of the division could have netted AT&T as much as $4 billion. Several prominent video game publishers were reportedly interested, including Microsoft, Take-Two, EA and Activision Blizzard. Bloomberg reports two

Epic Games CEO speaks out against Apple, Google app store ‘monopoly’

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Sponsored Links Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite developer Epic Games, criticized Apple and Google for having an “absolute monopoly” on app stores in a Friday interview with CNBC. There aren’t many viable options for distributing mobile software outside the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, and Sweeney chides both for taking a 30 percent fee from in-app purchases.Epic Games launched the Epic Games Store in late 2018 for Windows and Mac computers, and only charges other publishers a 12 percent fee on in-app purchases.

Evening Reading – June 24, 2020

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Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. In case you missed it at Shacknews: [embedded content] Crabs needs 6 friends to play @astroneergame with him...The Wide World of Electronic Sports: Episode 51 ?LIVE https://t.co/ZWTiS4BCk1 pic.twitter.com/lvdTdKPk8J — Shacknews (@shacknews) June 23, 2020 And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!! Shacknews. It gets you chicks! Saw some baby chicks and ducks at the farm store today. They are so fluffy. pic.twitter.com/ehAFWgwbgr — Mayor Captain Zork (@Captzork) June 24, 2020 Finally!

Warner Bros. Gaming Division Might Be Sold; EA, Take-Two, And Activision Reportedly Interested

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AT&T is reportedly looking to sell its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, according to a report by CNBC. The deal could reach $4 billion, according to sources, who asked to not be named by CNBC. Take-Two, EA, and Activision Blizzard have all reportedly expressed interest in buying the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, but no deals have been made or are close to completion. Many of the video games tied with the gaming division are related to Warner Bros.-owned properties, including Batman, Harry Potter, and The Lego Movie, meaning that a deal