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Check Out Grubhub’s Feeding Frenzy for Your Shot at a Free Hextech Chest

by Jason Parker in League of Legends | Apr, 8th 2021 This article is sponsored by Grubhub.  Grubhub’s first-ever “Feeding Frenzy” event is kicking off this weekend, on April 9th! This comes from a partnership between Grubhub and Buffalo Wild Wings. The Grubhub Feeding Frenzy is a League of Legends pro-am streaming event, that will go live on April 9th at 4:30pm EST. Before the Mid-Season Showdown this weekend, Grubhub presents the Feeding Frenzy! You, as a fan, will also have a chance to win some sweet League of Legends

Overholt Says Vision for OverActive Media Group is Becoming Reality

After two major announcements in recent months, OverActive Media CEO Chris Overholt says the vision to turn the company into the next Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment or Madison Square Garden Co. is turning to reality, SBJ’s Adam Stern reports.  OAM owns several teams in esports including the two Toronto teams in Activision Blizzard’s franchised leagues as well as the popular Mad Lions organization that is based in Spain and competes in the League of Legends European series, the LEC.   First, in late February, OAM unveiled plans for a $500M,

How pandemic socialization trends have accelerated the move into virtual spaces

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 What will the social graph look like this year? What is it going to look like two years from now, and how is it going to be built? To answer that question, Elena Arponen, CEO and co-founder of Quicksave Interactive, Bruce Grove, CEO and co-founder of Polystream, and Si Lumb, metamedia futurist, joined Wanda Meloni, CEO & Principal Analyst at

Now is the time to experiment with virtual reality design

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,

DOCOMO’s XR Studio opening in Odaiba, Japan to include the new Mantis Vision Volumetric Studio 3iosk

In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News January 21, 2021 – Mantis Vision, a provider of 3D image and volumetric video capture solutions, has today announced that its ‘Mantis Vision Volumetric Studio 3iosk’ volumetric video capture technology will be included within DOCOMO’s new ‘docomo XR Studio’ in Odaiba, Japan when it opens later this month. DOCOMO is Japan’s largest telecommunications company. Esta Chiang, Volumetric Pipeline Technical Director of Mantis Vision, said: “Mantis Vision has seen many new volumetric video content creations this year, and we’re excited to see what new

Free Digital Anime Convention FunimationCon Reveals Full Schedule

Anime Expo, which is traditionally held in Los Angeles over 4th of July weekend, may not be happening this year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn't mean your holiday weekend will be completely anime con-free. FunimationCon is a free digital event produced by, you guessed it, Funimation, the company behind the English dubs and western distribution of some of your favorite anime and manga titles. It wiill be held this weekend--and a full schedule of events has been announced. Take a look at the details on the official

No Straight Roads Gets A New Release Date And Trailer

The stylish music-action game No Straight Roads was originally intended to release on June 30, but had to be delayed due to complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Malaysian studio Metronomics has announced that the game will be released on August 25 on PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Games Store.Headed by Wan Hazmer, lead game designer on Final Fantasy XV, and Street Fighter V concept artist Daim Dziauddin, No Straight Roads is an action-adventure game in a world where EDM is being used to

How COVID-19 Is Impacting EA’s Business

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are staying home and playing video games. As such, spending on gaming has grown, and Electronic Arts is among the companies that is benefitting. In a new "fireside chat," EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said the company is expected to announce its biggest-ever Q1, which runs April-June.EA said in May that it expects to make $5.525 billion in revenue and a profit of $978 million for the period, which is a record for Q1, but Jorgensen said that the real numbers will be even