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Roblox partners with Sony Music to connect artists with money-making activities in the metaverse

Video game platform Roblox announced this morning it has partnered with Sony Music Entertainment on a deal that will allow the two companies to work together to create music experiences for the Roblox community, including opportunities that would give Sony Music artists a way to reach new audiences and generate revenue. The announcement follows last month’s news of a $200 million lawsuit filed by a group of music publishers who alleged Roblox was allowing creators to build virtual boomboxes inside their games that streamed copyrighted music without artists’ permission or

Development Studio Riot Games Offers Free Beats For Streamers

[embedded content] When it comes to streaming, it wasn’t long ago that it was pretty much a free reign to anyone that wanted to use copyright music on their channels. There wasn’t much pushback over something like Spotify playing in the background to help give some kind of a chill or mood tone for viewers to listen in on. While most channels were not necessarily using the music as the main focal point to their stream, it was enough to sway some labels to go on the offense to streaming

Riot reveals Sessions, a new 37-song, ‘safe-for-streaming’ instrumental album

Riot Games released its latest music project, Sessions: Vi, created with several experienced musicians and beat-makers, such as Chromonicci, Junior State, Laxcity, Tennyson, and more, earlier today. The record is a 37-track instrumental experience with a focus on laid-back beats and relaxed, lyric-less songs, standing out as a completely unique venture from Riot’s music team. A musical project of this size and length has never been tackled by the company before. Additionally, Sessions: Vi marks out a new niche in the music industry due to the fact that the entire

Reverse-Engineered GTA 3 and Vice City Fan Project Back Online

Top GamesThe fanmade reverse-engineered GTA 3 and Vice City project is back online after a DMCA claim by Take-Two Interactive in February. / Rockstar GamesThe fanmade reverse-engineered GTA 3 and Vice City project is back online after a DMCA claim by Take-Two Interactive in February.The fan-created source code for both Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City was originally posted on the code-sharing site, GitHub. As a result, fans banded together to create several pieces of inspired content from new mods to next-generation console ports. Unfortunately, the project leader, aap,

How to get the Black Pearl Ship in Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves fans sailed to another new season. The game’s third season came bundled with the Pirates of the Caribbean crossover event, meaning the legendary Black Pearl Ship is available in the game. If you’ve been looking for the Black Pearl Ship around the shop or inside the game with no luck, that may be because the ship actually has a different name. Potentially due to copyright reasons, the ship has an alternative name in Sea of Thieves. The looks are still identical, however, and you may want to queue the Pirates

The 10 best teams in FIFA 21

Before the FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) mode became mainstream, many players bought the most recent FIFA title for the Career Mode or to have a co-op title to play with friends. Though the popularity of FUT reduced the number of players who play Career Mode, there are still some who just enjoy the grind-free environment of the game mode. In Career Mode, you won’t have to worry about your team’s chemistry or what you can do to build your team better. You’ll be able to just kick back and enjoy

Captain Laserhawk Animated Series Announced, Based on Far Cry 3 DLC

Top GamesMore cyberpunk dystopian action is headed to Netflix. / Photo by NetflixA new animated series based on the Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon DLC was announced Friday as a part of Netflix's Geeked Week. Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix was officially announced today, and has been in development since 2019. The six-episode series is based upon the setting of the Blood Dragon DLC, in an alternate universe set in a cyberpunk dystopia. [embedded content]In a Twitter thread from showrunner Adi Shankar, he describes the endeavor as, "Captain N:

Warzone Pacific Map: Everything You Need to Know

Call of DutyA new Warzone map set in the Pacific has been leaked. / Photo by ActivisionThe Warzone Pacific Map has been leaked as a part of the game's collaboration with the next Call of Duty title coming out this fall. In a report from VGC, Call of Duty: Vanguard will not be shown at this year's E3, but instead will be announced later in the summer. As part of Vanguard, which is partly set in the Pacific theatre of World War II, a new Warzone map will arrive around

Warzone ‘Ural Mountains’ Unreleased Map Leaked

Call of DutyA collective of Call of Duty (COD): Warzone informants recently published a video showcasing the unreleased Ural Mountains map. / ActivisionA collective of Call of Duty (COD): Warzone informants recently published a video showcasing the unreleased Ural Mountains map. The eight-minute video was published via a tweet by a group of COD leakers around 10:30 p.m. ET last Sunday, June 6. In the video, fans were able to watch unreleased gameplay footage of a user exploring the map and participating in typical in-game activities. The individual aspects shown