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‘Beankind’ is a Totally Free “Social Experiment” Game from Frosty Pop and Artist Ketnipz Launching September 24th

We’re big fans of Frosty Pop around these parts for the many, many awesome mobile games they’ve released over the years. In fact we were JUST talking about their card-based boxing game Deck ‘Em! a couple of weeks ago, a game that’s lauching this Thursday by the way. Anyhoo, Frosty Pop has just reached out about another new project and this one is decidedly different from anything we’ve seen from them before. It’s called Beankind and it’s a collaboration with famous Instagram artist and social media star Harry Hambley, better

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Turrican’ Collection Coming, ‘Gemini Arms’ and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to another very big edition of the SwitchArcade Round-Up. As is typically the case on Fridays, there are a lot of new sales to check out. There’s also an abnormally large number of new releases, and we’ve got summaries for each one of them. For whatever reason, I also decided to pack a few news stories in here, too. Well, don’t say I didn’t give you anything good to read while you take care of business. Let’s go! News ‘LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’

Indonesia Recognizes Esports as an ‘Accomplished Sport’

The government of Indonesia officially recognized esports as a sport during the 2020 National Conference of Central KONI held this week. As first reported by VPEsports, Indonesia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) officially recognized esports as an “accomplished sport” in the Southeast Asian country and named PB Esports Indonesia as the “only institution that covers esports as an achievement sport in Indonesia under KONI.” This milestone for esports athletes and the industry means that esports could be included as an official sport in

8Hours Platform Guide: Everything About EHRT

Combining the real world with virtual space would have seemed impossible decades ago. There have been many issues such as data integrity and information security that impeded the development of the technology. However, the 8Hours Foundation, among other companies, showed that it can actually be done. Through the help of blockchain technology and its innovations, 8Hours made the tokenization of physical assets to create their digital counterparts possible — and enjoyable. In this article, we shall explore how the 8Hours foundation took advantage of revolutionary blockchain technologies like Vechain and

For the 2nd Time, The Game Agency Appears on the Inc. 5000, With…

“The Game Agency is enjoying record growth thanks to a combination of our custom games and the hundreds of companies using The Training Arcade®, our DIY game authoring tool”, says Stephen Baer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner. STAMFORD, Conn. (PRWEB) August 25, 2020 The Game Agency is pleased to announce that they have been named once again to the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its

Report: Free Fire Sees Over 100M Peak Daily Active Users in Q2

The mobile battle royale game Garena Free Fire saw its highest-ever player numbers during the second quarter of 2020. A report published by Sea Limited, the parent company of Garena, said that app data and analytics platform App Annie recorded Free Fire as the highest-grossing mobile game in both Latin America and Southeast Asia.  The report claims that Free Fire achieved a new record high of over 100M peak daily active users in Q2. During this period, Free Fire also ranked third in the most downloaded mobile games category according

Pittsburgh Knights Secure Partnership with VPN Provider ExpressVPN

Esports organization the Pittsburgh Knights announced that it has entered into a partnership with ExpressVPN. The virtual private network service is now the preferred VPN partner of the Knights and will be sponsoring the Knights VALORANT Invitational, taking place this weekend. ExpressVPN will be providing its VPN service to the entire Knights organization. The British Virgin Islands-based company, which boasts 160 locations in more than 94 countries, can allow gaming enthusiasts to procure in-game items, such as maps or skins, that might not be available within their home network. Additionally,

Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic Games lowers the cost of V-Bucks

Apple has removed Fortnite from the App Store after the game’s developer announced new payment options that allow players to buy in-game credits direct from Epic Games. In response, Epic has taken legal action and filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Northern California to end Apple’s anti-competitive restrictions on mobile device marketplaces. The new payment option appears to skirt Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store rules, which require Epic to give up a 30% cut of the revenue made through the app. In announcement on its website, Epic dropped

An xCloud Game Streaming Beta Is Coming to Android Today for Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers

We’ve been covering Microsoft’s xCloud service since its original reveal and then across how games with play across custom virtual controls and controllers on mobile platforms. Microsoft recently announced the launch countries and release date for xCloud (game streaming). This will be included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. For iOS users who are looking forward to xCloud, things aren’t looking great in the near future thanks to Apple. Today, Microsoft will roll out an update to the Xbox Game Pass Beta app on Google Play to allow Xbox Game Pass