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Netflix Reveals First Footage of Cuphead Animated Show, Starring King Dice

[embedded content] Netflix finally showed off its long-in-development Cuphead animated series during its Netflix Geeked Week event, one of the many E3-adjacent shows running ahead of or alongside the gaming event this weekend. The event today mostly centered on adaptations of gaming properties, or properties that have also been adapted to games, as is the case with The Witcher. The reveal came with a surprise appearance by actor Wayne Brady, who revealed he’s playing King Dice in the show. We got to see a short clip of the show, specifically

Here are all the playable maps for Apex’s Arenas

Apex Legends: Legacy brought about the newest and most innovative way to play Respawn’s first-person shooter, bucking the battle royale trend for a more focused and intense three-vs-three mode. Reminiscent of FPS games of the past, Arenas pits two teams of three against each other while having to use credits to buy every piece of their loadout, including weapons, skills, attachments, grenades, and healing items. And it's a blast. Some of Arenas' maps are specifically designed with the three-vs-three mode in mind, while others have been taken from the game's

Griftlands Launches for PC on June 1st, Coming to Consoles on June 4th

Griftlands has been in Early Access since last June, and was released in an alpha state on the Epic Games Store in 2019. Griftlands has been available in Early Access for quite some time now, was available in alpha before that, so developer Klei Entertainment has had a lot of time to listen to feedback as it continues to develop the game. That strategy seems to have paid off, as Klei Entertainment has announced that the game will exit Early Access and officially launch on PC on Steam and the

Warner Bros. gaming division reportedly to be broken up in AT&T, Discovery merger

AT&T is officially backing off on portions of its previously acquired Time Warner assets in a new merger deal with Discovery, which will result in a new company led by Discovery CEO David Zaslav. In the $43 billion deal, WarnerMedia and Discovery combined their assets into one entertainment entity, which aims to rival the likes of Disney with the intellectual properties and content offerings on its services. While most people are focused on HBO Max, Discovery+, and the streaming or film-centric portions of the merger, there are significant implications for the

Sanlo raises $3.5M to help apps and games gain access to financial insights and capital

Having a great idea for an app or game is one thing, but scaling it to become a successful business is quite another. A new fintech startup called Sanlo aims to help. The company, which is today announcing an oversubscribed $3.5 million seed round, offers small to medium-sized game and app companies access to tools to manage their finances and capital to fuel their growth. To be clear, Sanlo is not an investor that’s taking an equity stake in the apps and games it finances. Instead, it’s offering businesses access

10 Best Need for Speed Video Games

Who doesn’t enjoy a great racing game? Kids to adults love the thrill of racing titles whether it’s arcade-based to more realistic simulation. Need for Speed is one of those game franchises that’s been around for ages now and it’s provided more than a few installments for players to enjoy. These are more of an arcade-style of video game racers that take place in different parts of the world along with their unique gimmicks that may appeal to newcomers or veterans that want something fresh. Going into this list, you

Supercell likes Metacore’s games so much it just gave it another $180M credit line

Metacore, a Finnish mobile games company, seems to have an amazing “relationship” with Supercell, another (quite successful) Finnish mobile games company. Back in September 2020, Metacore raised $17.7 million in equity from Supercell and another $11.8 million line of credit, sometimes also called a debt round. That amazing relationship appears to be ongoing. Because Metacore has now raised yet another debt round from Supercell, but this time for €150 million ($180 million). These guys really like each other. The simple reason for this is two words: Merge Mansion. This game

LDM Esports fails to pay players, disbands Masters winning team

LDM Esports, the winner of Masters 1 in the northern Latin American region, did not pay its players and they have left the organization. The team is currently on the hunt for a new organization to represent them as the LDM Esports organization has dissolved its VALORANT and Chilean League of Legends team. According to the owner of the Chilean organization, Misrain “MisrraVB” Valenciam, LDM Esports was allegedly scammed by its former co-owner & co-CEO José “Ezio” Pérez. “Towards the end of the entire situation, he left. He simply got

World Series of Poker® Announces Plans for 2021

LAS VEGAS, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Series of Poker (WSOP) today announced much-anticipated plans for 2021, including the return of the live, in-person World Series of Poker event and $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, best known as "The Main Event®". World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino The world-famous tournament series, which experienced record-smashing participation in 2019 and adjusted to a hybrid format to accommodate 2020, will be back in-person at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino this fall pending applicable state and/or regulatory

xQc Marathons to 8M Hours Watched – Weekly Twitch Top 10s, March 22 -28

It’s been a week of marathon streams as both xQc and Ludwig Ahgren had unique challenges keeping their channels live 24 hours a day. This was also the week that kicked off the LEC playoffs, bringing a boost in viewership for the European league. Twitch’s Top Channel – xQc Grand Theft Auto V roleplay is perhaps the most unique gaming content you’ll find on Twitch. The requirements of maintaining a character and generating content through interaction rather than a gameplay-driven narrative cause engagement you can’t find in other multiplayer experiences.