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Pllay adds $1M in funding for skill-based video game wagering

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Pllay has raised $1 million in funding for its skill-based video game wagering platform. Pllay enables gamers to wager on 1-on-1 duels. Viridian Equity Partners and investor Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne led the new round. The funding comes in addition to the $3 million that Pllay raised in November, when it announced that it raised money from James McGuckin’s Screen Play Ventures and other angel investors including NBA All-Star Bradley Beal, Obsidian

LDN UTD strikes partnership with Matchroom

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British esports organisation LDN UTD has announced its partnership with sports programming supplier Matchroom, in a bid to unite esports with traditional sports events and athletes. According to the release, the ‘first stage’ of the partnership is expected to focus on the Professional Darts Corporation, followed up by a regular ‘Matchroom Monday’ series with Matchroom Boxing athletes. RELATED: LDN UTD hires Andrew Bloch to strengthen Advisory Board Collaborative content appearing on Matchroom and LDN UTD’s social channels will feature athletes from the Professional Darts Corporation, as well as players from

Ctrl gets gamer meal-replacement shakes into 750 Vitamin Shoppe stores

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Ctrl, a startup that makes healthy shakes and other nutritious food for gamers, is now available in 750 Vitamin Shoppe stores around the U.S. As I mentioned in my last story, I normally don’t write about this kind of company, as meal-replacement shakes aren’t innovative. But cultural changes are afoot that make this an interesting move, as well as the fact that esports organization Faze Clan has invested in

Rivalry raises $20 million for sports and esports online betting

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Rivalry has raised $20 million for its business of sports and esports betting. The company has a mobile and PC platform that makes it easy to place bets on sports and esports matches. Rivalry’s average customer is 25 years old, and the company is going after esports and sports fans who are under 30. At the moment, Rivalry has an offshore gambling license with the Isle of Man, which

Ludena Protocol Joins Blockchain Game Alliance After Announcing…

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Time Stamp: January 19, 2021 7:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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As one of the first BGA members of 2021, Ludena Protocol hopes to bring the association and its individual members valuable insights into the evolving gaming culture of South Korea, which is known to home some of the world’s most prolific gamers and e-sporting events. SEOUL, South Korea (PRWEB) January 20, 2021 With the release of Ludena Protocol’s first Dapp looming on the horizon, the team has announced that they have joined a major force in blockchain gaming: The BGA or the Blockchain Game Alliance. A South Korean blockchain gaming

Mulan Review — All Style, No Substance

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Time Stamp: September 3, 2020 12:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Disney's recent history with live-action adaptations of their animated classics has been a mixed bag at best. There seems to be no real hard-and-fast conventions as to just what gets added or changed in the transition from 2D to 3D. New songs are added, new characters, new plot threads--all, presumably, in service to whatever will help reinvent a decades-old classic for a new generation. Unfortunately, in the case of Mulan, it seems that the calculations were botched right from the start.It's a familiar story. Hua Mulan (Yifei Liu), the eldest

Twitch Streamer Ewok on the Life of a Teenage Streamer

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An origin story perhaps unlike any before. Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler is a 14-year old streamer, who has gone from the life of a typical teenage girl to that of a gaming and esports personality who commands an audience of more than a quarter of a million people. From humble beginnings, Wheeler, who is deaf, has now become an inspiration to many women and girls and those with disabilities as she shows the world not only her video game prowess, but an uncanny understanding, passion, and work ethic that belies her