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3D Cloud Startup Echo3D Raises $4M in Seed Round Led by Konvoy…

NEW YORK (PRWEB) October 18, 2021 echo3D, a cloud platform that is revolutionizing the way 3D, AR and VR content is stored and streamed, has secured an investment of $4 million led by Konvoy Ventures, with participation from Space Capital LP, Remagine Ventures, and angel investors Datadog, GitHub, and Facebook. The announcement comes on the heels of echo3D’s latest milestone of registering 11,000 users worldwide since 2020. Founded in March 2018, echo3D, formerly known as echoAR, focuses on building tools and infrastructure to help developers create lighter and faster 3D

Pokemon GO Stuck on Loading Screen: How to Fix

PokémonSome trainers are experiencing a bug that keeps them stuck on the initial loading screen when booting up Pokemon GO. / Niantic LabsSome trainers are experiencing a bug that keeps them stuck on the initial loading screen when booting up Pokemon GO.This isn’t the first time this bug has appeared in Pokemon GO. In fact, it likely isn’t the first time any player has encountered a similar issue with an online game. Getting stuck in the beginning sign-on and/or starting screens is one of the most common issues most players

How to get a minimap in New World?

New World is set in a beautifully designed map that features all kinds of landscape. Considering the level of detail around the map and the number of obstacles, such as trees or houses, it isn’t uncommon for players to get lost or bump into an obstacle or two from time to time. If you have a bunch of quests that you’re looking to complete in the same area, finding the NPCs can be a real struggle while you run around the town. While you can always bring up the map

Overwatch 2 Developers Tease Changes Coming to Healers

OverwatchPhoto courtesy of Blizzard EntertainmentThe developers are beginning to share more information about Overwatch 2 as the game nears it unannounced 2022 release date. Recently, the sequel's hero design and balancing team hosted a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) on Thursday, Oct. 14. The team hosted their AMA on the r/CompetitiveOverwatch subreddit, most of the questions revolved around the additional playtest footage recently released on YouTube by Blizzard. The AMA revealed a lot more information about Overwatch 2 and the changes that fans may see. Among the tease changes, developers

CoD: Mobile season 9: Modern Warfare’s Havoc Sawmill is coming to the game

Call of Duty: Mobile’s season nine is almost here and Activision has started revealing upcoming features in it. The first of these is a new map from the Call of Duty franchise. Modern Warfare’s Havoc Sawmill is coming to the game in the next season, which is rumored to be called Nightmare. Get ready with your night vision goggles as Havoc Sawmill appears to be a night map. It’s fairly large with a lot of open spaces between many buildings and is set in a rural village. With Halloween approaching

Steam bans cryptocurrencies and NFTs

Steam, the popular application for purchasing and downloading games, has officially prohibited any blockchain games that contain cryptocurrencies or NFTs from being added to its more than 50,000 listings on the platform. Under Steam’s Rules and Guidelines for publishers, any “applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs” are no longer allowed to be distributed via Steam. This means that many blockchain games will be effectively barred from the platform until further notice. The developers behind Age of Rust, a blockchain-based game where players

Respawn Dev Replies to Question About Apex Legends Monetization

Apex LegendsPhoto courtesy of Respawn Entertainment Apex Legends has an in-game store, and loot boxes much like other battle royales or free-to-play games. And that's the catch, the game is initially free. For those types of games, the developers have to create some type of monetization if they aren't going to sell the actual game. In a response to a question about pricing and distribution of in-game items, Ryan Rigney gave a rather straightforward answer. Comms Strategy Thread ?How do you talk to customers when you've got problems? When the

What is the VALORANT rank distribution?

Ranked is a daunting endeavor for any player in any game—and VALORANT is no exception. Wins are much sweeter, losses are much heavier, and clutches are much sweatier when there’s rank rating on the line. Several websites track the distribution of ranks among VALORANT players. But in late August, the VALORANT developer team gave us a precise look at the current distribution and clued us in as to what they hope to shape ranked into in the future. What is the current VALORANT ranked distribution? This is the current distribution

Everything we know about Endwalker’s Island Sanctuaries in Final Fantasy XIV

The best time of the year for Final Fantasy XIV fans is coming with the next expansion’s release date being just around the corner. Among the numerous new features and changes that will be introduced to the game alongside the Endwalker expansion, the Island Sanctuary has led to plenty of curiosity and discussion among many players. The Island Sanctuary will be a unique area that promises to offer an entirely new game experience for fans. Not much information has been revealed on the matter yet, but the expansion is only

Report: Activision Blizzard ending Overwatch, Call of Duty League’s competitive balance tax, salary cap

Activision Blizzard is eliminating the competitive balance tax and soft salary cap for its Overwatch League and Call of Duty League, as first reported by the Sports Business Journal and confirmed by Dot Esports. The decision comes after the opening of a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust division investigation into the Overwatch League’s practices. Dot Esports broke news of that probe in July, with an Activision Blizzard spokesperson confirming that the DOJ had opened an inquiry and that the game developer was complying.  “We have received an inquiry from the