Diversity and Inclusion

Mohamed Al Banna Joins Rare FND as an Advisor and Co-Founder

Rare FND’s alliance with Mohammed Al Banna will help break new ground and support charitable organisations and start-ups in the UAE Highlights Rare FND provides a new and innovative approach to fundraising, enabling charities and start-ups to bypass traditional intermediaries and raise capital through blockchain technology Mohammed Al Banna a successful entrepreneur with a passion for leveraging emerging technologies to create positive social impact recently joined Rare FND as an advisor Rare FND’s vision to help startups and charities, fits perfectly with Mohammed’s vision and passion for developing innovative ideas

Bungie Removes Controversial Employee Contract Clause, Promising to Improve Workplace Diversity

Top GamesImage courtesy of BungieBungie have announced that they plan to end a controversial clause in employee contracts. In a recent blog post, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons revealed the steps that the company is looking to take in order to improve its diversity and inclusion culture. One step involves removing the company's controversial mandatory arbitration clause in all employee contracts. The mandatory arbitration clause meant that in order to accept or keep a job, employees must agree to arbitrate all legal disputes with their employer rather than take them to

Jeremy Shada and Junko Takeuchi Join over 120 Actors to Bring Cookie…

“GingerBrave is such a cute character and I’m excited to see how fans of the mobile games react to my voice for him,” stated Jeremy Shada, best known for playing Reggie in Netflix’s ‘Julie and the Phantoms’ as well as voicing Finn the Human from the hit animated series ‘Adventure Time’. SAN MATEO, Calif. and SEOUL, South Korea (PRWEB) September 02, 2021 Today, Devsisters, announces its popular mobile RPG game, Cookie Run: Kingdom is launching English and Japanese-language versions with voiceovers from 128 acclaimed actors and influencers. Following the initial

Here are the patch notes for Call of Duty: Warzone’s season 4 update

A satellite has crashed down in Verdansk and Call of Duty: Warzone’s season four update patch notes have come with it. The satellite has been dropped from orbit, creating an all new point of interest in Verdansk for players to fight in and explore. But that’s not all that season four has to offer, as evidenced by the patch notes revealed by Raven Software today. The #Warzone Season Four update is going live soon! New Battle Pass, new Operators, new Weapons, new POIs, and…?The Patch Notes can be found here:https://t.co/lL99ezRul4Screenshots

Raven Software Celebrates Pride Month with Warzone Calling Cards

Call of DutyRaven Software, one of the studios behind the scenes of Call of Duty: Warzone, has published special Calling Cards to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month. / Raven SoftwareRaven Software, one of the studios behind the scenes of Call of Duty: Warzone, has published special Calling Cards to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month."Happy Pride month!" Raven wrote in a short announcement thread on Twitter, "As a part of our celebration, we are adding 8 new Pride flags for free for all #Warzone players!"The thread, published via Raven's official Twitter profile on

Super Girl Gamer Series unveils 2021 plans, introduces VALORANT to tournament schedule

Sports and esports event, television and content production agency ASA Entertainment has unveiled its 2021 plans for the Super Girl Gamer Series, the firm’s female-driven multi-title esports tournament. Some of the changes mentioned in the announcement include expanding to seasonal weekly tournaments, which will be scheduled throughout May to November, and the introduction of VALORANT to the series. Image credit: Super Girl Gamer RELATED: Misfits Gaming Group launches ‘Women of Misfits’ platform Alongside VALORANT, the series features seasonal tournaments in League of Legends, Hearthstone, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Fortnite,

NASCAR Partners with HBCU Schools on Heat 5 Events

NASCAR is using the power of gaming to make advances in the Black community, striking several new alliances with HBCU schools and groups as one of its latest diversity/equity/inclusion initiatives. The sanctioning body announced on Wednesday a host of new alliances and programs related to diversity, but among them were relationships with HBCU groups and universities centered around esports. Among them, NASCAR has partnered with the Yard HBCU Esports Alliance to match students from more than 30 HBCU schools to play NASCAR Heat 5 against each other over four events. The

Formula 1 announce female-only qualification route for F1 Esports Series

Formula 1 has announced plans for the F1 Esports Series Women’s Wildcard, a female-only qualification route to the Pro Exhibition. The Pro Exhibition serves as a pool of scouted talent for F1 teams to add to their rosters for the 2021 Pro Championship, which starts later this year. Credit: Formula 1 RELATED: Formula 1 launches mobile esports championship Open only to female competitors, the racers will compete in the F1 2020 game in the first week of May to determine who is the fastest. The fastest qualifier will then go

Knights and PNC Bank extend diversity-focused partnership

North American organisation Pittsburgh Knights has extended its partnership with PNC Bank through to 2024. PNC Bank will remain the preferred partner of Knights Nation and both parties will continue creating activations around diversity in gaming. Last year, the two organisations launched an initiative called the ‘Women in Esports Steering Committee‘ that included a virtual round table series. Image credit: Pittsburgh Knights RELATED: Pittsburgh Knights seals partnership with Boost Gaming The ‘next phase’ of the brand partnership will include a platform where professionals can share experiences, successes and insights to help