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Too Big to Fail?

Several weeks ago we covered Credit Suisse in some of our articles about risk management and regulations. This week they’ve been in the news again for all the wrong reasons, which may have an impact on the crypto market. Once the darling of Wall Street, Credit Suisse is rapidly turning into its nemesis. Following several multi-million dollar fines, they’ve lurched from one scandal to another. In September 2021 the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority issued a statement saying, “The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Credit Suisse over £147 million for serious

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

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

WePlay Academy League Season 2 begins

The group stage of the WePlay Academy League will run from September 28-October 9, consisting of two stages. The first will see the teams split into two GSL style best-of-three groups, with the top team from each group advancing directly to the LAN finals. Second and third from each group move on to a double-elimination best-of-three bracket, the top two teams from which will also advance to the finals. Fifth-eighth will receive a share of a $12,000 prize pool. mouz NXT return as reigning champions This marks a departure from

How to watch Worlds 2021

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship gets underway on Oct. 5 with the play-in stage and culminates, an action-packed month later, with the finals on Nov. 6. Hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland’s Laugardalshöll indoor sporting arena, the most celebrated esports event of the year will bring together the top League of Legends teams from around the world to compete for the Summoner’s Cup, a multi-million dollar prize pool, and the title of World Champion.  Here’s how to watch Worlds 2021. Format Worlds 2021 will follow an almost-identical format to the

Alissa Violet Sues FaZe Clan Alleging Owed Shares

FaZe Clan is being sued by Alissa Violet. / Photo courtesy of FaZe ClanSocial media influencer Alissa Marie Violet Butler, who goes by Alissa Violet online, has sued FaZe Clan, alleging she's owed shares in the company. FaZe Clan has been valued at around $300 million. The suit itself does not specify a dollar amount of damages.According to a claim filed by Violet, she and FaZe Clan made an agreement in 2018 to transfer shares in a social media entertainment company she co-founded called Clout Gang to a company called

The best budget 144Hz gaming monitors of 2021

Gaming monitors range from budget-orientated offerings with entry-level specs to the fastest options with high performance and equally high prices. While everyone wishes they could have the best monitor, financial constraints are real, and most users have to make some sort of compromise between the price they’re willing to pay and the performance they can afford. Users looking for a decent gaming monitor without spending top dollar might consider 144Hz options. These monitors are affordable but still have adequate refresh rates to keep up with the competition in most games.

Caps, G2 Esports Agree to One-Year Contract Extension

League of LegendsRasmus "Caps" Winther has signed a one-year contract extension to remain the mid laner for G2 Esports League of Legends until Nov. 20, 2023. / Photo courtesy of Michal Konkol/Riot GamesG2 Esports League of Legends mid laner Rasmus "Caps" Winther has signed a one-year contract extension, as first reported by Dot Esports Thursday. According to Riot Games’ Global Contract Database, the extension will take Caps and G2 through the end of the 2023 season, giving the team some stability in the midst of a run in which they

How to Get Alpha Boost in Rocket League

Top GamesHow can players get Alpha Boost in Rocket League / Photo courtesy of Psyonix/Epic GamesFrequently dubbed one of the rarest items in Rocket League, Alpha Boost is always in high demand and players are constantly looking for an opportunity to get their hands on it. First, getting a minute detail out of the way, Alpha Boost is a slang term referring to the "Gold Rush (Boost)" item, but for the purposes of this article, it will be called Alpha Boost.For all those Rocket League players wanting for a new

Zuckerberg is turning trillion-dollar Facebook into a ‘metaverse’ company, he tells investors

“I wanted to discuss this now so that you can see the future that we’re working towards and how our major initiative across the company are going to map to that,” Zuckerberg said on the call. “What is the metaverse? It’s a virtual environment where you can be present with people in digital spaces. You can kind of think of this as an embodied internet that you’re inside of rather than just looking at.” These comments echoed an interview he gave to The Verge last week, detailing some of the