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New Pokémon Sword and Shield Max Raid Battle event will feature Wooloo, Dubwool

Wooloo is here, and ready to battle it out in a new Wild Area Event that will feature the Normal-type and its evolution.  From May 21 to 23, players will encounter Wooloo and Dubwool in Max Raids while playing Pokémon Sword and Shield. Because the event focuses on one of Galar’s most popular Pokémon, there is a higher chance to encounter a Shiny Wooloo in five-star raids. That percentage is only set at two percent, however, with the remaining distribution being divided between normal Wooloo and Dubwool.  This event is actually

TiMi Studios partners with Xbox Game Studios to bring a “new game sensory experience” to players

TiMi Studios has formed a strategic partnership with Xbox Game Studios, the company revealed today.  The Tencent-owned video game developer, which’s known for some of the world’s most popular mobile games, including Honor of Kings, Call of Duty Mobile, and Arena of Valor is broadening its horizons. In what TiMi describes as a “strategic partnership” with Xbox Game Studios, the two companies will combine their efforts to “carry out in-depth cooperation.” The details of this new partnership are sparse, but it appears to revolve around a new game experience. TiMi

The Last Gameboard raises $4M to ship its digital tabletop gaming platform

The tabletop gaming industry has exploded over the last few years as millions discovered or rediscovered its joys, but it too is evolving — and The Last Gameboard hopes to be the venue for that evolution. The digital tabletop platform has progressed from crowdfunding to $4M seed round, and having partnered with some of the biggest names in the industry, plans to ship by the end of the year. As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier this year, The Last Gameboard

PortalOne raises $15M from Atari and more for a new hybrid gaming/TV show app

Gaming and streamed video have been two of the biggest pastime winners during the last year+ of pandemic living. Today a startup that has created an app that brings those two entertainment formats together is announcing a notable seed round of funding as it prepares to come out of closed beta. PortalOne, a hybrid gaming startup, is announcing a $15 million seed round of funding as it prepares to come out of closed beta with an app that lets people play on-demand games and also watch live shows in which

The best way to build Syndra in League of Legends season 11

Christian Vejvad • Apr 18, 22:29League of Legends season 11 has shaken up the game's items completely with a big overhaul. This has affected all champions and forced players to learn new builds for most champions in the game, Syndra being one of them.  Syndra is considered one of the go-to mages for the mid lane by many players, and for good reason. Syndra is able to dish out reliable damage and can decide fights on her own when hitting her skill shots correctly. Syndra is also a champion that

Wild Rift Patch Notes 2.2A – All Details Inside

- Advertisement - Riot Games has pushed a mini update to their mobile game LOL: Wild Rift. This Wild Rift patch 2.2A comes under the major patch 2.2 and the new contents will be downloaded directly in-game. Here are the changes that are introduced with this new patch. WILD RIFT PATCH NOTES 2.2A NEW CHAMPION – RAMMUS, THE ARMORDILLO League of Legends: Wild Rift is getting a new champion with this update. Regularly, more than two champions are introduced in the game with each update but in Wild Rift Patch

LoL: LCS MSS Lower Bracket Finals Recap- Team Liquid vs TSM

TSM and Team Liquid battled on Summoner's Rift in the MSS Lower Bracket Final. The first night of the Mid-Season Showdown Finals Weekend saw Team Liquid and TSM go head-to-head. One will be sent home packing tonight, while the winner will book their ticket to tomorrow's Grand Final, where they will face Cloud9. TL was without their star jungler in Santorin, who withdrew from today’s series due to ongoing health problems. Game One The game started out as slow as it could get, with both teams weathering the early stage

LoL: LEC Playoffs Round 2- G2 Esports vs MAD Lions Recap

G2 Esports looked to clear their way towards the LEC Spring Split 2021 Finals by facing the in-form MAD Lions. G2 Esports was very shaky in their Round One match against Schalke 04 and they were punished heavily, resulting in a tense five-game series with them. Even though they managed to bring back the last game when it mattered the most, it was very interesting to see them match against the in-form MAD Lions. The MAD Lions, after defeating Rogue in the last round, were very confident in upsetting their

LoL: LEC Playoffs Round 2- Fnatic vs Schalke 04 Recap

With a Week One victory for Fnatic, they set themselves up for a big match against Schalke “Miracle Run” 04. After some criticized the Fnatic roster for the way they ended the Spring Split, they showed up against SK Gaming in Round One. While Schalke 04 are in this series because they lost, they more than held their own against G2 Esports, taking them to five games. Fnatic vs SK Gaming was a series that people had hyped up, and for good reason. Game One First Blood was picked up

Extra Crunch roundup: Coupang and Roblox debut, driving GPT-3 adoption, startup how-tos, more

Extra Crunch publishes a variety of article types, but how-tos are my favorite category. For many entrepreneurs, the startup they are trying to get off the ground might be only the second entry on their resume. As a result, they don’t have much experience to draw from when it comes to basics like hiring, fundraising and growth marketing. Last week, Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed experts who had some strategic advice for finding the right time to bring a product manager on board. This afternoon, we published a guest post by growth