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Microsoft & Enjin Team Up to Launch Special Edition Minecraft NFTs

Microsoft and Enjin have launched a special Edition NFT collection to celebrate the 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science in the Azure Space Mystery educational game.An extension of Azure Heroes, a program aimed to recognize and reward contributors to the Azure platform, the NFTs will be usable by Minecraft players to unlock new quests in MyMetaverse, one of the most popular Minecraft servers.Users can obtain these limited NFTs by playing the Azure Space Mystery educational game, which will reward participants with the tokens for saving the International

Former Riot employee sues CEO for sexual harassment

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now In a case filed in January, former Riot Games employee Sharon O’Donnell alleges that chief executive officer Nicolo Laurent sent her suggestive propositions in text messages. O’Donnell detailed the complaints in her sexual harassment case against the executive in the Superior Court for the State of California in Los Angeles. O’Donnell claims that Laurent told her to “cum” to his house while his wife was traveling. He also mentioned

Component shortages hit PS5, will Battlefield go free-to-play, and more | GB Decides 182

GamesBeat x Oculus Venues Join Dean Takahashi, Ramez Naam, and Tim Chang online for "Science Fiction, Tech, and Games." Hosted in VR and 2D February 17th, 10:00am PT Learn More The gaming industry dropped a load of financial news over the last week. That has left the GamesBeat Decides crew to talk about PlayStation 5sales, component shortages, and more on this week’s episode. Join GamesBeat editors Mike Minotti and Jeff Grubb as they tackle the week’s news and discuss whether Battlefield 6 will have any free-to-play components. Mike is also

BIG & Digital releases new short film, “BUILDING MINDS WITH…

International Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson with students in "Building Minds with Chess" Starring Black International Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson, "Building Minds with Chess" will bring value to student, business and community programs. LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) February 03, 2021 BIG & Digital, LLC announced the official release of "Building Minds with Chess," starring the highest-ranking and second Black International Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson, during Black History Month. This short documentary, produced by Ken Mask, Taurus Bailey, Greg Ward and Matt Dillon, is available in all digital formats for theaters and online

How pandemic socialization trends have accelerated the move into virtual spaces

GamesBeat x Oculus Venues Join Dean Takahashi, Ramez Naam, and Tim Chang online for "Science Fiction, Tech, and Games." Hosted in VR and 2D February 17th, 10:00am PT Learn More What will the social graph look like this year? What is it going to look like two years from now, and how is it going to be built? To answer that question, Elena Arponen, CEO and co-founder of Quicksave Interactive, Bruce Grove, CEO and co-founder of Polystream, and Si Lumb, metamedia futurist, joined Wanda Meloni, CEO & Principal Analyst at

Now is the time to experiment with virtual reality design

GamesBeat x Oculus Venues Join Dean Takahashi, Ramez Naam, and Tim Chang online for "Science Fiction, Tech, and Games." Hosted in VR and 2D February 17th, 10:00am PT Learn More The pandemic has caused a surge in virtual reality sales and use. With everyone forced to stay at home due to worldwide lockdowns, there are few better ways to escape than behind the lens of a virtual reality headset. “This is the time for experimentation,” said Schell Games owner Jason Schell. “It’s not unlike the early days of the PC,

Sports Camps Canada and Subnation Media Bring Esports Camps To…

Sports Camps Canada is excited to partner with Subnation Media bringing competitive video gaming esports camps to the Waterloo Region. We are grateful to be working with the Explore Waterloo team to bring esports camps to the Waterloo Region. WATERLOO, Ontario (PRWEB) January 19, 2021 The virtual Explore Waterloo Region esports camps will provide top level instruction to campers between the ages of 12-19, designed to help them improve their gaming abilities, while also building important life skills that extend beyond the game. Coaches are trained through Sports Camps Canada’s

South Korea’s Hancom Group to Participate at the All Digital CES 2021

As South Korea’s leading ICT convergence company, we look forward to sharing at CES how Hancom will contribute to make the world Smarter, Safer, and Freer. Please join us via our online conference, too.” Dr. Peter Wonsok Yun, President of Global Business, Hancom Group. SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB) January 08, 2021 Hancom Group, a leader in creating game-changing technology ecosystems has announced that it will participate in the All Digital CES 2021 held Jan. 11-14. The company will present its visions for making the world Smarter, Safer, and Freer through

54 Sports LLC and Carolina Games Summit to Host an Online Fortnite…

Past News ReleasesRSS GOLDSBORO, N.C. (PRWEB) October 27, 2020 Participants will be asked to make a nominal donation to play and will compete for a variety of prizes that have been donated from corporate sponsors. Additionally players and non-players will have the option to make a direct donation to Atrium Health Foundation, as well as purchase raffle tickets for additional prizing opportunities. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Atrium Health Foundation to help support the work of Atrium Health physicians, nurses, research scientists and other