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Alpine Esports Signs Professional RLCS Team Affinity and Launches…

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Time Stamp: June 15, 2020 8:00 PM - Modified On: June 15, 2020 - Published By:
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Alpine Esports Logo Alpine Esports has officially signed Affinity in what is the first major Rocket League team investment for Alpine Esports. Affinity was formerly a professional Rocket League team that qualified for the Rocket League Championship Series, or RLCS, the game’s biggest bi-annual tournament. MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) June 16, 2020 Alpine Esports has officially signed Affinity in what is the first major esports team for Alpine Esports. Alpine’s acquisition of Affinity marks the first time in Rocket League history that a triple-nation team will be competing in the RLCS, with

Kahoot raises $28M for its user-generated educational gaming platform, now valued at $1.4B

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As schools stay closed and summer camp seems more like a germscape than an escape, students are staying at home for the foreseeable future and have shifted learning to their living rooms. Now, Norwegian educational gaming company Kahoot — the popular platform with 1.3 billion active users and over 100 million games (most created by users themselves) — has raised a new round of funding of $28 million to keep up with demand. The Oslo-based startup, which started to list some of its shares on Oslo’s Merkur Market in October

Out Now: ‘HopBound’, ‘Peak’s Edge’, ‘Small Town Murders’, ‘Rider.io’, ‘Crew 674 – Extraction’, ‘100% Golf’, ‘Serial Dumper’, ‘RPG Ruinverse’, ‘Viticulture’ and More

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Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes

Wisdom Announces the Acquisition of Gold Rush

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Time Stamp: June 7, 2020 8:00 PM - Modified On: June 7, 2020 - Published By:
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Gold Rush Wisdom is thrilled to bring Gold Rush into its larger media network, and Gold Rush will provide a platform to further Wisdom’s existing content initiatives in the gaming community. MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) June 08, 2020 Wisdom is excited to announce the acquisition of Gold Rush, a community content and tournament brand that has produced a number of brilliant events and broadcasts for the Rocket League esports community. The official announcement of acquisition occurred during an event on June 7 featuring prominent Rocket League personalities and jointly produced between Wisdom

EA, Pokemon Company, And More Game Companies Donating To Black Lives Matter And Related Causes

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After protests erupted in cities all over the United States in response to the police killing of George Floyd, a large number of studios and other game companies have made donations to the Black Lives Matter and other organizations like the NAACP and Color of Change. Companies from all corners of the industry have made contributions while encouraging others to do the same. Pokemon Go developer Niantic is donating proceeds from Pokemon Go Fest 2020 ticket sales, committing to a minimum of $5 million, to "Black gaming and AR creators

Over 740 Games Included In Itch.io Bundle, All Proceeds Go Toward Racial Justice

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Indie game marketplace Itch.io is offering an enormous game bundle to help support racial justice, and it includes more than 740 projects for a very low price. The Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality packs in 743 games for $5, and Itch.io is aiming to raise $500,000 for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as well as the Community Bail Fund. Proceeds will be donated entirely to these two organizations on a 50/50 split. Some of the games included in the bundle are made by relatively unknown developers, but

Battlefield 5’s Last Content Update Is Out, Patch Notes And File Size

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Time Stamp: June 5, 2020 4:41 PM - Modified On: June 5, 2020 - Published By:
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Battlefield V's last big content update--the Summer Update--is coming soon, and now developer DICE has shared more details about it. First and foremost, DICE said it will not publish promotional materials or trailers for the new update like it's done in the past so as to not distract from the more important issues in the world today following the murder of George Floyd. [Update: The update is now live on on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and as DICE stated, it has been released without the usual fanfare you'd expect

Ubisoft makes Assassin’s Creed’s educational ‘Discovery Tours’ free

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Ubisoft today announced it’s giving away two games to help get us through the pandemic. More specifically, it’s giving away the Discovery Tours, two educational offshoots of its Assassin’s Creed series that depict Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt. If you’ve got kids to educate — or heck, if you want to educate yourself — they’re one of the more appealing products Ubisoft has made. Take a historic journey from home with Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece & Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt FREE to download and keep ??‍♀️ #PlayApartTogether ? https://t.co/UVftq2CaBr — Ubisoft (@Ubisoft)

Guy Fieri Raises $20 Million For Out-Of-Work Restaurant Workers

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In the midst of lockdowns and restaurant closures around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Guy Fieri has stepped up to help provide aid to thousands of out-of-work restaurant staff, Variety reports.In partnership with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Fieri has helped to raise over $20 million, which will be distributed to restaurant workers experiencing hardship in grants of $500. In the last two months, over 40,000 of these grants have been awarded."I started thinking about my brothers and sisters in the restaurant business, and a bunch of