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What Happens When Blockchain-Meets-Crypto-Meets-Gaming?

On the surface, ‘Crypto’ and ‘Gaming’ seem like an intuitive couple, yet the current landscape of these largely complementary industries reveals that the fusion of the two is still very much under construction. The challenges posed by accessibility, reach, design, function and a plethora of others immediately springing to mind are bravely being tackled by many crypto and tech wizards, yet only a handful are pioneering this evolution. In this article, we’ll review the industry’s lay of the land and evaluate its most recent developments. A unique opportunity Since crypto

Extra Crunch roundup: Inside DoorDash’s IPO, first-person founder stories, the latest in fintech VC and more

One of my favorite series of Monty Python sketches is built around the concept of surprise: Chapman: I didn’t expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition. [JARRING CHORD] [Three cardinals burst in] Cardinal Ximénez: NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! I was reminded of this today when I needed to reschedule a few stories so we could cover DoorDash’s S-1 filing from multiple angles. First, Managing Editor Danny Crichton looked at how well the company’s co-founders and many investors stand to make out. Alex Wilhelm covered the IPO announcement in depth on TechCrunch before writing

FCCG Annual Report Reveals Striking Impacts of COVID-19 on Those…

The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling, Inc. 888-ADMIT-IT HelpLine contacts received during the final quarter of the fiscal year were markedly more severe due to compounding financial and mental health impacts, likely worsened by the pandemic. SANFORD, Fla. (PRWEB) October 26, 2020 Today, the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) released its FY 2019-2020 Annual Report of its statewide 24-hour Problem Gambling Confidential and Multilingual HelpLine (888-ADMIT-IT), which revealed important findings, some of which present significant implications. During this past fiscal year (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020), the

SwitchArcade Round-Up: Nintendo Direct Mini Summary, ‘moon’, ‘World of Tanks Blitz’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to today’s busier-than-expected SwitchArcade Round-Up. In today’s article, we look at Nintendo’s surprise Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, check out the huge amount of new releases, and check out the latest sales. There’s a lot in here today, friends. But if you can take away anything from this article, it’s that you can now play moon in English and we’ll soon have a collection of the Final Fantasy Legend games. At least there are some good things happening in 2020. News Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner

Cards Against Humanity Workers Are Unionizing Amidst Allegations Of A Toxic Workplace

As a number of former Cards Against Humanity employees have come out with stories of a toxic work culture at the company, current workers have decided to unionize. The union, called the Cards Against Humanity Workers United Union, announced their intentions over Twitter this week, as reported by Polygon.We, the workers, want to change Cards Against Humanity for the better. That’s why we’ve joined @CMRJB. Today we sent this letter to the owners of @CAH demanding voluntary recognition of our union. We’re optimistic they’ll do the right thing. #1u pic.twitter.com/idBXUKLIKk

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Update Delayed, New Map And Operator Coming Soon

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's latest update has been pushed back. The substantial patch was scheduled to go live today and introduces a new Operator, map, and more, but it will now release "in the coming days."Infinity Ward provided no explanation for why the update has been delayed, nor did the studio clarify exactly when it will go live on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. However, Infinity Ward did say that more details regarding "updates on release timing" will arrive sometime soon.Tonight’s scheduled title update is being delayed and

Call Of Duty: Warzone Adds DLC That Supports Military Veterans

Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare are bringing back a DLC pack that benefits military veterans. Activision's Call of Duty Endowment charity, which helps place veterans in jobs after their military careers, has announced that the "Defender" DLC pack is coming back to the digital store because "in these difficult times, veterans need more help with employment than ever."The Defender pack includes 11 items in total, spread across multiplayer, Spec Ops, and Warzone. As when the pack was sold before, 100 percent of net proceeds will go to the