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Panel: Aletaha, Salvatore Say Future is Bright for Esports Industry

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Esports industry executives Naz Aletaha (Riot Games head of global esports partnerships) and Kristen Salvatore (Cloud9 Senior Vice President of Marketing) weighed in on the “Future of Esports” on Wednesday in a webinar hosted by the University of Miami School of Education and Human Development in association with the school’s Sport Administration program. The panel discussion was moderated by David Higdon, Riot Games global head of communications, esports.  (Aletaha was recently named as an SBJ Forty Under 40 recipient and will be one of the featured speakers at SBJ’s Esports

Knights and PNC Bank extend diversity-focused partnership

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North American organisation Pittsburgh Knights has extended its partnership with PNC Bank through to 2024. PNC Bank will remain the preferred partner of Knights Nation and both parties will continue creating activations around diversity in gaming. Last year, the two organisations launched an initiative called the ‘Women in Esports Steering Committee‘ that included a virtual round table series. Image credit: Pittsburgh Knights RELATED: Pittsburgh Knights seals partnership with Boost Gaming The ‘next phase’ of the brand partnership will include a platform where professionals can share experiences, successes and insights to help

Rocket Pro TPO Announces Primary Sponsorship of #16 Chevrolet Piloted by Simona De Silvestro in the Indianapolis 500, First Female INDYCAR Team to Partner on Content Highlighting Women in the Mortgage Industry

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Piloted by Simona De Silvestro, the #16 Chevrolet represents a groundbreaking achievement in INDYCAR as the first-ever entrant in the Indianapolis 500 from a team that is female-owned, female driven and largely female crewed.  As the primary sponsor, Rocket Pro TPO will be front-and-center with dominant branding on the car, firesuit and crew suits. "Having Rocket Pro TPO come onboard as our primary sponsor for this year's Indy 500 is a perfect partnership," said Beth Paretta, CEO/team principal of Paretta Autosport. "We are both huge proponents of highlighting the power

St. Mary’s Esports Arena virtual grand opening to fundraise…

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Time Stamp: September 15, 2020 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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St. Mary's University Esports Head Coach Kaitlin Teniente in the foreground and Assistant Coach Mack Moncada test drive the new St. Mary's Esports Arena. “We are so excited to unveil this beautiful arena and to host an important event supporting the Black and Latino communities in the world of esports,” St. Mary's University Director of Athletics Robert Coleman said. SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) September 16, 2020 St. Mary’s University recognizes that each of us is the result of significant investments others have made in our lives. Investments of time, love, faith

‘Gun Rounds’ is a Clever Turn-Based Shooter Inspired by ‘Downwell’ that’s Hitting Mobile Next Month

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One of my all-time favorite video games is Downwell, so when somebody says their inspiration for their own game is “What if Downwell was turn-based?" that definitely gets my attention. First of all, Downwell is basically non-stop, frantic shooting action, so… how the heck do you even make that turn-based? Thankfully it’s not up to me to figure out, and instead developer Blabberf is taking a crack at the concept with his upcoming game Gun Rounds. It’s a shooter that utilizes the very sparse color palette and pixel art style,

‘GTA V’ brings transphobia to the next console generation

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Time Stamp: July 1, 2020 2:01 PM - Modified On: July 1, 2020 - Published By:
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Sponsored Links Imagine there’s a marquee game coming out next year from one of the coolest AAA video game studios in the world, and its first round of marketing has just gone live. You’re watching a Twitch streamer play through parts of the game in early access, showing off beautifully detailed real-world settings and NPCs living everyday lives in a bustling city. It’s nighttime in the game and the streamer, playing as a middle-aged man, approaches a group of people standing outside of a club. They’re all broad-shouldered with cut biceps,

Minecraft Studio To Donate All June 19 Profits To Racial Justice Campaigns

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In light of ongoing protests advocating racial justice and police reform, several game publishers and studios have offered statements of solidarity and monetary donations. Mojang has now outlined its own plans, which will give all Minecraft video game profits to racial justice organizations on June 19. In a statement posted to Twitter, Mojang said it will donate all profits earned that day from Minecraft, the Minecraft Marketplace, and the newly-launched Minecraft Dungeons to three organizations. Those are the Black Lives Matter Foundation, the Equal Justice Initiative, and the NAACP Legal

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare And Warzone Add “Black Lives Matter” Splash Screen

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Players who boot up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone now will be prompted to download an update, and it's added a new splash screen to the game announcing support for Black Lives Matter. The screen, reported on by The Verge, contains a message for the Call of Duty player community."Our community is hurting," the screen reads. “The systemic inequalities our community experiences are once again center stage. Call of Duty and Infinity Ward stand for equality and inclusion. We stand against the racism and injustice our Black community

Sega pledges to make and match employee donations to anti-racism organizations

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Sega is doing its part to support those in the fight for equality by making contributions to and matching employee donations to groups against racism. Sega is working to make a difference when it comes to the #BlackLivesMatter movement by offering up donations to worthwhile causes and organizations.  In the wake of George Floyd's murder and the other demonstrations of police brutality against Black people across the country, some companies are putting their money where their mouth is in a bid to make true change, and Sega's proposition seems to

Netflix’s Beastars Review: Like Zootopia, But Hornier And Better

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Time Stamp: March 20, 2020 4:03 PM - Modified On: March 20, 2020 - Published By:
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The first season of Beastars arrived on US Netflix on March 13, and it's the anime that everybody should be watching. Combining the holy powers of both horniness and genuine thoughtfulness about identity, sexuality, and society, Beastars lays out both a cerebral and emotional treat over the course of 12 episodes.But first: Yes, Beastars is that series openly embraced by furries across the internet, and Netflix acknowledged it as so by calling furries to the frontlines for the US release of Beastars. If you're a furry or a curious individual,