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Polygon and Community Gaming Partner to Provide Scalable Esports Tournaments

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 12th July 2021] Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, has completed a strategic investment in Yield Inc, a company leading efforts to build the Yield Protocol – an Ethereum protocol that enables fixed-rate borrowing and lending by fostering the nascent DeFi bond market – as part of the company’s $10-million Series A funding round. Nexo aims to not only provide necessary funding but also to help Yield’s efforts to build DeFi native versions of traditional finance products. Nexo’s investment represents another important

4 Fullmetal Alchemist Anniversary Announcements We’d Give An Arm & a Leg For

The 20th anniversary of Fullmetal Alchemist is right around the corner. A special stream is airing next week to provide a “big announcement,” and we’ve got a bit of a wishlist of new FMA content that we’d give an arm and a leg to see. A Continuation of the Story Image Source: BONES Fullmetal Alchemist didn’t overstay its welcome with a long, drawn-out plot, and that’s a huge positive. However, it did end with many characters alluding to events in their futures that we were never able to see. Does

OTK raises nearly $600,000 for charity during 2-day campaign

One of Twitch’s most popular organizations, OTK, raised over $590,000 for children in need during a two-day campaign. Beginning yesterday and finishing up earlier today, the charity campaign began with a stream on co-founder Asmongold’s channel, where $382,413 was raised. Mizkif then closed out the event with a charity auction on his channel. The full total of donations raised was $593,596, which will be donated to the Games For Love charity, an organization that works to assist children who are suffering and help to create sustainable futures for them. The

In a Loaded Show, Forza Horizon 5 Was Xbox’s Most Impressive Showing

Xbox and Bethesda’s E3 2021 show, at least as of the time of this writing before Nintendo has gone, has felt like the only presentation this year that was generally solid from beginning to end. It wasn’t just good by comparison either, it was a highly entertaining show that was laser-focused on new games coming to the Xbox Series X | S both in the near and far futures. While big-name games such as Starfield and Halo Infinite captured the imaginations of many gamers, that’s honestly the best they could

BLAST Premier expands into new regions for Fall qualifiers

BLAST Premier revealed details regarding the qualifiers for its Fall Showdown tournament, which will be open to over 60 countries, including Brazil and China. Teams from eight different regions will have a chance to earn spots at the main tournament in October, and also claim a $25,000 participation fee. The qualifiers will be made up of direct invites and teams from open qualifiers that will be accessible to hundreds of teams in each region. 64 CS:GO teams will be directly involved in the finals of the BLAST Premier Qualifying Series

Sportsbet.io and Arsenal FC Launch Augmented Reality Matchday Programme

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] May 13th, 2021, Tallinn, Estonia — The new augmented reality matchday programme uses the latest AR technology to let fans bring the players into their living room. The creative concept aims to leverage Sportsbet.io’s matchday rights with the Gunners digitally, recreating the magic of matchday at home. Augmented Reality Matchday Programme The activity brings to life all the components of a traditional matchday programme with an innovative twist and includes Captain’s Notes from a virtual Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang alongside player profiles, quickfire interviews, footage from

Sanlo raises $3.5M to help apps and games gain access to financial insights and capital

Having a great idea for an app or game is one thing, but scaling it to become a successful business is quite another. A new fintech startup called Sanlo aims to help. The company, which is today announcing an oversubscribed $3.5 million seed round, offers small to medium-sized game and app companies access to tools to manage their finances and capital to fuel their growth. To be clear, Sanlo is not an investor that’s taking an equity stake in the apps and games it finances. Instead, it’s offering businesses access

The Fighting Game Community Vs COVID-19: A New Underdog Story

Top GamesA pre-pandemic photo from Combo Breaker 2019, showing the size, diversity, and community of the FGC. | Photo from Combo BreakerSimply put, 2020 was a rough year for just about everyone. Numerous industries, interests, and careers were put on hiatus with their futures in danger amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Industries such as food, cinema, and live events were drastically hit and a fully packed restaurant, movie theatre, or music festival seems like a distant memory just over a year later. The afflictions of COVID-19 on esports were similar to

10 Life Is Strange Remastered Collection Moments We Will Rewind Over and Over

Square Enix has announced that the Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection will release sometime later this fall following the release of the latest entry in the series, Life Is Strange: True Colors, this September. Including both the original Life Is Strange and its prequel, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, the Remastered Collection enhances the games with improved visuals and animations to make the games play better than ever. To celebrate the upcoming release, we’ve decided to take a look back at 10 moments we can’t wait to replay over