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WePlay Esports tech engineer lead Anatoliy Ryzhkin on the technology, development, and production of esports events

This article is sponsored by WePlay Holding. The world’s livestreaming audience in 2021 has reached a total of 729 million people, according to games and esports analytics platform Newzoo.  With each passing year, the number of both new viewers and esports enthusiasts is growing and esports has slowly become a cultural phenomenon for both younger and older audiences.  Esports tournaments have long left the cramped space of internet cafés, now hosting large, international events that attract millions of spectators both in-person and from behind the screen. With AR integration, VR

MixMarvel Integrates Polygon to Improve Gaming Experience

Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform, recently MixMarvel, a blockchain game publishing platform and content community, has completed its integration with Polygon to enhance its immersive gaming experiences and provide play-to-earn opportunities. The two companies are also co-developing the most robust content platform in the NFT space. MixMarvel will use Polygon to distribute its blockchain games, including its latest project, LeCube. Polygon will also help to create a decentralized platform for developers that optimizes resource allocation, which, in turn, will help incubate the creation of new NFT content. The integration will

Amazon Games Montreal names former Ubisoft Toronto director Alexandre Parizeau as studio head

Former Ubisoft Toronto managing director Alexandre Parizeau has been appointed as the new studio head for Amazon Games Montreal.  Parizeau helped bring life to games like Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six Vegas as a senior producer at Ubisoft. He’s joining Amazon Games Montreal to lead development on the studio’s first project, which will be a “competitive multiplayer AAA title based on new IP.” “Alex has a long track record of building talented teams and successful games, and is a perfect fit for what we aspire to create at our new

Forspoken Release Date Announced With New Trailer

Top GamesImage courtesy of Luminous Productions/Square EnixSquare Enix original, Forspoken, has been given a release date for next year. A new trailer was released as part of the September PlayStation Showcase.Forspoken is an upcoming action RPG, developed by Luminous Productions and publihsed by Square Enix. The game was initially called 'Project Athia' and was first shown in Sony's PlayStation 5 games reveal back in 2020. Since then a new story trailer has been released, introducing its main protagonist, Frey Holland.Frey, a young woman from New York, enters the dangerous world

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, The Lost Legacy remastered launching for PS5 and PC in early 2022

During one of Sony’s Investor Relations reports in May, the company revealed that it planned on bringing more titles to PC to drive sales in PC-heavy markets. At the time, the only new title revealed for a PC launch was Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End.  But now, during today’s PlayStation Showcase 2021 event, Sony confirmed that Uncharted 4 will release on PC and PlayStation 5, alongside the latest entry in the franchise, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, in early 2022.   [embedded content] Both titles will be a part of the new

Bungie job listing reveals plans to create Destiny TV shows, films, comics, and more

Bungie’s massive space-shooter franchise Destiny is staged to grow even larger. The company is seeking to hire someone to lead projects that will see the IP expand into new mediums, according to the company’s official hiring website. A new listing has appeared for a senior executive of development for film, TV, and transmedia. This person will report to the Destiny universe executive creative director and drive projects that would see Destiny expand into TV, films, books, comics, and audio formats. Bungie is looking for someone with experience in animation and

Vagrus: The Riven Realms Release Date Announced

Top GamesCourtesy of Lost PilgrimsVagrus: The Riven Realms is a new RPG created by Lost Pilgrim Studios, and fans finally have a release date. Taking place in a post apocalyptic world, players will traverse the devastated landscape in order to survive and explore. This new IP from Lost Pilgrims will be played in a turn based RPG style, where the main characters leads a team into battle.[embedded content]This exciting new release is launching through Steam, and its' demo is currently out. The full release of the game, however, was given

Electronic Arts launches accessibility patent pledge, makes 5 technology patents available to all developers

Electronic Arts has officially made five of its registered gaming patents available for use by all developers and studios in hopes of meeting the “needs of diverse populations in gaming and beyond.” This new patent pledge the company is making is centered on giving developers access to previously restricted technology patents for free as a way to promote more game design, specifically for those with disabilities.  “Anyone can freely use these patents and implement our accessibility-centered IP in their own games to make them more inclusive,” EA said. “This pledge

Sony Reportedly Investing in External Tokyo Development Group

Top GamesHead of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst has shed some light on Sony's continuing investment in Japanese games and development. / PHILIP FONG/Getty ImagesSony Interactive Entertainment is investing in their external development group based out of Tokyo, according to a Game Informer interview with PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst.Despite previous moves that would suggest otherwise, Hulst's recent comments perhaps reaffirm that Japanese games and their development remain core to Sony's identity.Got to write this profile for a previous issue, and I'm happy to see it online. Hulst is very passionate