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Animoca Brands subsidiary to launch collection of Olympics-themed NFTs

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is partnering with popular blockchain gaming company Animoca Brands to launch a collection of Olympic-themed non-fungible tokens (NFTs). nWay, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, developed the collection, which consists of digital versions of past Olympic pins — physical badges that are worn on lapels — as well as cross-play multiplayer video games. For many, the original Olympic pins are meant to be badges of honor which represent different aspects of the games. Non-fungible tokens are collectibles stored on the blockchain which can represent items like photos,

Riot responds after concerns surface surrounding the removal of online match history data for League of Legends

Over the past few years, useful websites such as Oracle’s Elixir and Leaguepedia have helped both esports writers and pro teams by providing stats from League of Legends games. But recently, there were reports that Riot Games was thinking of removing online match history. That doesn’t seem to be the case, however. Riot provided some information to Oracle’s Elixir creator Tim Sevenhuysen today, who said the access control system (ACS) won’t be turned off immediately. Instead, another system will be introduced that’s “easier to use.” No other information has been

Cyberpunk 2077 Dev Doesn’t Feel Players Realize How Difficult It Was To Make The Game

Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the most anticipated video games really to come out in quite a few years. This was a game that had fans hyped ever since the launch of The Witcher 3. After all, this was coming from a development studio CD Projekt Red who are known for delivering some incredible in-depth RPGs for players to sink countless hours into. While some fans may have missed out on The Witcher bandwagon, they were not going to pass up on Cyberpunk 2077. This was another RPG title being

Elevāt Earns Top IoT Emerging Company of the Year Award

SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) April 19, 2021 Elevāt (https://www.elevat-iot.com/), a leading global IoT connected machines innovator, today announced it has received the Top IoT Emerging Company of the Year for the Enterprise Market Award from Compass Intelligence. The 9th Annual Tech Awards program evaluated the best mobile, IoT, and emerging technologies for their contribution in elevating the industry, providing innovation, and demonstrating leadership. “We are proud to have Elevāt’s machine IoT solutions recognized among so many outstanding nominees,” says Adam Livesay, Co-Founder & CRO, Elevāt. “Our primary goal is to make

Losant honored with the 2021 IoT Application Development Platform of…

SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) April 15, 2021 Losant, an award-winning leading Internet of Things (IoT) application development platform company, is honored with the 2021 CompassIntel IoT Application Development Platform of the Year Award for the Enterprise Market. Losant's Enterprise IoT Platform provides the complete edge and cloud software foundation to build and scale compelling IoT solutions for your customers across industries. With real-time stream processing and batch processing capabilities, users can create dynamic experiences and perform complex analytics. Enable the creation of revenue-generating IoT solutions for your business or your customers

Brazilian BIG Festival Promotes Unconventional Esports Tournaments

The Brazilian Independent Games Festival (BIG Festival), the biggest indie games expo in Latin America, will feature tournaments of four non-conventional games in esports: Minecraft, Brawl Stars, Fall Guys, and the recently released Suspects: Survive and Escape the Mansion, made for mobile by the Brazilian studio Wildlife. The event will be held online on May 3-9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though it is more focused on fun for amateur players, there is a $14K BRL (roughly $2.45K USD) prize pool on the table. Part of the prize pool

E3 2021 Details Revealed – Online Only, No Sony?

by Jason Parker in Entertainment | Apr, 6th 2021 We’ve missed E3, and 2021 it’s coming back and we have the details. It’s going to be an online-only event, as June lights up with gaming news and excellence. The ability to host E3 2021 online means that the details of the event are open to all. Everyone can enjoy the same experience, as many companies come together to announce a variety of upcoming games and other technology. Curiously though, Sony doesn’t appear to be among the companies revealed. E3 2021

Opinion: How Call of Duty: Mobile Avoided Being Banned in India

On Sept. 1, PUBG MOBILE along with 117 other apps with ties to Chinese companies were banned by the Indian government. The only reason the popular battle royale game was banned was because it was being published by Tencent Games. Many wondered why Call of Duty: Mobile, developed by Tencent’s in house game development studio, TiMi Studios, wasn’t banned as well. The short answer is that the game is published by Activision throughout the world except in Southeast Asia and China. The longer answer is a bit more complex. Since

Five top tips to stop Team Secret

Team Secret’s domination of big Dota events is nothing new to fans of the game, but we wouldn’t fault you for saying a change is in order either. Six grand final wins in a row without dropping a single game? That’s Michael Schumacher/Lewis Hamilton levels of boring dominance. So how could one put a stop to it? We’ve rubbed together our remaining braincells (hey, 2020 took a toll on us, too) and brainstormed a few totally legit ideas to put Puppey’s men down a peg or two.1) Cut their internet