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Ghost of Tsushima Devs Made Ambassadors Of The Real Tsushima

[embedded content] The creators of Ghost of Tsushima are being honored by the real life counterpart of the game’s titular location. Two members of the Sucker Punch development team are being made permanent tourism ambassadors of the city of Tsushima in Nagasaki. The island is also working on a tourism campaign with Sony. As reported by Video Games Chronicle, the specific members of the development team honored were director Nate Fox and creative director Jason Connell. Both were recognized by Hiroki Hitakatsu, the mayor of Tsushima. The developers were recognized

Ghost of Tsushima Co-Directors to be Made Permanent Tourism Ambassadors of Tsushima Island

Sucker Punch’s Nate Fox and Jason Connell are being recognized for “spreading the name and history of Tsushima to the whole world.” Ghost of Tsushima would not have been the excellent game that it was had it not been for the excellent way its titular setting, the island of Tsushima. Though far from historically accurate, the game blended artistic flair, excellent design, and engaging exploration to truly make its setting shine, while also using its general atmosphere, pieces of its history, and Japanese culture to craft something quite unique. For that

Law Firm Morrison Rothman Names Adam Gertz Head of Esports

Los Angeles-based law firm Morrison Rothman LLP has named Adam Gertz to the newly-created role of head of esports. Gertz joined the firm in May of 2019, and is vacating his role as senior counsel for the new position.  Prior to joining Morrison Rothman, Gertz served as counsel and cybersecurity advisory to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. He is also a member of the Esports Bar Association, a non-profit, international organization dedicated to providing a forum of discussion for legal professionals and the esports industry. Morrison Rothman represents the interests

Microsoft and Walmart Partner for TikTok Bid as Kevin Mayer Exits Company

Walmart and Microsoft are teaming up to make a bid for the short-form video app TikTok, according to The New York Times. Microsoft was already in talks with TikTok owner ByteDance, but is facing competition from Oracle and Twitter, according to published reports. For sale are TikTok’s North American, Australian, and New Zealand operations, which are estimated to be worth somewhere between $20B – $30B USD. Walmart confirmed the story, issuing the following statement Thursday: “We are confident that a Walmart and Microsoft partnership would meet both the expectations of

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘PGA Tour 2K21’, ‘Even the Ocean’, ‘Paratopic’, and Today’s Other New Releases and Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 21st, 2020. My time is incredibly short today, so I’ll get right to the point with the introduction. There are a bunch of new releases today, a few of them are very good, and there were so many new sales I actually had to trim the fat on the list. No time for news, but that’s okay because this is a seaplane. Let’s check everything out! New Releases PGA Tour 2K21 ($59.99) SwitchArcade Highlight! Oh, do we get some

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Biped’, ‘Pool Slide Story’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Cave Story+’ and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 2nd, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got summaries of all of the latest releases. There aren’t as many as we usually see on Thursdays, but there are some news items and good discounts to help round things out. Well, no sense hanging around the opening paragraph waiting for things to happen. Let’s get down to business! News ‘Minecraft Dungeons: Jungle Awakens’ DLC Now Available Minecraft Dungeons came out not that long ago, and the consensus seems to be that

Evening Reading – June 24, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. In case you missed it at Shacknews: [embedded content] Crabs needs 6 friends to play @astroneergame with him...The Wide World of Electronic Sports: Episode 51 ?LIVE https://t.co/ZWTiS4BCk1 pic.twitter.com/lvdTdKPk8J — Shacknews (@shacknews) June 23, 2020 And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!! Shacknews. It gets you chicks! Saw some baby chicks and ducks at the farm store today. They are so fluffy. pic.twitter.com/ehAFWgwbgr — Mayor Captain Zork (@Captzork) June 24, 2020 Finally!

Interactive Mystery ‘Night in the Unpleasant House’ Coming to iOS this Month

Developer Unmapped Path is comprised of writer and game designer Joel Haddock and author and all-around creator Chris Klimas, who also created the popular open-source interactive fiction software Twine. They previously worked together developing games under the name Twofold Secret, but upon founding Unmapped Path in 2016 they set out with a goal of creating meaningful native experiences on mobile devices using Twine technology. They developed a proprietary engine they call Disbound which can adapt Twine-based interactive stories into a native experience for mobile without having to recode or rewrite

Guy Fieri Raises $20 Million For Out-Of-Work Restaurant Workers

In the midst of lockdowns and restaurant closures around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Guy Fieri has stepped up to help provide aid to thousands of out-of-work restaurant staff, Variety reports.In partnership with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Fieri has helped to raise over $20 million, which will be distributed to restaurant workers experiencing hardship in grants of $500. In the last two months, over 40,000 of these grants have been awarded."I started thinking about my brothers and sisters in the restaurant business, and a bunch of