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Dream Games raises $155M at a $1B valuation as its Royal Match puzzle game hits a royal flush

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Time Stamp: June 30, 2021 7:00 AM - Modified On: June 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Istanbul in Turkey continues to prove itself as very fertile ground for casual gaming startups, which appear to be growing from small seedlings into sizable trees. In the latest development, Dream Games — a developer of mobile puzzle games — has raised $155 million in funding, a Series B that values the startup at $1 billion. This is a massive leap for the company, which raised $50 million (the largest Series A in Turkey’s startup history) only 3.5 months ago. This latest round is being co-led by Index Ventures and

Riot set to nerf Akali, Karma, Nocturne, Xin Zhao, will buff Darius, Graves, Illaoi, and Seraphine in Patch 11.14

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Time Stamp: June 28, 2021 5:54 PM - Modified On: June 28, 2021 - Published By:
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It looks like Riot Games is making some changes to a few big names in the current competitive League of Legends meta with adjustments being brought to some champions who have all taken their place at the top of many teams’ priority lists. Riot’s lead game designer Jeevun Sidhu has outlined that champions like Akali, Karma, Nocturne, and Xin Zhao will be getting nerfed next patch, as well as Malzahar, Shaco, and Ziggs. Some big bruiser top laners, on the other hand, will be on the receiving end of buffs,

Twitch sets new milestone with 2.2 billion hours watched in May

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Time Stamp: June 17, 2021 12:42 PM - Modified On: June 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Twitch had its third consecutive month of growth, setting another new record with 2.2 billion hours watched during May, according to Rainmaker.gg, StreamElements’ analytics partner. For comparison, year-over-year, Twitch has now seen a 37-percent growth, while Facebook Gaming has grown 23 percent to an average of around 400 million hours watched over the last five months. Image via StreamElements This milestone was reached despite Just Chatting actually experiencing its first decrease in month-over-month viewership in recent metrics, while games like Grand Theft Auto V, League of Legends, and VALORANT continue

GGWP aims to educate creators, connect them with brands using its new creator marketplace

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Time Stamp: June 16, 2021 9:50 PM - Modified On: June 16, 2021 - Published By:
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This article is proudly sponsored by GGWP With more esports and gaming personalities looking to enter content creation, Good Game Well Played (GGWP) Academy is a startup that is looking to match creators up with brands that coincide with their size and experience level. The platform also aims to provide them with online resources and classes to help teach them about building out their online brand and monetizing their content on various platforms.  This business model will be the industry’s first creator/brand marketplace, that is bringing together multiple social analytics

Decades-old ASCII adventure NetHack may hint at the future of AI

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Machine learning models have already mastered Chess, Go, Atari games and more, but in order for it to ascend to the next level, researchers at Facebook intend for AI to take on a different kind of game: the notoriously difficult and infinitely complex NetHack. “We wanted to construct what we think is the most accessible ‘grand challenge’ with this game. It won’t solve AI, but it will unlock pathways towards better AI,” said Facebook AI Research’s Edward Grefenstette. “Games are a good domain to find our assumptions about what makes machines

Tekken Online Challenge 2021 announced for June, will include 14 regions and potential offline events

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Time Stamp: May 22, 2021 12:28 PM - Modified On: May 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Following a brief teaser surrounding a Tekken 7 announcement, Bandai Namco has officially announced the Tekken Online Challenge 2021. This will be the official Tekken competition for 2021 and will take place as an online event across 14 different regions, starting on June 1.  Throughout the tournament series, Bandai Namco will be partnering with various independent tournament organizers, letting them apply to be an “Online Dojo” that can award points based on specific metrics. More details about this feature will be shared in the near future.  [embedded content] The main

Destiny 2 – Season of the Splicer is Now Live Following Issues

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Time Stamp: May 12, 2021 8:06 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Sudden error codes emerged when the season went live but have since been resolved. Destiny 2’s Season of the Splicer is now available which sees new story missions, a new six player activity and Transmog added to the game. Patch notes have been released, detailing all the different changes, while the Season Pass trailer outlines some of the new content and cosmetics on offer. Check it out below. Of course, the season’s launch wasn’t without issues, to the extent that Bungie had to take servers down for emergency maintenance. Eventually,

Warzone May 7 Patch Introduces Sweeping Weapon Changes

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2021 12:01 PM - Modified On: May 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Call of DutyWarzone's May 7 patch adjusted several guns in an effort to re-tool the game's time-to-kill numbers. | Photo courtesy of ActivisionA Call of Duty: Warzone patch applied Friday made sweeping changes to the time to kill of several of the game's weapons in addition to adjusting loot spawns and fixing bugs.In the patch notes, developer Raven Software explained why it chose this moment to tinker with Warzone's time to kill metrics.?️ A #Warzone update is going live now!Includes additional fixes for map exploits, Weapons and Attachments balancing, and

Impact of COVID-19 on Live Streams, and the Accelerated Outlook

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Top GamesPlayer Tries To Master The Newly Released Grand Theft Auto IV | Cate Gillon/Getty ImagesThink of creating an interactive experience for people that is authentic in its purest form. The highs, the lows, and everything in between that encompass creating something truly spectacular. Now take that product and expand it, and let part of the product be the process of creation. The product evolves live, because it’s produced live. If this mindset isn’t part of your content development strategy, you may be missing out on reaching millions of potential viewers.