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Renowned Physician-Pharmacist Dr. Anita Gupta joins Erez Capital, Bringing Healthcare Innovation Expertise on Board.

Boston, MA, July 26th, 2023-- Erez Capital is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Anita Gupta to its esteemed team of Venture Partners. Dr. Gupta, a global leader in healthcare innovation, is renowned for her ground-breaking contributions to the medical field and her exceptional expertise in anesthesiology and pain management. With an illustrious career and a portfolio of remarkable accomplishments, Dr. Anita Gupta has made a significant impact on healthcare innovation and patient advocacy. As a World Economic Forum Member Expert, she has been recognized as one of the

FIFA Reportedly Wants EA to Pay $1 Billion Every Four Years For Name

FIFAImage courtesy of EA SportsA new article has shed light on a possible reason behind EA considering a name change for the FIFA franchise.A post from The New York Times reported that a financial dispute between EA and the football organisation, FIFA, could be one of the reasons for a possible name change to the long-standing video game franchise. According to the report, FIFA is seeking to double its payout from what it currently receives from EA Sports, taking the figure to over $1 billion every four years. This is

Elden Ring for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, & PC Gets New Screenshots; Looks Spectacular

Following today’s reveal at Summer Game Fest, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco sent in a press release with a large batch of new screenshots of Elden Ring. The screenshots look great and showcase the game’s world, its characters, and grotesque monsters. You can check them out below and take a look at the brand new trailer revealed earlier today. Elden Ring releases in January 21, 2022, for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Voice overs will be in English, while subtitles will be provided in English, French,

Marvel Multiverse TRPG Announced, Set to Launch Nex Year

Marvel is expanding the franchise to a tabletop role-playing game called Marvel Multiverse, which is set to launch in 2022 in the form of a playtest rulebook designed to allow players to test the all-new D616 game system as they take on the roles of Marvel’s most famous Super Heroes and villains. Packed with illustrations from Marvel’s amazing comic book artists, the rulebook will include full profiles for fans to become their favorite Avengers, mutants, and other heroes, including: Spider-ManBlack PantherCaptain AmericaThorCaptain MarvelMs. MarvelWolverineStorm The rulebook is written and co-designed

Crypto exchange FTX spends $210 million to rename the most valuable pro e-sports team

Crypto exchange FTX is spending $210 million to rename a professional e-sports team from TSM to TSM FTX, according to the New York Times. The ten-year deal will set the exchange back $21 million each year, representing one of the biggest naming rights deals in the e-sports industry. “Taking a huge industry and then reimagining it in a digital age: that’s sort of what e-sports are to sports, and it’s sort of what crypto is to investing and to finance,” FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried told the Times. According to Forbes,

Sony Confirms God of War Doesn’t Have a Film or TV Adaptation In the Works

[embedded content] Bad news for Kratos fans: Sony today revealed to the New York Times that, unlike with most of the other intellectual properties it controls, it currently has no plans to adapt God of War into a movie or show. It does, however, plan to bring several other games to the small and big screens in the near future, so it’s not as though we’re being cheated. The New York Times article was about the rising appeal of games as a source of new film and TV concepts. It

As Zynga impresses, rival mobile-gaming shop Jam City looks to list via SPAC

While it would be nice to write about something other than yet another tech company looking to list via a SPAC, the deals keep dropping, so our more traditional fare of covering startup trends will remain on hold for at least one day more. This morning, we’re looking at the Jam City deal to merge with DPCM Capital. Jam City is a bit like Zynga, but unless you are a mobile-gaming aficionado, you might not have heard of it. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.  Read it every morning

Epic Games v. Apple: The start of the next big antitrust war for the iOS developer

It was a big day on March 12, 2018, in Cary, North Carolina, as Epic Games geared up for its next big announcement: Fortnite was coming to mobile. The battle royale title had grown significantly over the preceding months, transforming Epic into one of the biggest companies in the world.  The mobile launch added another layer to that rise and tapped into a larger audience than many PC or console games had lured in. The cultural phenomenon became apparent and Fortnite soon landed merchandising, music, and film collaborations, from hosting

Ludwig’s historic 31-day subathon stream: final numbers

Ludwig Ahgren’s historic Twitch subathon finally came to an end on April 13. The stream totaled 31 days of broadcasting on the platform. Ahgren started his stream on the afternoon of Sunday, March 14 with the plan to add 20 seconds to his stream timer for every subscription or 500 bits given to his channel. As the stream went on… and on, the time that was added per subscription went down to 10 seconds. However, the stream persisted until Ahgren’s self-imposed 31-day limit, ending after over 740 hours. In its time

Vaynerchuk Explains Why He Saw Esports as an Investment Vehicle Years Ago

Gary Vaynerchuk isn’t just a jack-of-all-trades, he’s the king. The serial entrepreneur and five-time New York Times best-selling author with companies spanning the globe has seen his uncanny intuition, guile, and wit lead him to business success in places others feared to go. And now, he has his sights set on esports. This week on Conquering Geek Culture, Vaynerchuk describes to podcast host and CEO of The Esports Observer, Chris Hana, his methodology of evaluating where he will strike next. Vaynerchuk gives an immersive and detailed description of some of