product development

Sony Announces New Changes to its Leadership Structure

Sony is today announcing several changes to its leadership structure designed to “continue to drive growth and innovation” following the recent departure of former deputy president John Tsuyoshi Kodera, who has since moved to a new position at Sony Group Corporation. New promotions and changes include the promotion of Hideaki Nishino to SVP, platform experience. He will oversee network engineering and operations, R&D, design, data strategy, and operations in addition to managing Product and Platform development. A press release today offers a brief overview of Nishino’s tenure with Sony: Nishino

PayNearMe Simplifies iGaming Deposits and Payouts to Enable Operators…

Players want a simple and fast deposit experience, and when they don’t get it, they quickly move to an operator that makes funding accounts easy. PayNearMe makes deposits and payouts easy. “iGaming payments are hard. Managing deposits and payouts is a complex process that requires technology designed for the gaming industry. With billions of dollars in iGaming deposits at stake, operators can’t afford to lose players to poorly designed deposit and cashout experiences," Kaplan said. SANTA CLARA, Calif. (PRWEB) March 02, 2021 PayNearMe, the payments platform designed to manage the

Rivalry raises $20 million for sports and esports online betting

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Rivalry has raised $20 million for its business of sports and esports betting. The company has a mobile and PC platform that makes it easy to place bets on sports and esports matches. Rivalry’s average customer is 25 years old, and the company is going after esports and sports fans who are under 30. At the moment, Rivalry has an offshore gambling license with the Isle of Man, which

Efuse raises $6 million for ‘LinkedIn for gamers’ platform

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Efuse has raised $6 million for its “LinkedIn for gamers” platform, which helps esports amateurs and gamers find jobs and a sustainable way of life. The funding came after the Columbus, Ohio-based company signed up more than 500,000 new users to its platform in the past year. Efuse will use the capital to fuel product development and user acquisition and make key hires as it progresses toward profitability in

Gamelancer Launches Platform Where You Can Bring Hired Guns to Your Game

Gamelancer has launched a new platform that seeks to give gamers a way to monetize their gaming prowess. The platform is looking to connect video game players with “Gamelancers” who can earn money by playing with and elevating the gaming experience for users that hire them as freelancers. Founded by Razvan Romanescu and Darren Lopes, Gamelancher will be available on desktop and mobile. The Gamelancer launch comes after a successful seeding round led by Mayfair Global Ventures Corporation whose funding will support Gamelancer product development while expanding its iOS, Android,