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Just Before Hamilton, Disney+ Free Trials Are Seemingly No Longer Offered In The US

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It seems that free trials of Disney+ are no longer being offered to new subscribers of the streaming service in the US, according to French pop culture site Numerama.Previously, new Disney+ subscribers were given a free seven-day trial if they signed up for the service. After the trial ended, they would be charged the usual $6.99 monthly subscription free. Now, however, it seems that new US subscribers are taken directly to the payment screen after signing up for the service.Disney didn't explicitly say that it will no longer offer free

Season 5 of Ubisoft Entrepreneur Labs has begun, revealing 8 chosen startups

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Time Stamp: June 18, 2020 8:23 AM - Modified On: June 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Based in Station F (Paris), Ubisoft launched the newest season of their startup program, led by the Ubisoft Strategic Innovation Lab. The program is oriented around supporting innovative startup products and services by providing them expert assistance and access to world-class facilities.  Season 5 of this series will be focused over social entertainment, as evidenced by statements made by the Program Director of the Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab Catherine Seys’ on the 9th of January, 2020. She laid out the foundation for the 5th Season by saying – “We want to

Kahoot raises $28M for its user-generated educational gaming platform, now valued at $1.4B

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Time Stamp: June 11, 2020 3:03 PM - Modified On: June 11, 2020 - Published By:
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As schools stay closed and summer camp seems more like a germscape than an escape, students are staying at home for the foreseeable future and have shifted learning to their living rooms. Now, Norwegian educational gaming company Kahoot — the popular platform with 1.3 billion active users and over 100 million games (most created by users themselves) — has raised a new round of funding of $28 million to keep up with demand. The Oslo-based startup, which started to list some of its shares on Oslo’s Merkur Market in October

No Man’s Sky Will Fly To Xbox Game Pass On Xbox One This Month

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Time Stamp: June 7, 2020 4:35 PM - Modified On: June 7, 2020 - Published By:
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Hello Games' space exploration title No Man's Sky will be one of the latest additions to the growing catalogue of games available through the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Launching on the Xbox One version of the service opens up a huge audience for No Man's Sky, as the subscription service has 10 million subscribers and counting. An exact release date for No Man's Sky on Xbox Game Pass has not been announced yet, but we know it's this month. That means you could be able to dive into your

PlayStation Ordered To Pay $3.5 Million Fine For Misleading Customers In Australia

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Time Stamp: June 5, 2020 1:25 AM - Modified On: June 5, 2020 - Published By:
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Sony Europe--of which Sony Australia is a branch--has today faced charges from the Australian Competition And Consumer Commission (ACCC) for misleading customers about their consumer rights. The Federal Court of Australia has hit Sony with $3.5 million in penalty charges "making false and misleading representations on its website and in dealings with Australian consumers about their Australian Consumer Law (ACL) rights." The court found that Sony Europe had misled four customers after they purchased games described as "faulty" through the PlayStation Network. Sony informed customers that they were not entitled

Espo announces official pre-launch of its eSports digital staking platform to provide a new way for esports fans, teams and sponsors to collaborate

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Time Stamp: June 1, 2020 12:18 PM - Modified On: June 1, 2020 - Published By:
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Espo, the platform where esports fans can stake* world-class teams and players, today announced its official pre-launch and pre-registration of its eSports digital staking platform. Espo has created an answer to limitations and problems faced by fans, teams and players in the esports community. By developing a digital staking platform, Espo is addressing the burning desire of fans to get closer to the action and the aspiration for teams to expand and generate revenue from their fanbase. The London-based Espo is the first-of-its-kind digital staking platform that will create real disruption in the esports

Ubisoft makes Assassin’s Creed’s educational ‘Discovery Tours’ free

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Time Stamp: May 15, 2020 7:02 PM - Modified On: May 15, 2020 - Published By:
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Ubisoft today announced it’s giving away two games to help get us through the pandemic. More specifically, it’s giving away the Discovery Tours, two educational offshoots of its Assassin’s Creed series that depict Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt. If you’ve got kids to educate — or heck, if you want to educate yourself — they’re one of the more appealing products Ubisoft has made. Take a historic journey from home with Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece & Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt FREE to download and keep ??‍♀️ #PlayApartTogether ? https://t.co/UVftq2CaBr — Ubisoft (@Ubisoft)

Marvel Legends 2020 Hasbro showcase

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Get a close look at figures coming later this year from Hasbro's line of Marvel merchandise Marvel has been one of the biggest names in Hasbro’s arsenal of property licenses for many years. Their “Legends” line features a number of retro figures rocking looks from decades past. We had the opportunity to sit down with Marvel and get a first-hand look at what figures fans could expect from Hasbro and Marvel Legends this year. Our Video Editor Greg Burke caught up with Marvel and got a close look at the

New studio Modern Games acquires Beasts of Balance

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Modern Games is a new studio working to create games that combine physical and digital play. The company was founded by husband-and-wife team Justin and Amanda Kifer — serial entrepreneurs who previously launched companies including Citizen Local (acquired by MyLife in 2011) and Fidgetly, a fidget spinner company that also created a motion controller for iOS and Android games. It sounds like the Kifers have a number of new titles in development, but the company is announcing today that it has acquired and is relaunching an existing game, Beasts of