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Biomutant Will Potentially Release This April

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In Biomutant, players take the role of a raccoon-like creature that must save the world. With a poisonous oil springing up from the ground, most of the world is quickly infected and dying off. With the Tree of Life now at threat of becoming infected thus destroying the world, players must step up and save the day. However, just when we’ll get to dive into this game has been somewhat a mystery.  So far we know that this is an open-world action RPG title where the main goal is to

How Niantic evolved Pokémon GO for the year no one could go anywhere

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Pokémon GO was created to encourage players to explore the world while coordinating impromptu large group gatherings — activities we’ve all been encouraged to avoid since the pandemic began. And yet, analysts estimate that 2020 was Pokémon GO’s highest-earning year yet. By twisting some knobs and tweaking variables, Pokémon GO became much easier to play without leaving the house. Niantic’s approach to 2020 was full of carefully considered changes, and I’ve highlighted many of their key decisions below. Consider this something of an addendum to the Niantic EC-1 I wrote

Extra Crunch roundup: A fistful of IPOs, Affirm’s Peloton problem, Zoom Apps and more

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Time Stamp: November 20, 2020 5:08 PM - Modified On: November 20, 2020 - Published By:
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DoorDash, Affirm, Roblox, Airbnb, C3.ai and Wish all filed to go public in recent days, which means some venture capitalists are having the best week of their lives. Tech companies that go public capture our imagination because they are literal happy endings. An Initial Public Offering is the promised land for startup pilgrims who may wander the desert for years seeking product-market fit. After all, the “I” in “ISO” stands for “incentive.” A flurry of new S-1s in a single week forced me to rearrange our editorial calendar, but I

Report: Viewership on Twitch, Facebook Gaming Up Over 50% in Q2 2020

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Time Stamp: July 24, 2020 10:58 AM - Modified On: July 24, 2020 - Published By:
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With the global pandemic forcing people inside, video game livestreaming platforms saw significant growth in viewership according to a report by StreamElements and Arsenal.gg. Compared to the first quarter of 2020, Twitch viewership grew 56%, with viewership for the month of June growing 60% year-over-year. As shown in The Esports Observer’s weekly Twitch Top 10, StreamElements reports that the most popular category on the platform is Just Chatting. The category grew 94% since January. StreamElements also notes that the Music & Performing Arts category ranked 16th for Q2, growing 268%

Twitch breaks records again in Q2, topping 5B total hours watched

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Twitch had already broken viewership records in the first quarter of 2020 amid coronavirus lockdowns, surpassing 3 billion total hours watched in a single quarter for the first time. In the second quarter, it appears that Twitch has broken that record and several others once again. According to a new report from Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet, Twitch saw a massive 62.7% increase in hours watched from Q1 2020 reach 5 billion hours watched in the second quarter. This figure was also up by 83.1% year-over-year and helps to cement Twitch’s

How COVID-19 Is Impacting EA’s Business

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Time Stamp: June 22, 2020 9:35 PM - Modified On: June 22, 2020 - Published By:
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are staying home and playing video games. As such, spending on gaming has grown, and Electronic Arts is among the companies that is benefitting. In a new "fireside chat," EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said the company is expected to announce its biggest-ever Q1, which runs April-June.EA said in May that it expects to make $5.525 billion in revenue and a profit of $978 million for the period, which is a record for Q1, but Jorgensen said that the real numbers will be even

This Week in Apps: Protests impact app stores, FTC fines app developer, kids’ app trends

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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019. People are now spending three hours and 40 minutes per day using apps, rivaling TV. Apps aren’t just a way to pass idle hours — they’re a big business. In 2019, mobile-first companies had a combined $544 billion valuation, 6.5x higher than those without a mobile