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China roundup: Games are opium, algorithms need scrutiny

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Time Stamp: August 7, 2021 12:09 PM - Modified On: August 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. The question for the tech news cycle in China these days has become: Who is Beijing’s next target? Regulatory clampdowns are common in China’s tech industry but the breadth of the recent moves has been unprecedented. No major tech giant is exempted and everyone is being attacked from a slightly different angle, but Beijing’s message is clear: Tech businesses are to

Microsoft Flight Simulator Interview: Jorg Neumann Discusses Xbox Version, Future Plans, & Much More

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Time Stamp: July 23, 2021 10:27 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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With the Xbox Series X|S version of Microsoft Flight Simulator coming next week, the flight simulation hobby is going to be open to a brand-new audience. Yet, Microsoft and Asobo Studio are also working hard to keep improving the simulator for the existing enthusiast audience as well. To know more about what we can expect in the short, medium, and long term, we had a chat with the head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, Jorg Neumann. Giuseppe: Let’s start off with something you revealed really recently: Orbis’ Flying Eye Hospital MD-10.

Cadoo gets $1.5M to gamify fitness with betting challenges

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Time Stamp: July 13, 2021 10:33 AM - Modified On: July 13, 2021 - Published By:
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Cadoo, a US-startup that’s gamifying fitness by turning it into a betting opportunity, using the prospect of winning (or losing) cold hard cash to motivate people to get off the couch, has collected $1.5 million in seed funds from Sam & Max Altman’s Apollo VC and the student-focused Dorm Room Fund. The app itself has been around since 2018 but in March 2020 it launched a “challenge model” that lets users stake money to join a challenge related to a specific fitness goal — be it running 10 miles in

The best Fire Mage talents and build in WoW Shadowlands

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Time Stamp: June 6, 2021 4:09 PM - Modified On: June 6, 2021 - Published By:
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Mages are one of the most popular classes in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands in both player-vs-player (PvP) and player-vs-environment (PvE) encounters. While Fire was the best specialization at the beginning of the expansion, it took a couple of steps back after Blizzard buffed both Arcane and Frost. Even after multiple nerfs to Fire, it remains a great spec for mages to pick up and dominate both the PvP and PvE. In PvP, Fire Mages have one of the deadliest kill windows due to Combustion, which allows them to unleash huge

Two Point Campus Leaks Ahead of Reveal

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Time Stamp: May 31, 2021 10:53 AM - Modified On: May 31, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesTwo Point Campus is the follow-up to Two Point Hospital. | Photo courtesy of Two Point StudiosTwo Point Campus, the sequel to management sim Two Point Hospital, appears to have leaked on the Microsoft Store before being officially revealed.Twitter user @_h0x0d_ discovered the Microsoft page Sunday, and although the page has since been delisted forum users on Quarter to Three appear to have preserved the description and images hosted. The store page reportedly described another "management sim with a twist." The game will task players with building and operating

Nintendo partners with PlayVS for official high school Splatoon and Smash esports

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Time Stamp: May 27, 2021 10:58 AM - Modified On: May 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Nintendo has started a new partnership with PlayVS, a startup that provides a platform for high school and college esports competitions, that will see Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 join PlayVs’ high school leagues starting on Sept. 20. With this partnership, the two Nintendo titles are now “officially recognized varsity athletics at participating high schools beginning in Fall 2021,” according to Nintendo of America. Students from all over the U.S. will be able to compete in official high school leagues of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2.

GoNoodle Launches Branded-Game in the Emerging Roblox Metaverse

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Time Stamp: May 6, 2021 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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GoNoodle hopes playing GoNoodle Hide and Seek on Roblox will inspire kids to get outside, take a hike, visit a botanical garden, or do some planting with their families as they see the awesome GoNoodle forest and garden worlds in Roblox. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB) May 07, 2021 Today, GoNoodle is launching a branded-game within Roblox. GoNoodle Hide and Seek will lead kids through two different Hide and Seek Champ worlds: Squatchy’s Forest and Om Petalhead’s Magical Garden. In each, players will compete against each other or team up in three

The Ultimate Game to Teach Your Child As Young As Three Chess, Story…

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Time Stamp: April 22, 2021 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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  BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PRWEB)April 23, 2021 Story Time Chess, the first game to teach children as young as three how to play chess, recently announced that it has been nominated in the Games: Family & Kids category by the Webby Awards. The game, which was released last year, is already the recipient of multiple industry awards. This includes the coveted People’s Choice Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award, which is equivalent to the Oscars in the toy industry. The game is praised by parents, celebrities, chess masters and more in

What students need to know about 2021’s college esports scholarships

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Time Stamp: April 16, 2021 10:29 AM - Modified On: April 16, 2021 - Published By:
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Nick Johnson • Apr 16, 14:29Esports scholarships are on the rise, with colleges and universities around the world starting to offer students money to come play for their teams, and the proof is in the numbers. Confetti blanketed the arena as it erupted in cheers as the University of California defeated Maryvale, winning the 2018 National Championships not thanks to a buzzer-beater three-point shot or a hail mary play on fourth-and-one but off the back of a pentakill. Esports is growing around the world and colleges are starting to take