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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin to Receive Special Broadcast at Tokyo Game Show

Top GamesImage courtesy of Square EnixIt's time to face Chaos. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin will be receiving a dedicated broadcast at the Tokyo Game Show.A new Final Fantasy spinoff was revealed during Square Enix's presentation at E3 2021. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is set to be a new interpretation of the original Final Fantasy game, released back in 1987 for the NES. This modern rework will be taking most of its cues from the more recent Final Fantasy games, with combat set to take place in

TSM unveils second Free Fire roster based in Brazil

TSM FTX announced its second Free Fire team by signing the former roster of Black Dragons Esports, the organization announced yesterday. The roster features Rafael “Nappon” Soares, Guilherme “Broco” Brock Barbosa, Victor “VINNIXL” Varela, Marcelo “BOB7” Luiz, and Murilo “RUSH” Pacheco. Elias is the team coach. The team is based in Brazil. ACHARAM QUE ÍAMOS FICAR DE FORA DESSA? ?CHEGAMOS EM GRANDE ESTILO PRA DOMINAR! Desde nossa criação em 2009 nos EUA, colecionamos títulos, almejamos conquistas e novos desafios. Agora é a hora de iniciarmos essa jornada no @FFesportsBR!É A

Polygon and Community Gaming Partner to Provide Scalable Esports Tournaments

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 12th July 2021] Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, has completed a strategic investment in Yield Inc, a company leading efforts to build the Yield Protocol – an Ethereum protocol that enables fixed-rate borrowing and lending by fostering the nascent DeFi bond market – as part of the company’s $10-million Series A funding round. Nexo aims to not only provide necessary funding but also to help Yield’s efforts to build DeFi native versions of traditional finance products. Nexo’s investment represents another important

Swedish gaming firm MTG acquires India’s PlaySimple for $360 million

Swedish gaming giant Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired Indian startup PlaySimple for at least $360 million, the two firms said Friday. MTG said it will pay 77% of the acquisition sum to Indian game developer and publisher in cash and the rest in company shares. There’s also another $150 million reward put aside if certain undisclosed performance metrics are hit, the two firms said. Friday’s deal marks one of the largest exits in the Indian startup ecosystem. PlaySimple had raised $4 million Series A at a valuation of about

Singularity 6 raises $30M to fund upcoming fantasy ‘community simulation’ MMO

LA-based game studio Singularity 6 has banked more funding as it scales itself up and readies for the launch of its debut title. The startup tells TechCrunch they’ve raised $30 million in a Series B bout of funding led by FunPlus Ventures with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), LVP, Transcend, Anthos Capital and Mitch Lasky. The studio has now disclosed some $49 million in funding, a sizable sum, but one that showcases how much investors are looking to rally around gaming platform plays in the wake of Roblox’s monster

Dream Games raises $155M at a $1B valuation as its Royal Match puzzle game hits a royal flush

Istanbul in Turkey continues to prove itself as very fertile ground for casual gaming startups, which appear to be growing from small seedlings into sizable trees. In the latest development, Dream Games — a developer of mobile puzzle games — has raised $155 million in funding, a Series B that values the startup at $1 billion. This is a massive leap for the company, which raised $50 million (the largest Series A in Turkey’s startup history) only 3.5 months ago. This latest round is being co-led by Index Ventures and

20 Best Murder Mystery Games

Video games are the ideal platform for solving mysteries. Taking a look at the full breadth of all the video games ever made, there really aren’t as many murder mystery games as you’d think. As kids, the board game Clue introduced us to the basics of detective work, and video games give us the tools to expand our investigative skills even further with unique stories and puzzling gameplay. There’s just something special about collecting clues, questioning suspects, and figuring out the culprit. That’s why we’ve put together a list of

How to complete Showdown Fred SBC in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team

EA Sports added a Showdown 88-rated version of Frederico “Fred” Santos from Manchester United to FIFA 21 today. It’s obtainable through FIFA 21 Ultimate Team’s squad-building challenges (SBC) menu. EA also added an 89-rated version of Francisco Alcácer from Villarreal. These players will play against each other on the real-life pitch on Saturday, May 26 and the winner will receive a +2 overall in-game upgrade. You have until that match happens to complete this SBC. EA generally upgraded all of Fred’s stats, including Physical (+14), Defending (+11), Passing (+9), Shooting (+8), Dribbling (+7), and his