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Box Office: Pixar’s Onward Does Well In US But Stumbles Internationally Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Source Node: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/box-office-pixars-onward-does-well-in-us-but-stumb/1100-6474514/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f
Time Stamp: March 8, 2020 7:07 PM - Modified On: March 8, 2020 - Published By:
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The latest box office numbers are in, and Pixar's Onward was unsurprisingly the biggest movie of the weekend in America. The film raked in $40.4 million in the US, which is a huge number, but it's also well below the $50 million that estimates suggested.The downturn in the US isn't due to the coronavirus, Deadline reported. Instead, "it's Onward itself here that isn't working," the site reported. The site points out a number of issues with the film and how it's framed, but it's too soon to say for sure

SXSW 2020 March events canceled by city of Austin

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Time Stamp: March 7, 2020 2:07 AM - Modified On: March 7, 2020 - Published By:
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Though the city will explore a rescheduling, SXSW 2020 events in March have been canceled by Austin city officials. South by Southwest (SXSW) is a yearly tradition of music, video games, and other entertainment in the city of Austin, and in 34 years, the March event has gone on without fail. This year breaks that tradition. By order of the City of Austin, SXSW 2020’s March events have officially been canceled, an order with which the organizers will comply. The SXSW organizers announced the decision to cancel March SXSW 2020

Tilting Point acquires mobile game Star Trek Timelines

Source Node: https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/04/tilting-point-acquires-star-trek-timelines/
Time Stamp: March 4, 2020 10:30 AM - Modified On: March 4, 2020 - Published By:
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Tilting Point announced this morning that it has acquired Star Trek Timelines, a free-to-play character collection game, from the game’s developer Disruptor Beam. It’s also hired Disruptor Beam team members to create a new studio, Wicked Realm Games. This follows Disruptor Beam‘s shuttering of its other titles, Game of Thrones Ascent and The Walking Dead: March to War. Moving forward, the company says it will be focused on its Disruptor Engine tools for mobile game development and operations. Tilting Point, meanwhile, had previously acquired the game Languinis and the monetization startup Gondola,

HTC reveals three new flavours of VIVE Cosmos VR headset for novice and experienced users

Source Node: https://virtualreality-news.net/news/2020/feb/21/htc-reveals-three-new-flavours-vive-cosmos-vr-headset-novice-and-experienced-users/
Time Stamp: February 21, 2020 10:19 AM - Modified On: February 21, 2020 - Published By:
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James is editor in chief of TechForge Media, with a passion for how technologies influence business and several Mobile World Congress events under his belt. James has interviewed a variety of leading figures in his career, from former Mafia boss Michael Franzese, to Steve Wozniak, and Jean Michel Jarre. James can be found tweeting at @James_T_Bourne. Spread the loveHTC is expanding the range of its VIVE Cosmos series of PC-tethered virtual reality products – aiming to sate the appetites of the most demanding enthusiasts, as well as entry level starters.

G2 Esports To Participate In BLAST PREMIER

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Time Stamp: December 13, 2019 7:00 PM - Modified On: December 13, 2019 - Published By:
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We are excited to officially announce that we will become a partner team in the inaugural line-up of BLAST Premier, an innovative new global tournament series in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In 2020, we’ll compete alongside 11 other top-tier CS:GO teams in two seasons for our chance to claim the title of Global champions and $1 Million. The season will start in January with a studio series in central London featuring a unique setup which will allow us to showcase our skills on the server and get closer than ever to the