Success Stories

Reflecting on a Year of Stories Told by Black Creators

Black Creator SpotlightA year of interviews with Black game developers. / Photo by DBLTAP2020 was a summer of rage. Three high-profile killings of Black people — Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd — led to a flood of protests demanding justice. I marched at some of those protests, but it was hard to escape the feeling of helplessness. We could chant for hours, some of us could get maced and arrested, and we could come back to do it all again. But the power to create real change lay

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Sequel In “Early Planning Stages,” Artplay Confirms

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is one of the biggest success stories in Kickstarter history, and while it’s had a very tumultuous launch with a subpar Switch version and other nerfs and updates, there’s no denying that this is still one of the best Metroidvania games we’ve played in years. The game had a very extensive content roadmap as well, and so far, the developers have managed to deliver on most of their promises. With how successful the game has been, it’s no surprise that Koji Igarashi and Artplay would

How bodyy is relishing his new role as the leader of DBL PONEY

The last time I saw Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro, we were walking side by side at the Chongqing Olympic stadium, exiting a tent behind the main stage, where he had just played his final series for G2 at the WESG 2018 World Finals, topping the scoreboard with a 1.59 rating in the third-place decider match, a 2-0 victory over fnatic. The news of him being replaced by François "⁠AmaNEk⁠" Delaunay in the team’s starting lineup was already public by then. For a while, he’d struggled to find his best form and

Dive deeper: Florida Mayhem 2021 team preview

Last year was a difficult season for many Overwatch League teams, but the Florida Mayhem were one of 2020’s big success stories.  For the team’s first two years in the league, constant roster changes destroyed any chance of success. After acquiring a dedicated coach in former Overwatch League player Kim “KuKi” Dae-kuk and a stable roster, the team climbed the leaderboard despite all of 2020’s difficulties. Multiple members of Florida’s roster were highlighted as possible rookie of the year candidates.  Now that all of the Mayhem’s talented newcomers have leveled

Innovecs Announces Media Partnership with Emerging Europe

CEO Night | Media Partnership Announcement Innovecs upgrades the CEO Night format and partners with Emerging Europe to keep up with sector-leading companies and share the insights of their leaders. NEW YORK (PRWEB) July 30, 2020 CEO Night is a series of online thematic discussions with CEOs and senior executives of Ukrainian and international businesses, produced by InnoHub platform & multimedia studio. Speakers discuss ways to develop companies and technology, current global trends, and share success stories. “At Innovecs, we always strive to be on the edge of digital transformation.

Apex Legends was PS4’s most downloaded F2P game of 2019

EA revealed in their Q4 report that Apex Legends was the most downloaded free-to-play game of 2019, beating out the likes of Fortnite and Warframe. Apex Legends blew it up when it arrived on the scene in 2019 from Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment. That much is undeniable, but it turns out it did even more than blow it up. According to EA’s Q4 earnings report of financial results from the previous year, Apex Legends was singlehandedly the most downloaded free-to-play title on PlayStation 4 of 2019, beating out some

PewDiePie Has Signed An Exclusive Streaming Deal With YouTube

Felix Kjellberg AKA PewDiePie was one of the earliest success stories of online gaming content, having had millions of followers and pulling in millions in revenue for years.Despite being one of YouTube's breakout gaming stars, he found himself in hot water with the company after creating an anti-Semetic stunt, with YouTube cancelling his reality show and pulling him from many of its ads. But now it appears PewDiePie is back in the good books, having partnered with YouTube to stream exclusively with them, the Washington Post reports.While he pulls in