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Esports Organization TSM Teams With Crypto Exchange FTX For Historic Deal

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Cryptocurrency esports crossovers are becoming increasingly popular. Today, one of the biggest publicly-disclosed esports sponsorships has come to life, courtesy of esports org TSM and crypto exchange FTX. TSM FTX: A New Type Of Sponsorship In one of the more ‘non-traditional’ naming rights deals, TSM will now go by ‘TSM FTX’. According to the initial report from The New York Times, the deal is valued at $210M over 10 years. The agreement includes TSM, FTX Trading Limited, and FTX.US and FTX.com owners and operators West Realm Shires Services Inc. This

FTX crypto exchange seals $210M naming rights deal for esports behemoth TSM

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FTX and global esports brand Team SoloMid, oTSM, have signed a multi-year partnership that grants exclusive naming rights to the crypto trading platform.According to a release issued on Friday, the deal is valued at $210 million with the esports brand’s name changing to “TSM FTX.”As part of the deal, TSM FTX will distribute crypto to players and employees with the newly repurposed esports company also purchasing $1 million worth of FTT — the native token of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange.Trading slightly above $34 as of the time of writing, a

Crypto exchange FTX spends $210 million to rename the most valuable pro e-sports team

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Crypto exchange FTX is spending $210 million to rename a professional e-sports team from TSM to TSM FTX, according to the New York Times. The ten-year deal will set the exchange back $21 million each year, representing one of the biggest naming rights deals in the e-sports industry. “Taking a huge industry and then reimagining it in a digital age: that’s sort of what e-sports are to sports, and it’s sort of what crypto is to investing and to finance,” FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried told the Times. According to Forbes,

TSM signs 10-year, $210 million naming rights deal with crypto exchange FTX

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TSM has signed a 10-year, $210 million naming rights agreement with FTX Trading Limited and West Realm Shires Services Inc., the owners and operators of cryptocurrency exchanges FTX and FTX.US, according to a report from The New York Times.  TSM will now go by “TSM FTX” across all titles the organization competes in, including League of Legends, VALORANT, Apex Legends, and others. TSM will use the partnership money to expand globally, including new offices in Asia, Europe, and South America, and will invest in mobile gaming and other platforms. It’s

As Zynga impresses, rival mobile-gaming shop Jam City looks to list via SPAC

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While it would be nice to write about something other than yet another tech company looking to list via a SPAC, the deals keep dropping, so our more traditional fare of covering startup trends will remain on hold for at least one day more. This morning, we’re looking at the Jam City deal to merge with DPCM Capital. Jam City is a bit like Zynga, but unless you are a mobile-gaming aficionado, you might not have heard of it. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.  Read it every morning

Mass Effect 2’s Jack and Jacob Were Supposed to be LGBTQ

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Top GamesDid you know that Mass Effect 2 was supposed to feature queer romance options? | BioWare, EADid you know that Mass Effect 2 was supposed to feature queer romance options?That's right. Bioware's 2010 installation into its flagship sci-fi franchise was slated to launch with two unique same-sex romances. The characters in question, "Subject Zero" Jack and Jacob Taylor, had already been designed, voiced, and animated for their same-sex romance storylines. Right before Mass Effect 2 hit shelves, however, that part of their identity was cut, making them exclusively heterosexual.

Sony announces investment and partnership with Discord to bring the chat app to PlayStation

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Sony and Discord have announced a partnership that will integrate the latter’s popular gaming-focused chat app with PlayStation’s own built-in social tools. It’s a big move and a fairly surprising one given how recently acquisition talks were in the air — Sony appears to have offered a better deal than Microsoft, taking an undisclosed minority stake in the company ahead of a rumored IPO. The exact nature of the partnership is not expressed in the brief announcement post. The closest we come to hearing what will actually happen is that

Epic Games v. Apple: The start of the next big antitrust war for the iOS developer

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It was a big day on March 12, 2018, in Cary, North Carolina, as Epic Games geared up for its next big announcement: Fortnite was coming to mobile. The battle royale title had grown significantly over the preceding months, transforming Epic into one of the biggest companies in the world.  The mobile launch added another layer to that rise and tapped into a larger audience than many PC or console games had lured in. The cultural phenomenon became apparent and Fortnite soon landed merchandising, music, and film collaborations, from hosting