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Samsung Developing Cloud Gaming Service

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Top GamesYongjae Kim at Samsung Developer Conference 2021. / Photo courtesy of SamsungSamsung has announced it's developing a new cloud gaming platform for its Smart TVs.The hardware manufacturing conglomerate revealed the upcoming tech during its Samsung Developer Conference 21 keynote presentation. It will be available on Samsung Smart TVs powered by Tizen, a Linux-based operating system that already supports over 200 million Samsung devices.[embedded content]Not much is known about the new platform, as Samsung only mentioned it in passing during the presentation."To diversify your game selection on Samsung Smart TVs,

BenQ Unveils MOBIUZ Apex Legends Gaming Bash Powered by Nerd Street…

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COSTA MESA, Calif. (PRWEB) October 06, 2021 BenQ, global leader in display technology, announced today a partnership between MOBIUZ gaming monitors and Nerd Street Gamers, the national esports infrastructure company. The BenQ MOBIUZ Apex Legends Gaming Bash gives teams a chance to compete for their part of a $10,000 prize pool. The virtual event, promoting the new MOBIUZ QHD 1440P 165Hz 1ms gaming monitors EX2710Q, EX2710R, and EX3210R, kicks off with two qualifier tournaments on October 20 and wraps up with an invitational tournament on October 21. Nerd Street Gamers

Wisdom Gaming Appoints Wade Penfold As First Vice President of Esports

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MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) September 30, 2021 Wisdom Gaming, an emerging leader in esports production and content creation, today announced it has promoted Wade “Dreadnaught” Penfold as its first Vice President of Esports. Penfold joined Wisdom Gaming in 2020 as its Director of Esports and prior to, spent the last decade as a professional player, streamer and commentator for Apex Legends, Rocket League and Heroes of the Storm for the past decade. In his new role, Penfold will lead Wisdom’s competitive esports initiatives that include driving brand value through strategic partnerships, develop

Rumble Gaming Announces Adam Ivers as Chief Executive Officer

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“When I think about the assembly of professional experiences that has brought me to this point, I could not be more thrilled to be a part of the trajectory of Rumble Gaming" - Adam Ivers LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) September 30, 2021 Rumble Gaming is excited to announce that Adam Ivers has been appointed its new Chief Executive Officer. Rumble Gaming is a global talent agency and media company that represents 700+ clients with a social media footprint of 700M+ followers. Rooted in Esports, Rumble Gaming bridges the gap between brands

Netflix makes first game studio acquisition with Oxenfree developer Night School Studio

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With its plans to expand further into game streaming, Netflix has officially acquired its first development studio in Night School Studio.  Night School is best known for developing 2016’s supernatural mystery indie darling Oxenfree, along with Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n and Afterparty. The team is working on Oxenfree II: Lost Signals and it’s excited about what working in-house with Netflix can open up in terms of future projects.  Specifically, studio co-founder Sean Krankel thinks this deal will allow Night School to continue focusing on telling the stories and creating the games that

Warner Music Group Becomes Twitch’s First Major Music Partner

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Warner Music Group (WMG) has officially announced a partnership with the popular live streaming platform, Twitch... / Twitch, Warner Music GroupWarner Music Group (WMG) has officially announced a partnership with the popular live streaming platform, Twitch, becoming its first major music affiliate. With the launch of this partnership comes the beginning of a series of musician-geared channels, broadcasts, and content heading directly to Twitch. WMG will be creating and maintaining a group of channels for its signed artists—a group which includes Camila Cabello, Saweetie, and others. The goal is to

Overwatch 2 Erases All Mention of Jeff Kaplan Following New Reference Protocol

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OverwatchThe Overwatch 2 team has moved to erase all mention of Jeff Kaplan, widely regarded as the creator of the game, from its maps. / Activision Blizzard EnterainmentThe Overwatch 2 team has moved to erase all mention of Jeff Kaplan, widely regarded as the creator of the game, from its maps. The scrubbing of any reference to the former vice president was brought to light through the official Competitive Overwatch subreddit. In a post published by user CeeLo38 on Sunday, Sept. 26, they pointed out the difference in the Corner

Overwatch 2 Executive Producer Leaves Blizzard

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OverwatchOverwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny has left Blizzard after five years with the company. / Matthew Eisman/Getty ImagesOverwatch series executive producer Chacko Sonny has left Blizzard in the midst of Overwatch 2's development for "some time off," the company announced Tuesday.Sonny joined Blizzard in 2016 and worked on both Overwatch games. He also served as a company vice president. He informed colleagues of his departure Friday, per a Bloomberg report. In an email to coworkers, he said working at Blizzard "has been an absolute privilege and one of the best

Overwatch League VP Jon Spector on ‘wide-open’ finals and next year’s big switch to Overwatch 2

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Most Overwatch League fans know Jon Spector from his regular cameos in the league’s video updates, where he wields a whiteboard full of plans and a faux “script” of plot twists to spice up the season. In reality, he’s been working with an extensive team of experts as the league’s vice president, organizing this year’s grand finale and rolling toward the April 2022 start date of season five, confirmed to be played on an early build of Overwatch 2.   Ahead of the Overwatch League season playoffs, which begin on Sept.