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Dapper Labs raises $250M and seals deal with LaLiga for soccer NFT collectibles

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 22, 2021
4 min

Dapper Labs has raised $250 million in funding to enhance its nonfungible token (NFT) offerings such as the NBA Top Shot and the Flow...

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Zynga will provide $1.4M in scholarships for North Carolina A&T State as part of social impact fund

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 22, 2021
1 min

Social mobile game publisher Zynga announced it has partnered with North Carolina A&T State University, the largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), to...

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Overwatch executive producer Chacko Sonny is leaving Blizzard

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 21, 2021
1 min

Chacko Sonny, executive producer for Blizzard’s Overwatch franchise, is leaving the company on Friday, as reported by Bloomberg. This is the latest in a...

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Neo: The World Ends with You hits PC via the Epic Games Store on September 28

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 21, 2021
1 min

Square Enix announced today that the PC version of Neo: The World Ends with You debuts September 28. This will be available on the...

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Roblox starts age verification for those who want to use spatial voice

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 21, 2021
3 min

Roblox is introducing age verification for users, starting with those who want to try out spatial voice features on its user-generated content platform. As...

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Blizzard chief legal officer leaves the Warcraft publisher

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 21, 2021
1 min

The top attorney for Diablo publisher Blizzard Entertainment has stepped down. In a post on her LinkedIn account, chief legal officer Claire Hart announced...

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Kena: Bridge of Spirits review-in-progress — a magical adventure with action

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 21, 2021
2 min

I like Pixar movies. I like action-adventure games. I like Kena: Bridge of Spirits! Kena is available now (well, maybe give it a few...

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SoftBank leads $680M funding for NFT fantasy soccer game maker Sorare

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 21, 2021
5 min

SoftBank led a $680 million funding round for nonfungible token (NFT) fantasy soccer collectible game platform Sorare. The investment values Sorare at $4.3 billion,...