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Aim Lab developer Statespace acquires ProGuides training platform

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
November 2, 2021
1 min

Statespace, the parent company behind Aim Lab, announced today it has acquired ProGuides, the esports coaching platform. Statespace recently raised $50 million in funding...

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Upland raises $18M at $300M valuation for NFT-based virtual real estate game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 2, 2021
6 min

Upland has raised $18 million at a $300 million valuation for its nonfungible token (NFT) virtual real estate game, which is kind of like...

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SoftBank invests $93M in The Sandbox’s ‘metaverse’ game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 2, 2021
5 min

The Sandbox has raised $93 million in a funding round led by SoftBank to help grow its virtual world based on nonfungible tokens. It’s...

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Fortnite is shutting down in China

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 2, 2021
1 min

After more than two years of testing, Fortnite is shutting down in China on November 15. The game never officially launched in that territory...

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World of Warcraft cross-faction raiding is on Blizzard’s radar

Posted byby Mike Minotti
November 1, 2021
2 min

World of Warcraft‘s upcoming 9.1.5 patch is adding a lot of features that the community has long asked for, like more cosmetic options and...

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Metaverse social app Flickplay raises $5M

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
November 1, 2021
2 min

Metaverse-ready wallet app Flickplay announced that it raised $5 million from investors to fund a social platform that will allow metaverse users to flex...