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Unity Technologies raises more than $1.3 billion in IPO at $13.6 billion valuation

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 18, 2020
5 min

Unity Technologies has raised more than $1.3 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) at a $13.6 billion valuation. Unity makes tools for developers...

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Can Oculus Quest 2 overcome Facebook’s tarnished reputation?

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 17, 2020
5 min

Calling myself “deeply conflicted” about Facebook’s upcoming standalone VR headset Oculus Quest 2 would be an understatement. My long but imperfect memory can’t recall any...

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Metacore raises $17.6 million from Supercell and launches Merge Mansion mobile game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 17, 2020
3 min

Finnish mobile game company Metacore, formerly known as Everywear Games, has raised $17.7 million in funding from mobile gaming giant Supercell. It has also...

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps comes to Switch

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 17, 2020
1 min

Microsoft came to the latest Nintendo Partner Showcase to announce that Ori and the Will of the Wisps is coming to Switch later today....

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Monster Hunter: Rise comes to Switch on March 26

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 17, 2020
1 min

Capcom has revealed two new Monster Hunter games for the Switch during today’s Nintendo Partner Showcase. The first, Monster Hunter: Rise, comes out March...

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Netgear’s latest Nighthawk Pro Gaming router cuts lag 93%

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 17, 2020
4 min

Netgear is launching a new router for gamers that attacks one of the biggest problems for gamers during the pandemic — lag. The networking...

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Bunch raises $20 million to help friends party up in mobile games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 17, 2020
3 min

Bunch has raised $20 million in venture funding to help friends party up with each other in multiplayer mobile games. The idea behind the...

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Bayes raises $6 million for global esports data platform

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 17, 2020
2 min

Bayes has raised $6 million to provide data on the esports industry. The money came from Pohlad Family investment group, Fertitta Capital, and the Sony...