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Adjust acquires smartphone measurement tool from Japan’s CyberZ

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 10, 2019
2 min

Mobile measurement firm Adjust has acquired Force Operation X (F.O.X), an advertising effectiveness measurement tool for smartphone apps, from Japanese marketing agency CyberZ. The...

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Meta Games raises $2 million for esports mobile games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 10, 2019
2 min

Meta Games raised $2 million in seed fudning for esports-themed mobile games. Bitkraft Esports Ventures is the primary backer of the Berlin startup. Meta...

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Nerd Street Gamers raises $12 million for building esports facilities

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 10, 2019
2 min

Nerd Street Gamers has raised $12 million in funding from Philadelphia discount retailer Five Below (and others) to build esports Localhost facilities that house...

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Safe in Our World debuts charity for mental health in games industry

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 10, 2019
3 min

Safe In Our World is unveiling itself as a mental health charity today for the video games industry. Debuting on World Mental Health Day,...

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MouseBelt accelerator launches Blockchain Education Alliance

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 10, 2019
2 min

MouseBelt has launched a blockchain startup accelerator and a Blockchain Education Alliance aimed at creating a workforce ready to take jobs in the blockchain...

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VR’s creative potential requires creative controllers

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 9, 2019
3 min

Placing a pilot in the cockpit of an F-14 in the middle of a combat mission is about as difficult as it sounds –...

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BlizzCon seems like a disaster waiting to happen

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 9, 2019
3 min

World of Warcraft and Overwatch publisher Blizzard Entertainment is in a mess. It punished Hearthstone esports competitor Blitzchung for speaking out in support of...

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Blizzard stays silent on Hong Kong cop-out while the world reacts

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 9, 2019
3 min

Even though Sony revealed new info about the PlayStation 5 on the same day, Blizzard managed to dominate headlines yesterday after suspending and rescinding...