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Fortnite adds IARC age ratings to first- and third-party content

Posted byby Jordan Fragen
October 3, 2023
2 min

Epic Games and the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) are partnering to add age ratings to all Fortnite content. These ratings will apply to...

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Valve cofounder spins up Hatch no-code web creation platform

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 3, 2023
6 min

Hatch, a consumer software firm founded by veterans of Valve and Picnik, has launched its no-code creative web development platform. The Hatch platform is...

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Jetson raises $15M from Will.i.am and others for personal electric flying vehicle

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 3, 2023
4 min

Jetson made a splash unveiling its drone-like electric flying vehicle before and now the company has raised a $15 million seed round to help...

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Prime Gaming’s free spooky season games include Ghostwire: Tokyo

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
October 2, 2023
1 min

Amazon is rolling out the first of its free games for Prime Gaming and Amazon Luna subscribers in October. Predictably, the list includes several...

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Spectating Gran Turismo esports at Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7 exhibition

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 2, 2023
5 min

Fresh from seeing an inspiring Gran Turismo movie, Randall Haywood got a rare chance to see a real Porsche racecar exhibition — and he...

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Why Call of Duty has lasted 20 years without triggering franchise exhaustion | Rob Kostich

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 2, 2023
18 min

After 20 years, Call of Duty has hit more milestones than most other video games. As of last year, Activision’s first-person shooter combat franchise...