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PowerUp Acquisition raises $250M for gaming SPAC with Jack Tretton and Bruce Hack

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 23, 2022
4 min

Are gaming SPACs back? After a lull because of a choppy stock market, PowerUp Acquisition announced last week it was raising $250 million in...

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Elden Ring review — a brilliant monument to FromSoftware’s legacy

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 23, 2022
10 min

Elden Ring has nearly everything I ever wanted from a Souls game. It’s chock full of additions, improvements, and inclusions from other FromSoftware titles...

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Backbone raises $40M following iPhone peripheral launch

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
February 23, 2022
2 min

Backbone today announced it has raised $40 million in its latest round of funding. The company last year launched the Backbone One, its combination...

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Speech Graphics raises $7M for lip-synced facial animation

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 23, 2022
4 min

Speech Graphics has raised $7 million in funding to build its audio-driven facial animation technology. It enables animated characters in games and other applications...

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BlueStacks launches creator tools for mobile game modding

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 23, 2022
2 min

BlueStacks is launching its Creator Studio & Creator Hub, which will enable mobile game players mod their games. Powered by now.gg’s new NFG platform,...