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EA completes $2.4 billion acquisition of Glu Mobile
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 15:05
Electronic Arts has completed its acquisition of mobile game publisher Glu Mobile for a $2.4 billion price.
Iron Galaxy: Building trust and vulnerability strengthens your studio
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 23:26
At GamesBeat Summit 2021, Iron Galaxy co-CEOs Chelsea Blasko and Adam Boyes talk about how they've created a culture of anti-crunch at the studio.
It's now or never: Society must respond to the ransomware crisis
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 23:10
Ransomware is a national security and public health and safety threat. It affects entire corporate networks and disrupts critical services.
How XR can be a vital tool for improving mental health
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 22:55
Games For Change president Susanna Pollack leads a discussion about XR and mental health at GamesBeat Summit 2021.
The early decision that helped Adjust go from startup to global success
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 22:55
Adjust's CPO discusses how start-ups successfully navigate hyper-growth and maintain quality in the face of rapid expansion.
Pressing Reset--Putting A Fallen Unicorn Back On Its Feet
Forbes - 29 Apr 2021 22:41Better representation in games promotes better diversity in development
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 21:46
We know that women play games. So why do men still dominate the developer landscape?
Google-led paper pushes back against claims of AI inefficiency
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 21:30
In a newly released paper, Google pushes back against the notion that training AI models significantly harms the environment.
How 5G is turning cloud gaming into growth opportunities
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 21:29
"With shorter latency times, less jitter, and less packet loss in mobile gaming, 5G makes true cloud gaming services more of a reality."
Summary Of Effortless By Greg McKeown
Forbes - 29 Apr 2021 17:26Microsoft reduces its cut for games on Windows Store to 12%
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 17:11
Microsoft plans to drop its take for game sales on the Windows Store to 12% to match the Epic Games Launcher.
Summoners War: Lost Centuria launches on iOS and Android
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 17:00
Com2uS is releasing Summoners War: Lost Centuria, a followup to its hit mobile game Summoners War: Sky Arena, later today.
Microsoft provides progress update on Open Data Campaign
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 17:00
Microsoft provided a progress update on its Open Data Campaign, an effort to promote data collaboration across organizations.
TerraTrue, which brings privacy-by-design to product teams, nabs $15M
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 15:27
TerraTrue offers companies a "privacy-by-design" platform that helps them proactively manage their privacy programs.
A new pool of players is changing UA
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 15:10
Gaming has become a mainstream culture, with more and more people playing, while the COVID-19 pandemic drew millions more to gaming.
Huawei trained the Chinese-language equivalent of GPT-3
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 14:30
Huawei trained a 200-billion-parameter Chinese-language model. But whether it moves the needle on research is an open question.
Bitkraft teams up with Delphi Digital to invest in blockchain and crypto projects
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 14:15
Bitkraft Ventures has teamed up with the blockchain advisory firm Delphi Digital to invest in blockchain and crypto projects.
Nine Tips To Convert Regular Website Traffic Into Paying Customers
Forbes - 29 Apr 2021 14:10AI-powered cybersecurity platform Vectra AI raises $130M
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 14:00
Vectra AI, an AI-powered cybersecurity platform, raised $130 million in a funding round that values the company at $1.2 billion post-money.
Returnal review -- like beating your head against a fun wall
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 14:00
Returnal is a good game that is held back by pacing issues due to a lack of smaller goals that break up its roguelite structure.
Frank Miller taps Concept Art House and Gala Games for 30th anniversary Sin City NFT collectibles
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2021 14:00
Artist Frank Miller has teamed up with Concept Art House and Gala Games to create 30th anniversary Sin City art.