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Electric Gamebox raises $11M to build gaming pods to revive retailers
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 15:00
Post-pandemic retailers need all the help they can get. Electric Gamebox has raised $11 million to revive retail locations with game pods.
Data flow automation engine Prefect raises $32M
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 14:55
Prefect, a company developing a data flow automation engine, has raised $32 million in venture capital funding.
3D GPS company NextNav will go public in SPAC at $1.2B value
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 23:33
3D GPS company NextNav plans to go public at a $1.2 billion valuation through a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.
Opinion: Andreessen Horowitz is dead wrong about cloud
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 22:01
Well-architected cloud deployments can be highly successful compared to datacenter deployments. Cost is not the only metric for success.
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Forbes - 10 Jun 2021 21:44Against all odds, Elden Ring is a real video game
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 21:43
Despite knowing better, it looks like Elden Ring is maybe a real video game. From Software and Bandai Namco showed it off at Summer Game Fest.
Deviation Games debuts as new studio working on a PlayStation game
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 21:39
Deviation Games debuts as new studio, led by Dave Anthony and Jason Blundell, formerly of Call of Duty studio Treyarch.
Fall Guys gets a 2B skin on June 18
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 21:34
Fall Guys revealed that 2B of the Nier action role-playing franchise is coming as a skin for the game on June 18.
Blood Hunt is a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 21:10
Vampire: The Masquerade is getting a new multiplayer spinoff called Blood Hunt. This game from developer Sharkmob puts players into a battle royale where the last bloodsucker standing wins … unless the sun comes up. Th...
The Anacrusis is a new Left 4 Dead-style shooter
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:52
The Anacrusis is a new adventure from developer Stray Bombay that focuses on cooperative and replayable action gameplay.
Koch Media reveals Prime Matter game publishing label
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:52
Koch Media announced today that it has started Prime Matter a new gaming label.
Payday 3 will break the bank in 2023
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:52
Koch Media and its new label Prime Matter announced today that Payday 3 is coming from developer Starbreeze.
Lost Ark is coming this fall from Smilegate RPG and Amazon
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:47
Smilegate and Amazon Games unveiled a trailer for Lost Ark, a fantasy role-playing game coming this fall. It looks beautiful.
Kojima teases Death Stranding: Director's Cut with a box -- y'know, like Metal Gear Solid
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:28
Death Stranding: Director's Cut is coming to PlayStation 5 soon, but first, Kojima is going to tease it with some Metal Gear-looking stuff.
Jurassic World: Evolution 2 announced by Frontier Developments
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:18
Frontier Developments announced Jurassic World: Evolution 2 today during the Summer Game Fest.
USC and Stanford launch Starling Lab to protect human rights with decentralization
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:15
USC's Shoah Foundation and Stanford University have partnered on The Starling Lab, which uses decentralized tools to advance human rights.
Metal Slug Tactics revives the classic SNK franchise
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:12
Dotemu announced today during the Summer Game Fest that it is working with SNK on Metal Slug Tactics.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands gives Borderlands a fantasy spin
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:06
Gearbox Software announced Tiny Tina's Wonderlands today during Summer Game Fest, an unofficial kickoff for the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Honeycomb adds metrics to observability platform for service request tracking
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 20:05
Honeycomb adds metrics option to obsevability platform based on proprietary data store that enables IT teams to more easily capture events.
NFTs create new digital business opportunities, but beware the potential pitfalls
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 19:15
NFTs enable organizations to create new business models, extend the value of existing products and services, and enter new markets.
Critical Role's next show is Exandria Unlimited
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2021 18:30
Critical Role's next show is Exandria Unlimited, which launches at 7 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, June 24, starring new and veteran players.