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Look North World raises $2.25M for its Fortnite UGC games and creator label
Venture Beat - 26 Jul 2024 01:00
Look North World, a UGC game studio and publisher led by Bungie cofounder Alexander Seropian, has raised $2.5 million.
SAG-AFTRA talent union calls for strike against game companies over AI
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 23:33
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood talent, announced it has called for a strike against the big video game publishers.
Freestyle Chess debuts with $12M in funding for tournament series
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 22:18
Magnus Carlsen and Jan Henric Buettner announced their new Freestyle Chess venture, with which they plan to start a new tournament series.
Forge pivots to game marketing with community-led growth tools
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 21:00
Forge has launched a massive update that pivots the company into loyalty program tools for game developers.
Snowflake ropes in AI21's Jamba-Instruct to help enterprises decode long documents
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 20:20
The hybrid nature of Jamba-Instruct makes it more economically accessible than other models of the same class on Snowflake.
Kit Harington returns to Westeros in Zynga's Game of Thrones: Legends
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 16:50
Kit Harington reprises his role as Jon Snow for Zynga's new RPG Puzzle title, Game of Thrones: Legends, available today.
Monster Hunter Now reveals MrBeast collab and global group hunts
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 15:00
Monster Hunter Now announces its new Dimensional Link feature, as well as its upcoming MrBeast collaboration.
U.S. consumer tech spending will grow slightly in 2024 and hit 4.4% growth in 2025 | CTA
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 14:00
The CTA projects that overall retail revenues for the U.S. consumer technology industry will finally grow 1% in 2024 to $505 billion.
Nvidia's latest AI offering could spark a custom model gold rush
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 02:27
Nvidia launches AI Foundry service, enabling businesses to create custom AI models with increased accuracy and control, potentially revolutionizing enterprise AI adoption.
Bandai Namco and Look North World partner on Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance on Fortnite
Venture Beat - 26 Jul 2024 00:15
Look North World is creating a UEFN Island within Fortnite to celebrate the upcoming Netflix anime series Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance.
Deadpool and Wolverine movie marketing blitz hits video games
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 23:37
Deadpool and Wolverine hits theaters on July 26 and video game partnerships are a major part of its final marketing push.
AI wars heat up: OpenAI's SearchGPT takes on Google's search dominance
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 22:59
OpenAI launches SearchGPT, challenging Google's search dominance with AI-powered, conversational search that promises faster, easier access to information.
Runway faces backlash after report of copying AI video training data from YouTube
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 22:49
Runway revealed Gen-3 Alpha, an early version of the software, to acclaim for its realism, last month, and began allowing the public...
Extraction shooter Planet-X joins the Xai network
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 20:18
The Xai Foundation announced that the treasure hunt extraction shooter Planet-X is joining its blockchain network.
Free Gemini users can finally chat in a flash
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 20:00
Google is making Gemini 1.5 Flash available for free users of the Gemini chatbot. The company is also adding related links to responses.
Mighty Coconut brings Aardman's Wallace & Gromit to VR in Walkabout Mini Golf
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 20:00
Walkabout Mini Golf: Wallace & Gromit is launching on July 25 as the latest DLC for the ongoing hit multiplayer virtual reality game.
Forza Motorsport will feature Mobil 1 Legend vs. Leaderboard Rival Event Series
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 17:00
Mobil 1 teamed up with Forza Motorsport in which gamers and race fans around the world will be able to compete against pro race drivers.
World Technology Games announced for Q3 2026
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 17:00
The World Technology Games is a new global gaming and tech competition aimed at promoting and showcasing scientific advancement.
How HelloGov is bringing vertically-integrated AI into the government space
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 15:51
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: While headlines continue to be dominated by the evolution of LLMs and their various new products, AI is entering its next phase: industry-specific applications of cutting-edge AI technology to disrup...
The 5 questions Google couldn't answer on it's earnings call about its AI future
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 02:56
Google faces tough questions on AI strategy in tense earnings call. Analysts probe 5 key concerns as Google Cloud results hint at strong quarters for AWS and Azure.
Google Play now allows you to play two PC games simultaneously
Venture Beat - 25 Jul 2024 02:02
Google Play has updated several features related to games, including the ability to "play" two games at once on PC.