Video game publishers

Bright Star Studios secures $2M investment ahead of Ember Sword's first land sale on May 27th

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Video gaming, Social software, Video game genres, Gaming, Massively multiplayer online games, Windows games, Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, Video game publishers, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Massively multiplayer online game, Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Fanatics

This investment comes ahead of the game's first Solarwood land sale of 12,000 plots on May 27th.

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  • This investment comes ahead of the game's first Solarwood land sale of 12,000 plots on May 27th.
  • Bright Star Studios was founded in 2018 by games-industry veterans and MMO fanatics, including Joris Huijbregts, Mark Laursen, Sage Durain and Loren Roosendaal.
  • Ember Sword is Bright Star Studios flagship project and is being built as a love letter to MMORPG gamers.
  • This capital represents an investment in Bright Star Studios and its continued production of Ember Sword's groundbreaking digital economy, particularly land and tokens.

Animoca Brands and Hedera announce Helix Warp and NFT-based football game

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Plants, Video game publishers, Animoca Brands, Blockchains, Hashgraph, World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, Vines, Helix, Hedera, Organisms

Animoca Brands, Helix, and Hedera Hashgraph will develop a non-fungible token (NFT) based football game that will utilize the intellectual properties of famous football clubs under license to Animoca Brands.

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  • Animoca Brands, Helix, and Hedera Hashgraph will develop a non-fungible token (NFT) based football game that will utilize the intellectual properties of famous football clubs under license to Animoca Brands.
  • Animoca Brands, Helix, and Hedera Hashgraph will also collaborate to develop and launch Helix Warp, an independent and distributed online gaming platform.
  • Helix Warp will counteract cheating by creating a server-side simulation environment and leveraging the Hedera Consensus Service to record results.
  • Helix Warp will target HTML5 games to begin with and utilize the Helix Warp token to underpin the ecosystem.

Jason Argent Joins UGAA Board

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Monday, May 24, 2021
Social media, General Sports, Other Communications, Other Education, Technology, Other Sports, Training, Education, Communications, Other Entertainment, Teens, Sports, Electronic Games, Other Technology, Entertainment, Consumer, Video game culture, Video gaming, Video game publishers, eSports, NBA 2K League, Cultures, 2K, Gamer, Entertainment, UGAA, Jason Argent, UGAA, JASON ARGENT

Universal Gamers Amateur Association (UGAA), an innovative leader in career focused online education that combines with eSports league gaming, is pleased to announce that Jason Argent, former head of 2K Sports publishing, has joined the Board of UGAA .

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  • Universal Gamers Amateur Association (UGAA), an innovative leader in career focused online education that combines with eSports league gaming, is pleased to announce that Jason Argent, former head of 2K Sports publishing, has joined the Board of UGAA .
  • Jason Argent brings his unique blend of marketing and operational expertise to the UGAA team.
  • Patrick Kenny UGAA CEO stated, The management and board of UGAA is thrilled to have Jason Argent join our board of directors.
  • He holds a number of board seats, including the board of the NBA 2K League, an interactive competitive e-sports league.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. to Present at Exane BNP Paribas 23rd European CEO Conference

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Monday, May 24, 2021
Entertainment, Consumer electronics, Technology, Mobile Entertainment, Software, Electronic Games, Banks, Video game publishers, Finance, Companies, Take-Two Interactive, Strauss Zelnick, BNP Paribas

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) today announced that Strauss Zelnick, the Companys Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, plans to present at the Exane BNP Paribas 23rd European CEO Conference.

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  • Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) today announced that Strauss Zelnick, the Companys Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, plans to present at the Exane BNP Paribas 23rd European CEO Conference.
  • A link to the live webcast of the presentation will be available via the Companys website at http://ir.take2games.com .
  • A replay of the presentation will be archived and available at the same location.
  • Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe.

Call of Duty, Rambo, and Die Hard Come Together in Epic Action Heroes Crossover

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
Technology, Electronic Games, Teens, Entertainment, MEN, Mobile Entertainment, Software, Film & Motion Pictures, Consumer, Consumer electronics, Video games, Video gaming, Creative works, Video game publishers, Third-person shooters, Die Hard, Activision, ATVI, Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard, John McClane

The most action-packed community event ever for Call of Duty\xc2\xae starts today with two of the most iconic \xe2\x80\x9980s movie franchises of all-time, Rambo and Die Hard, coming to Warzone\xe2\x84\xa2, Black Ops Cold War, and Call of Duty: Mobile.

Key Points: 
  • The most action-packed community event ever for Call of Duty\xc2\xae starts today with two of the most iconic \xe2\x80\x9980s movie franchises of all-time, Rambo and Die Hard, coming to Warzone\xe2\x84\xa2, Black Ops Cold War, and Call of Duty: Mobile.
  • This limited time crossover celebration allows players to star as some of entertainment\xe2\x80\x99s most iconic action heroes within Call of Duty,\xe2\x80\x9d said Johanna Faries, General Manager, Call of Duty.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cIn addition to adding Rambo and John McClane, we\xe2\x80\x99re giving our players new weapons, gear, missions, modes, and even a Die Hard-inspired location like Nakatomi Plaza.
  • Activision maintains operations throughout the world and is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company.

Nexon Posts Session Schedule For 2021 Nexon Developers Conference (NDC 21)

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
Consumer electronics, Technology, Electronic Games, Public relations, Investor relations, Online, Mobile Entertainment, General Entertainment, Entertainment, Communications, Internet, Mobile, Wireless, Video gaming, Video game publishers, Chaebol, Nexon, Video game companies, Windows games, Video games, First-person shooters, Online games, Counter-Strike

b'NEXON Co., Ltd. (Nexon) (3659.TO), a global leader in Virtual Worlds, today posted the conference schedule for the 2021 Nexon Developers Conference (NDC), Korea\xe2\x80\x99s largest game-industry knowledge-sharing conference.

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  • b'NEXON Co., Ltd. (Nexon) (3659.TO), a global leader in Virtual Worlds, today posted the conference schedule for the 2021 Nexon Developers Conference (NDC), Korea\xe2\x80\x99s largest game-industry knowledge-sharing conference.
  • This year\xe2\x80\x99s conference is open to all and will be hosted online at the NDC website: https://ndc.nexon.com/ .
  • Sessions will be available on YouTube with Japanese and English translations provided by the service.\nThe conference schedule was announced by Nexon Korea CEO Junghun Lee and features 49 open sessions on data analysis, programming, visual art & sound as well as business management.
  • Nexon currently has more than 50 live games on multiple platforms including mobile and available in more than 190 countries.

Nintendo News: Nintendo Switch Online Surpasses 100 Classic Games With New Batch of Classic Titles!

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Software, MEN, Entertainment, Family, Consumer electronics, Consumer, Technology, Other Entertainment, Teens, Other Consumer, Women, Electronic Games, Other Technology, Video game consoles, Video gaming, Video game platforms, Video game publishers, Video games developed in Japan, Handheld game consoles, Nintendo Switch, XC2, Nintendo, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Five additional titles are being added, which will bring the number of classic games available to all Nintendo Switch Online members to a grand total of 104!\nThis press release features multimedia.

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  • Five additional titles are being added, which will bring the number of classic games available to all Nintendo Switch Online members to a grand total of 104!\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • Ultimate \xc2\xa9 2018 Nintendo Original Game: \xc2\xa9 Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc.\nTetris 99 Tetris \xc2\xae & \xc2\xa9 1985~2021 Tetris Holding.
  • Certain new content developed by Nintendo, and any characters, sounds and video games originally owned by Nintendo: \xc2\xa9 2019 Nintendo.
  • Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.

Vungle Acquires TreSensa Technologies, a Mobile Creative Builder Company

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Mental processes, Articles, Thought, Video game publishers, Creative technology, Creativity, Electronic Arts

b'SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vungle ( www.vungle.com ), a leading mobile performance marketing platform, announced today the acquisition of TreSensa Technologies ( www.tresensa.com ), a mobile ad creative technology company headquartered in New York.

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  • b'SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vungle ( www.vungle.com ), a leading mobile performance marketing platform, announced today the acquisition of TreSensa Technologies ( www.tresensa.com ), a mobile ad creative technology company headquartered in New York.
  • Combined with GameRefinery and AlgoLift, the Vungle platform provides a suite of tools from game design and development, to marketing, measurement, and beyond.
  • The TreSensa acquisition enables Vungle Creative Labs to expose years of expertise through platform-based creative technology and offer creative performance insights and recommendations at scale.
  • Mobile application developers partner with Vungle to monetize their apps through innovative in-app ad experiences that are inspired by insight and crafted with creativity.

Vungle Acquires TreSensa Technologies, a Mobile Creative Builder Company

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Mental processes, Articles, Thought, Video game publishers, Creative technology, Creativity, Electronic Arts

b'SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vungle ( www.vungle.com ), a leading mobile performance marketing platform, announced today the acquisition of TreSensa Technologies ( www.tresensa.com ), a mobile ad creative technology company headquartered in New York.

Key Points: 
  • b'SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vungle ( www.vungle.com ), a leading mobile performance marketing platform, announced today the acquisition of TreSensa Technologies ( www.tresensa.com ), a mobile ad creative technology company headquartered in New York.
  • Combined with GameRefinery and AlgoLift, the Vungle platform provides a suite of tools from game design and development, to marketing, measurement, and beyond.
  • The TreSensa acquisition enables Vungle Creative Labs to expose years of expertise through platform-based creative technology and offer creative performance insights and recommendations at scale.
  • Mobile application developers partner with Vungle to monetize their apps through innovative in-app ad experiences that are inspired by insight and crafted with creativity.

EG7 Broadcasts Live Presentation With Q&A

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Video games, Video gaming, Games, Video game publishers, Electronic Arts, Destiny, Souls

b"EG7 is a group of companies within the gaming industry that develops, markets, publishes and distributes PC, console and mobile games to the global gaming market.

Key Points: 
  • b"EG7 is a group of companies within the gaming industry that develops, markets, publishes and distributes PC, console and mobile games to the global gaming market.
  • In addition, the group's marketing department Petrol has contributed to the release of 1,500+ titles, of which many are world famous brands such as Call of Duty, Destiny, Dark Souls and Rage.
  • The group's publishing and distribution departments Innova and Sold Out hold expertise in both physical and digital publishing.
  • However, the information is of importance to communicate to the company's interested parties.\n"