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Alliance Entertainment’s COKeM Gaming Division to Launch Exclusive Atari® 50th Anniversary Deluxe Arcade Machine for the Home on October 3rd

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Alliance Entertainment, through its COKeM International video game division, is the leader in US distribution of video games and related products.

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  • Alliance Entertainment, through its COKeM International video game division, is the leader in US distribution of video games and related products.
  • The Deluxe Edition arcade machine is Arcade1Up’s most authentic arcade format yet.
  • Featuring a streamlined style and sleek, single-cabinet design that echoes the look of the classic arcade machine, with modern features and technology.
  • The Atari 50th Anniversary Arcade Machine will immerse users into the world of classic gaming with this feature-packed cabinet.

Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. is Launching Wave 2 of GameDimensions with All New TEKKEN Figures!

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

GameDimensions lineup to include Jin Kazama, King, and special GameStop exclusive

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  • GameDimensions lineup to include Jin Kazama, King, and special GameStop exclusive
    IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Earlier this year, Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America (BNTCA) expanded their connection to gaming fans!
  • The introduction of new GameDimensions figures comes hot off the heels of the announcement of the upcoming TEKKEN 8 video game release.
  • To celebrate the pending release, BNTCA has teamed up with GameStop for a special opportunity to purchase an exclusive GameDimensions TEKKEN – KING [Special ver.]
  • "The TEKKEN franchise has established a longstanding fandom that deserves high quality collectibles," says Daisuke Zama, Senior Vice President, Brand Toy Department.

Lumectra™ RGB: Illuminate and Elevate the Gaming Experience with PowerA's Latest Innovations

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

WOODINVILLE, Wash., Sept 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The PowerA® brand, a leader in enhancing interactive entertainment with officially licensed gaming accessories, announces the newest evolution of its popular Spectra® Infinity controller with the Advantage Wired Controller for Xbox Series X|S with Lumectra™. Officially licensed by Xbox, this upgraded controller is primed for gaming excellence, boasting new features including upgraded multi-zone RGB lighting, impulse triggers, and a 10 ft. USB-C® cable. The controller launch coincides with PowerA's exciting foray into the ambient lighting category with Lumectra Zone, an ecosystem of lighting accessories marked by the Lumectra™ RGB 18-foot LED light strip, which is seamlessly controlled by the Advantage Wired Controller with Lumectra.

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  • Officially licensed by Xbox, this upgraded controller is primed for gaming excellence, boasting new features including upgraded multi-zone RGB lighting, impulse triggers, and a 10 ft. USB-C® cable.
  • This gamepad also features 3-way trigger locks, dual rumble motors, and two programmable advanced gaming buttons, offering seamless configuration on-the-fly.
  • To further personalize one's gaming space, an 18-foot Lumectra RGB LED Light Strip complete with 24 colors is sold separately.
  • Uniquely, the Advantage Wired Controller with Lumectra RGB commands it all, featuring a built-in IR transmitter for seamless control over any compatible light strip LEDs, harmonizing and customizing the gaming experience.

Hurricane DogeBonk Touches Down on the South Florida Coast

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Friday, August 25, 2023

Now, in 2023, the community’s passions have been reignited on the Ethereum network, with the launch of DogeBonk-ETH (DOBO) on August 16th.

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  • Now, in 2023, the community’s passions have been reignited on the Ethereum network, with the launch of DogeBonk-ETH (DOBO) on August 16th.
  • Preceded by an “initial bonk offering” (IBO), which allowed first-timers to get onboard with long-time community members and spread anticipation for this new era of DOBO.
  • However, the dedicated team of developers and marketers behind DogeBonk-ETH don’t plan to stay at this level for long.
  • That's a big update”
    The Dogebonk Plan in Action:
    The roadmap for the project is a two-pronged approach, which the spokesman was more than eager to break down.

Grove Announces Fiscal Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Monday, August 14, 2023

DTC net revenue per order was $64.8 in the second quarter of 2023, a record for Grove, up 5% quarter-over-quarter and up 11% year-over-year.

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  • DTC net revenue per order was $64.8 in the second quarter of 2023, a record for Grove, up 5% quarter-over-quarter and up 11% year-over-year.
  • In the second quarter, 67% of Grove Co. product net revenue came from either zero-plastic, re-usable or refillable and zero plastic waste products, determined as meeting the Company’s Beyond Plastic™ standard1, down slightly from 70% in the first quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2022.
  • Across the Grove.co site and through retail partners, plastic intensity was 1.01 pounds of plastic per $100 in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, a slight improvement from 1.02 in the first quarter of 2023 and meaningfully improved from 1.07 in the second quarter of 2022
    Across all Grove Brands, plastic intensity was 0.95 pounds of plastic per $100 in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, increasing from 0.90 pounds in the first quarter of 2023 and 0.87 pounds in the second quarter of 2022
    Starting in Q1 2023, we break out Beyond Plastic™ for Grove Co. as our flagship brand, instead of grouping together all owned brands within the Grove family.
  • Net loss margin of (16.4)%, compared to (18.3)% in the first quarter of 2022 and (44.5)% in the second quarter of 2022.

Grove Collaborative Announces Leadership Updates

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GROV) (“Grove” or “the Company”), a leading sustainable consumer products company and Certified B Corp, announced today leadership changes to align the Company more closely with future growth and market expansion initiatives.

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  • Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GROV) (“Grove” or “the Company”), a leading sustainable consumer products company and Certified B Corp, announced today leadership changes to align the Company more closely with future growth and market expansion initiatives.
  • “When we started Grove Collaborative, our mission was to transform consumer products – creating a brand to reshape categories in all of our homes so they can be a force for human and environmental health,” said Mr. Landesberg.
  • I could not be more excited to welcome Jeff, an experienced, brilliant and customer-centric leader to Grove and as Grove’s next CEO.
  • “I want to thank the Board for their confidence in my leadership and Stu for his continued support, leadership and partnership,” said Mr. Yurcisin.

AAA Web3 Games, With Over $320M in Funding, Begin Building on Immutable zkEVM

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

SYDNEY, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Immutable, the leading web3 gaming platform, today commences the public testing of Immutable zkEVM — a solution purpose-built for game development that offers low cost, massive scale, enterprise-grade security, and Ethereum smart contract compatibility, developed in collaboration with Polygon Labs. In line with the launch, dozens of prominent studios will start trialing the solution for their upcoming AAA blockchain games.

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  • Today, Web3 game developers can start migrating their existing smart contracts and Solidity code directly onto Immutable zkEVM Testnet for free.
  • A roster of games — boasting over $320 million in aggregate funding — have already started building their Web3 titles on zkEVM.
  • The Immutable zkEVM Testnet represents a significant milestone for the web3 industry as a whole, making it so that using smart contracts for game development is finally viable.
  • By choosing Immutable zkEVM, developers get the benefits of zkEVM technology along with Immutable's vertically integrated gaming-specific features designed to make building Web3 games safe and easy.

Westwood Financial Announces Successful Sales of Sycamore Plaza and Yosemite Center

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

Westwood Financial, a leading commercial retail real estate investment firm, is pleased to announce the recent sales of two of its assets, Sycamore Plaza and Yosemite Center.

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  • Westwood Financial, a leading commercial retail real estate investment firm, is pleased to announce the recent sales of two of its assets, Sycamore Plaza and Yosemite Center.
  • These successful transactions highlight Westwood Financial's commitment to delivering exceptional value to its investors and the strategic execution of its investment strategy.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230713941225/en/
    Sycamore Plaza is a grocery shadow-anchored center located approximately 20 minutes from downtown Albuquerque, NM.
  • Mark Bratt, CEO of Westwood Financial, expressed his satisfaction with the recent transactions, stating, "The sale of Sycamore Plaza and Yosemite Center reflects our ongoing commitment to optimizing our portfolio and delivering superior value to our investors.

See You on the Court: NBA® 2K24 Celebrates the Legendary Kobe Bryant as This Year’s Cover Athlete

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Friday, July 7, 2023

NBA 2K24 will release worldwide on September 8 on all platforms and feature crossplay compatibility for PlayStation® 5 (PS5®) and Xbox Series X|S.

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  • NBA 2K24 will release worldwide on September 8 on all platforms and feature crossplay compatibility for PlayStation® 5 (PS5®) and Xbox Series X|S.
  • NBA 2K24 will release worldwide on September 8 on all platforms and feature crossplay compatibility for PlayStation® 5 (PS5®) and Xbox Series X|S.
  • In addition, NBA 2K24 will introduce ProPLAY - a groundbreaking new technology that directly translates NBA footage into NBA 2K24 gameplay.
  • ProPLAY delivers animations and movements via on-court NBA action for a generational leap in authenticity on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Immutable Teams Up with SuperDuper, Creators of Second Most Profitable Brand in Web3 Gaming

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

SYDNEY, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SuperDuper, the studio behind the highly popular non-fungible token (NFT) collection Cold Blooded Creepz, is partnering with Immutable, the leading web3 gaming platform, to collaborate on an upcoming blockchain-based real-time strategy (RTS) game Overlord, leveraging the Cold Blooded Creepz IP.

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  • Initially launched in January 2022, the CreepZ collection has become an NFT hit, generating more than $220 million in total trading volume to date cementing itself as the second most profitable brand in web3 gaming in 2022 behind Axie Infinity.
  • "Immutable is excited to offer the full suite of our tools, frameworks, and services to help make SuperDuper's experiences as fast, accessible, and seamless as possible."
  • The overarching Overlord is a multimedia web3 gaming and entertainment brand created as part of SuperDuper's multi-pronged approach that will be instrumental in onboarding the next 100 million users onto web3.
  • By leveraging Immutable , SuperDuper will allow players across its entire web3 portfolio to benefit from lightning-fast, gas-free trading of digital assets.