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Dev Kit Updates Unlock New Potential for User Generated Content in ARK Survival Ascended

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

ARK Survival Ascended’s "Custom Cosmetic" system is a feature that takes player expression to new levels.

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  • ARK Survival Ascended’s "Custom Cosmetic" system is a feature that takes player expression to new levels.
  • Beyond the aesthetic appeal, this system introduces new functionalities, including network messaging and limited persistent replicated data storage.
  • In celebration of love, Snail Games is delighted to announce that this year's "Love Evolved" Valentine's Day event, will become a permanent fixture as a mod within ARK: Survival Ascended.
  • Snail Games invites players to embrace these transformative changes and anticipates a dynamic and vibrant future for user generated content in ARK: Survival Ascended.

ARK: Survival Ascended Will Exclusively Use Nitrado Technology for Game Servers to Enhance the Multiplayer Experience

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

ARK: Survival Ascended is scheduled to be released in Q3 of 2023 and is featured on numerous “Most anticipated games of 2023” lists by international media.

Key Points: 
  • ARK: Survival Ascended is scheduled to be released in Q3 of 2023 and is featured on numerous “Most anticipated games of 2023” lists by international media.
  • This includes (but is not limited to) an enhanced mod experience with Overwolf integration, unrivaled SteelShield® DDoS Protection, and unparalleled server support.
  • Nitrado will, in turn, be the only commercial provider of rented game servers for the ARK games, but self-hosted servers by players will still be possible for PC.
  • Being fans of ARK from the start, we’re committed to do the best we can to make the technical side of multiplayer experience as perfect as possible!"

BENlabs Wins 'Best Use of Data' at 2023 Influencer Marketing Awards

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BENlabs, the leading entertainment AI company for brands and creators to drive growth and engagement across social media, streaming, TV, music and film content, announced today it won 'Best Use of Data' at the 2023 Influencer Marketing Awards, while receiving a silver award for 'Best Gaming Campaign.' Both awards were for BENlabs' work with Overwolf, the all-in-one platform that enables creators to build, distribute, and monetize in-game apps, mods, and private servers. 

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  • Both awards were for BENlabs' work with Overwolf , the all-in-one platform that enables creators to build, distribute, and monetize in-game apps, mods, and private servers.
  • Hosted by Hello Partner, the Global Influencer Marketing Awards strive to reward individuals, campaigns and teams who push the envelope and have exhibited all-around exceptional strategy over the past year.
  • Awards are judged by an esteemed and vetted cabinet of 35 industry experts from around the world.
  • More information about BENlabs' work with Overwolf can be found at: https://www.benlabs.com/case-study/overwolf-video-game-influencer-program/
    To learn more about BENlabs visit: https://www.benlabs.com/

SuperDuperSecret Co. Raises Over $1m to Revolutionize Classic Games with 10-Player Battle Royale Twist

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Monday, May 1, 2023

The company’s launch title, Royale Chess—a 10-player, battle royale chess game—marks the first of many games across their underlying meta-game platform, focusing on multiplayer, evergreen games.

Key Points: 
  • The company’s launch title, Royale Chess—a 10-player, battle royale chess game—marks the first of many games across their underlying meta-game platform, focusing on multiplayer, evergreen games.
  • The raise makes co-founder and CEO Jazzlyn O’Reilly the first Latina founder to raise over $1 million in venture capital funding in the gaming industry.
  • Royale Chess brings an innovative twist to one of the world’s oldest games.
  • 10 players face off in a blazingly fast-paced showdown, making their moves in synchronous matches against each of the other 9 players.

Midnight Launches out of Stealth, Announces Funding

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Led by a team of industry veterans, gaming company Midnight emerged from stealth today to announce $7.5M of seed funding earmarked to build a studio and platform to create never-ending stories.

Key Points: 
  • Led by a team of industry veterans, gaming company Midnight emerged from stealth today to announce $7.5M of seed funding earmarked to build a studio and platform to create never-ending stories.
  • The company, founded in late 2021, now has more than 60 people working on 4 titles and is scaling rapidly.
  • Midnight is led by some of the gaming industrys most commercially successful creators.
  • It shouldnt matter whether someone is crypto-native or not - theyll find something for them at Midnight.

Words with Friends Co-Founder raises $46M to launch Web3 game franchise

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

MCKINNEY, Texas, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Playful Studios, creator of the Lucky's Tale game series and Creativerse, is proud to announce the formation of a new subsidiary, The Wildcard Alliance, Inc., focused on the development of breakthrough interactive entertainment on the emerging frontier of Web3 technology. The Wildcard Alliance has successfully raised $46M in a Series A led by Paradigm, a firm known for backing disruptive crypto and Web3 companies and protocols, with additional support from Griffin Gaming Partners and Sabrina Hahn.

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  • The game is the brainchild of Paul Bettner, veteran video game developer renowned for developing games including Age of Empires, early VR hit Lucky's Tale as well as co-creating the wildly popular, "Words with Friends".
  • With a penchant for exploring and harnessing new technology, Bettner is now entering the world of Web3 gaming, intending to create an engaging game franchise with fun at its core.
  • "Despite this opportunity, the current focus of Web3 game development tends to be on finance over fun, economy over engagement, currency over community.
  • Paradigm's investment in The Wildcard Alliance underscores a shared belief that interactive entertainment will be a primary driver of growth in Web3.

SuperTeam Games Raises $10 Million to Create Sports Games Enhanced by Blockchain Technology

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

Independent games studio SuperTeam Games has raised $10 million in its first round of funding to develop cross-platform sports games that utilize blockchain technology.

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  • Independent games studio SuperTeam Games has raised $10 million in its first round of funding to develop cross-platform sports games that utilize blockchain technology.
  • Industry veterans Jerome Collin , Mike Saperstein , Sam Sheth and Andre Taube founded SuperTeam Games with the goal of developing a new kind of sports game enhanced by blockchain integration.
  • SuperTeam Games' partnership with Forte provides access to innovative blockchain technology to create rich, player-first experiences.
  • By embracing cross-platform play and investing in blockchain integration, SuperTeam Games is focusing on what matters: making great products.

N3TWORK Studios Secures $46M in Series A Funding Led by Griffin Gaming Partners to Bring Great Games to Web3

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The funding will help further the development and launch of the studios first two web3 titles, Legendary: Heroes Unchained and Triumph.

Key Points: 
  • The funding will help further the development and launch of the studios first two web3 titles, Legendary: Heroes Unchained and Triumph.
  • N3TWORK Studios was formed in January 2022 from the games team of N3TWORK Inc., after Fortes acquisition of the N3TWORK platform.
  • "Web3 is a paradigm shift and will be a massive games market expander, said Peter Levin, Managing Director of Griffin Gaming Partners.
  • N3TWORK Studios is approaching the space from two angles: fully crypto native games and a hybrid of free-to-play and web3.

Unique card-collecting game developer, ProDrops, secures $5 million seed investment from Playtika

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Monday, May 16, 2022

"The global gaming industry is growing tremendously, but it is still far from reaching its full potential," says Omer Ziv, ProDrops' Chief Executive Officer. "The market is eager for products that will enrich the traditional gaming industry, strengthen and deepen the ecosystem and enable a more holistic experience. Prodrops sits squarely in this space as we seek to improve the world of gaming for all -- from streaming viewers to the world's leading eSports teams. We are especially excited about our collaboration with Playtika, the undisputed leader in the mobile gaming business. We look forward to leveraging their experience and industry know-how as we continue to grow and expand ProDrops' offering and capabilities."

Key Points: 
  • ~Seed investment from mobile gaming, entertainment and technology market leader will allow ProDrops to accelerate game development, and recruit technologists~
    TEL AVIV, Israel, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ProDrops, a developer of a unique collection and trading card game for the gaming and eSports worlds, today announced a $5 million seed investment from mobile gaming, entertainment and technology market leader, Playtika (NASDAQ: PLTK).
  • "The market is eager for products that will enrich the traditional gaming industry, strengthen and deepen the ecosystem and enable a more holistic experience.
  • We are especially excited about our collaboration with Playtika, the undisputed leader in the mobile gaming business.
  • ProDrops is creating a gaming influencers trading card game, to connect gamers to their idols off social media, off stream and in-game.

coherence Secures $8 Million Investment For Groundbreaking Multiplayer Technology

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

MALMO, Sweden, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- coherence is pleased to announce that it has received a further $8 million in funding to support the development of its groundbreaking network technology as it continues its mission to level the playing field for multiplayer game development.

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  • This latest round of funding will support coherence as it continues to grow its team and roll out its technology to game creators, offering exciting opportunities to democratize the development of real time multiplayer experiences.
  • coherence is an open, easy-to-use, and highly scalable platform for building multiplayer games and virtual worlds.
  • "We are thrilled to be working with the talented team at coherence to create the next generation of multiplayer technology for games," said Anthony Palma, Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners.
  • We are excited to see them empower more game makers to build scalable and complex multiplayer experiences with coherence."