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Baldur’s Gate 3 Honored With Game of the Year Award at the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Baldur’s Gate 3, the critically acclaimed role-playing game by Larian Studios, has been presented with the Game of the Year award during the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCAs), the prominent peer-based video game event that celebrates the developers who have created the year’s top games.

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  • Baldur’s Gate 3, the critically acclaimed role-playing game by Larian Studios, has been presented with the Game of the Year award during the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCAs), the prominent peer-based video game event that celebrates the developers who have created the year’s top games.
  • In addition to Game of the Year, Baldur’s Gate 3 also claimed three other distinguished awards at tonight’s ceremony: Best Narrative, Best Design and the Audience Award.
  • The Game Developers Choice Awards also took the time to celebrate two important and influential figures in the industry.
  • The 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards winners are:

Dungeons & Dragons Celebrates 50th Anniversary in 2024 with More than 50 Million Fans

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Monday, February 12, 2024
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RENTON, Wash., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Out of a small cobbler's home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1974, generations of dreamers and adventure-seekers were inspired with the publication of the first version of Dungeons & Dragons. The tiny black text and line drawings printed on those first pamphlets have grown into beautifully illustrated tomes, meticulously crafted physical artifacts, and comprehensive digitals tools all designed to enhance the core of D&D: Getting together to tell fantastic stories with friends and family. Now stewards of that legacy of imaginative play, Wizards of the Coast is poised to celebrate five decades of fantasy roleplaying in 2024 by engaging with fans at events around the world and offering games, entertainment, and products informed by the history of D&D to inspire generations to come.

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  • "This year we'll be celebrating all three with the 50th Anniversary of the first publication of Dungeons & Dragons.
  • The year-long celebration kicks off in March 2024, when fans all over the world will be able to play the same adventure together inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons creators' love of tournament-style play.
  • This anthology weaves together six classic DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventures while updating them for the game's fifth edition.
  • Wizards can't wait to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of D&D with fans in 2024!

High Fantasy Novel THE TRUE GOD’S RISING Offers Light of Hope in the Darkest of Times

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Honed through countless games of Dungeons & Dragons, author C. R. Hunt’s passion for dreaming up fantastical worlds has culminated in a high fantasy novel to illustrate the power of human resilience.

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  • Honed through countless games of Dungeons & Dragons, author C. R. Hunt’s passion for dreaming up fantastical worlds has culminated in a high fantasy novel to illustrate the power of human resilience.
  • Bardos’ flair for deception could mean the end for Akoxos, but even in the shadows of his evil machinations, a light of hope remains.
  • Seeking to convey the message that there is always a light in the presence of darkness, Hunt highlights strength and resilience against seemingly insurmountable odds in true epic fantasy form.
  • To quote the father of modern fantasy, J. R. R. Tolkien, “From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring.”

AR Exhibition “Ragnarok Real World Experience” to Open in Thailand

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Friday, January 5, 2024
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  • will open Ragnarok Real World Experience, an Augmented Reality (“AR”) exhibition, at Central World in Bangkok, Thailand on January 6, 2024.
  • Ragnarok Real World Experience is an exhibition where users can meet the Ragnarok IP game world with AR graphic offline, and will be opened for a limited period of time from January 6, 2024 to April 21, 2024.
  • Gravity said that “We have prepared a large-scale exhibition to return users support to Ragnarok IP around the world, including Thailand.
  • It will be a good opportunity to experience the Ragnarok world in person, which has been existed only as a game.”

Nintendo Download: Wish Upon a Star Road

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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Join up with Mallow, Geno, Bowser and Peach as they unite to thwart the troublesome Smithy Gang, save Star Road, and protect everyone’s wishes!

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  • Join up with Mallow, Geno, Bowser and Peach as they unite to thwart the troublesome Smithy Gang, save Star Road, and protect everyone’s wishes!
  • Pre-orders are available now in Nintendo eShop and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com.
  • Pre-orders are available now in Nintendo eShop and in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com.
  • Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

New Indie World Showcase Uncorks the Bottle on More Than a Dozen Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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In the latest Indie World showcase , Nintendo presented an exciting lineup of indie games that will be arriving to the Nintendo Switch family of systems in 2023 and beyond.

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  • In the latest Indie World showcase , Nintendo presented an exciting lineup of indie games that will be arriving to the Nintendo Switch family of systems in 2023 and beyond.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231114920688/en/
    Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution launches for Nintendo Switch in 2024.
  • For the latest news and updates about indie games on Nintendo Switch, follow the Indie World X account @IndieWorldNA and check out https://www.nintendo.com/us/indie-world/news/ .
  • * Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features.

Starbreeze to develop and publish game based on the Dungeons & Dragons® IP

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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STOCKHOLM, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The game, with the internal codename Project Baxter, set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons® will carry the signature Starbreeze game cornerstones of co-operative multiplayer, lifetime commitment through a Games as a Service-model, community engagement and a larger than life experience. Project Baxter will launch on all major platforms in 2026 and include cross-play. The game will be produced in Unreal Engine 5.

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  • Starbreeze Entertainment today announces that it has licensed the world's greatest roleplaying game - Dungeons & Dragons® - to be used in the upcoming Project Baxter game.
  • Starbreeze licenses the IP from Wizards of the Coast, the IP-holder of Dungeons & Dragons® and a division of Hasbro, Inc.
  • The upcoming game is planned to be released in 2026, with Starbreeze acting both as developer and publisher.
  • Development of the game is in full swing, and we are excited to deliver an amazing Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure in 2026.

Bitwarden Named to Fast Company “Brands That Matter” List

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Bitwarden , the credential management leader, has been named to the Fast Company prestigious “Brands That Matter” list, honoring companies that demonstrate brand purpose for 2023.

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  • Bitwarden , the credential management leader, has been named to the Fast Company prestigious “Brands That Matter” list, honoring companies that demonstrate brand purpose for 2023.
  • The list recognizes 165 brands that give people compelling reasons to care—and offer inspiration for others to buy in.
  • “The scale and scope of honorees this year is incredible,” said Brendan Vaughan, Fast Company editor-in-chief.
  • “This is an incredible honor for Bitwarden, and the Bitwarden community which furthers a mission of making security accessible to everyone,” said Michael Crandell, CEO of Bitwarden.

WIZARDS OF THE COAST PARTNERS WITH ADOPTACLASSROOM.ORG TO BRING DUNGEONS & DRAGONS TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE US

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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RENTON, Wash., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's greatest role-playing game is heading back to school! Wizards of the Coast in partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org, today announced an initiative to bring Dungeons & Dragons to 200 classrooms across the country. Through the partnership, selected teachers will receive a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) library along with much needed funding to support their classrooms. Beginning today, teachers supporting grades 4-12 at high-needs schools with an active AdoptAClassroom.org classroom page can fill out an online application to enter for a chance to win the adventure of a lifetime for their students.

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  • "Teachers spend an average of $860 of their own money on school supplies for their students each year," said Ann Pifer, executive director of AdoptAClassroom.org.
  • "Teachers shouldn't have to spend so much out-of-pocket to ensure their students have the materials they need to learn.
  • We are grateful to have partners like Dungeons & Dragons who step up to support educators and help equip students with the tools and materials they need to thrive in school."
  • "Dungeons & Dragons is more than just a roleplaying game that brings us together in our social lives," said Wizards of the Coast President, Cynthia Williams.

Global Influencer Marketing Spend Surged 22% in 2022 to $29B, Pacing for 17% Growth in '23, Fueled by Rising Interest in Popular Agents of Fashion, Entertainment & Sports

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global influencer marketing spending grew 21.5% in 2022 to $29.14 billion and is on pace to rise 16.9% in 2023, fueled by a growing number of brand marketers investing in a multiplying number of macro and micro influencers using social media channels to espouse products and brands among their peers, according to new research by PQ Media, the leading provider of media econometrics.

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  • Ignited by this exploding interest in popular buzz agents of fashion, entertainment and sports, influencer marketing investments in the United States surged 22.2% to $22.19 billion in 2022 and spending is projected to rise 17.6% in 2023, according to PQ Media's Global Influencer Marketing Forecast 2023-2027 .
  • Influencer marketing is deployed through various online and offline tactics, often facilitated by influential peers, communities and brand advocates.
  • India was the fastest-growing global market in 2022, jumping 33.6%, followed closely by Japan where influencer marketing spend bounced 33.1%.
  • "Influencer marketing has become a very effective promotional method to partner with prominent content creators to engage key demographics to achieve strategic marketing objectives.