Left 4 Dead 2 Characters Invade Zombie Army 4 As Free DLC

If you’ve been following the zombie video game scene for a while, you probably dedicated a few hundred or more hours to Turtle Rock Studios’ Left 4 Dead series. The four-player co-op FPS took the world by storm over a decade ago and its sequel brilliantly continued the zombie-slaying goodness. If you’re feeling a little […]

OvareVentures Invests in Brooklyn-Based Fort Hamilton Distillery

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 3, 2021– OvareVentures today announced a multifaceted investment in Fort Hamilton, producer of super-premium rye whiskeys, bourbons, and soon, gin. Fort Hamilton was founded in 2016 by entrepreneur and distiller Alex Clark, who was formerly instrumental in the launch and […]

Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack steps down

J. Allen Brack, the head of Blizzard Entertainment, has stepped down from his position as president, the company announced Tuesday. Activision Blizzard told staff Tuesday morning that Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will “co-lead” the company. Activision Blizzard employees walked out of work last week to protest leadership response to a lawsuit that alleged “constant […]

Deepgram launches $10M speech recognition startup program

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Deepgram, a startup developing voice recognition models for the enterprise, today announced the Deepgram Startup Program to provide select companies with custom-trained speech models. Alongside this news, Deepgram has added a range of features to its platform, including a revamped developer console, software […]

Niantic Begins Rolling Back Pokémon Go's Social-Distancing Measures, Fans Are Angry

Despite growing case numbers from Covid-19’s Delta variant, Pokémon Go is slowly reverting back to pre-pandemic form, beginning with a change to gyms and Pokéstops that require players get closer to these locations. After 15 months of updates that made Pokémon Go an exceptional social-distancing experience, Niantic announced in June that changes would be on the […]

Nvidia is tracking more than 8,500 AI startups with $60B in funding

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Nvidia is tracking more than 8,500 AI startups through its Inception AI startup program. Those companies have raised more than $60 billion in funding and come from 90 countries, Nvidia said. Based on estimates from market researcher Pitchbook, the Nvidia numbers represent roughly […]