GamerzClass closes $2.5M seed round bringing total to $4.2M – Esports Insider

Danish esports training provider GamerzClass has completed a $2.5 million (~£1.79 million) seed round led by venture fund byFounders. Other investors include Ben Holmes, formerly of GP Index Ventures, who invested in King and Playfish, and Morten Wulf, Founder of GameAnalytics with support from existing investors Bumble Ventures and TrueSight Ventures. The seed round brings […]

Myst VR Remake Gets Summer Release Date on PC (including non-VR)

The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox.  Myst (2020) developer Cyan Worlds announced today that its VR remake of the game is finally due to launch on PC later this Summer. The […]

The N64 turns 25 today: Here’s Nintendo console’s biggest innovations

When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. On June 23 1996 the Nintendo 64 hit […]

Splunk launches Splunk Security Cloud, nabs $1B from Silver Lake

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Splunk today launched Splunk Security Cloud, bolstering its data security portfolio and furthering its effort to make all parts of its machine-generated data search platform available in cloud-native applications. Separately, Splunk announced a $1 billion investment by private equity firm Silver Lake. Splunk, which is […]

Farming Simulator gives us holiday 2021’s first big-budget CGI hype trailer

With big-budget, pre-rendered cinematics and a narrator after Sam Elliott’s own heart, Focus Home Interactive wants you to know that Farming Simulator 22 is officially not, uh, farmin’ around when it lands on your harvest table this Thanksgiving. We’ve gotta hand it to them, and developers Giants Software, and whoever directed this. If the match […]

Destiny 2: Expunge – Corrupted Styx Guide

Expunge has seen yet another corrupted variant appear in Destiny 2’s Season of the Splicer. Styx, the second Expunge mission, has a corrupted variant that contains Taken enemies and traps. If you can brave the corrupted Vex Network, you’ll be able to open Corrupted Chests that grant a limited amount of high-stat armor and weapons […]

Breakroom teams up with High Fidelity to bring 3D audio to online meetings

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Social meeting space Breakroom has integrated High Fidelity‘s 3D audio into its 3D virtual world for social and business events. The deal is a convergence of pioneers who have made their mark on the development of virtual life. Philip Rosedale is the CEO of High […]

Lucidworks: Chatbots and recommendations boost online brand loyalty

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Pandemic-related shutdowns led consumers to divert the bulk of their shopping to online — and many of those shoppers are now hesitant about returning to stores as businesses begin to open back up. A recent survey of 800 consumers conducted by cloud company Lucidworks found […]

Overwatch cross-play is available now

Overwatch’s long-requested cross-platform play launched on Tuesday, Blizzard has announced. The feature connects players on all platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. The update means that all Overwatch players must set up a free Battle.net account (or connect to an existing one) and link it to their console accounts, regardless of […]