California-based esports analytics platform Mobalytics has welcomed content creators Nick “LS” DeCesare and Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek as co-owners. DeCesare and Lipovšek will reportedly contribute to the design and development of the platform’s new tools and features designed for high-ranked players and professional teams. RELATED: LCS teams up with Mobalytics to bolster amateur esports ecosystem Bogdan […]
ESL Gaming secures Czech and Slovakian broadcasting deal with PLAYzone – Esports Insider
Tournament organiser ESL Gaming has secured a broadcasting partnership with esports events company PLAYzone. As a result of the agreement, PLAYzone, which is part of the Czech TV station FTV Prima Group, has gained exclusive rights to broadcast the ESL CS:GO Pro Tour in both Czech and Slovak. RELATED: ESL Gaming partners with Gameloft for […]
Cloud data backup and recovery platform OwnBackup raises $240M
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. OwnBackup, a platform that provides data backup and recovery services for cloud software providers such as Salesforce, has raised $240 million in a series E round of funding at a $3.35 billion valuation. With cloud spending continuing to surge as part of companies’ […]
Benders and non-benders unite behind giant Avatar: The Last Airbender RPG Kickstarter
A new tabletop role-playing game set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra is coming from Nickelodeon and tabletop game maker Magpie Games. A crowdfunding campaign for that game, titled Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game, launched on Kickstarter Tuesday, and, yeah, it’s gonna make its goal. Magpie Games sought […]
Verizon and Newlab incubate 7 startups to leverage 5G networks
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Verizon and Newlab want people to use 5G networks, and that’s why they created the 5G Studio. And now they’re welcoming a class of seven startups to leverage 5G. The companies created the studio in 2020 to support the development of next-generation applications aimed […]
Enthusiast Gaming renews and expands G FUEL partnership – Esports Insider
Toronto-based media and content platform Enthusiast Gaming, the parent company of Luminosity Gaming, has extended and expanded its partnership with energy drinks brand G FUEL. Alongside featuring custom content, giveaways and talent activations, the renewed 18-month sponsorship also includes the launch of a new limited-edition G FUEL flavour. RELATED: Ghost Gaming enters partnership with G […]
It took me two years and 300 hours to beat Sekiro
I don’t consider myself a gamer — I’m just someone who quite likes playing video games. Apart from a Game Boy in the 1990s, the first console I owned was a Nintendo Switch that I bought in early 2018 to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I finally got around to buying […]
Accounting automation and collaboration platform FloQast raises $110M
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. FloQast, an accounting collaboration, automation and close-management platform, has raised $110 million in a series D round of funding at a $1.2 billion valuation. Financial close management is the business process of checking and adjusting account balances at the end of each month […]
Amazon's New World And Fall Guys Are The Latest Games To Do More For Epileptic Safety
If you’ve read my Epileptic’s Guide to Gaming, then you know that you don’t have to be epileptic to have a seizure. It can happen to anyone for a variety of reasons. That’s why I’ve been pushing so hard for epileptic health in media for years now, including the realm of video games. A small change made […]
Our Favorite Zelda Moments And Memories
It’s Zelda week over here at Game Informer, and we’re getting that hype train rolling into Skyward Sword station by reminiscing a bit about some of our favorite moments from the iconic Nintendo franchise. I spoke to a number of Game Informer editors about the moments from the series that have had profound impacts on […]