Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. The metaverse had a couple of Big Bangs this week that should put it on everyone’s radar. First, Epic Games raised $1 billion at a $28.7 billion valuation. That is $11.4 billion more valuable than Epic Games was just nine months […]
Brazilian BIG Festival Promotes Unconventional Esports Tournaments – The Esports Observer
The Brazilian Independent Games Festival (BIG Festival), the biggest indie games expo in Latin America, will feature tournaments of four non-conventional games in esports: Minecraft, Brawl Stars, Fall Guys, and the recently released Suspects: Survive and Escape the Mansion, made for mobile by the Brazilian studio Wildlife. The event will be held online on May […]
Weathering With You Is A Big Disappointment And Could Have Been So Much More
Makoto Shinkai launched himself into the anime stratosphere with the release of Your Name in 2016, proving he can rightfully stand alongside legendary greats like Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Hosoda, Masaaki Yuasa, and the late, great Satoshi Kon. It was a profound romantic comedy that toyed with the concept of identity and anxieties of young people […]
Fall Guys Reveals Big Shots, Another New Level Debuting In Season 4
Fall Guys has revealed the first look at another new level Big Shots which is set to debut in season four. The countdown is on until Fall Guys season four. At the time of typing this, the new season will go live in just four days. It has been revealed that seven new levels will […]
BIG Clan renews deal with Betway – Esports Insider
Online bookmaker Betway has announced it has renewed its sponsorship deal with Berlin International Gaming (BIG). The deal will see the bookmaker continue to support the German org, while the players will “continue to champion responsible betting.” RELATED: Betway targets Brazilian market with Betway Squad launch The sponsorship between the two parties was first established in 2019, when […]
Cyberpunk 2077’s next big patch delayed due to CD Projekt hack
CD Projekt Red has been patching and hotfixing Cyberpunk 2077 since its tumultuous release in December, but the next big patch will come a little later than players had expected. The developer posted an update to the official twitter account for the game on Wednesday, writing that “the recent cyber attack on the studio’s IT […]
Volvic and BIG Extend Esports Partnership After Eight Months
German esports organization Berlin International Gaming (BIG) announced that it has extended its partnership with Danone Group’s French mineral water brand Volvic. The two brands initially started working together in June last year. While BIG did not disclose the financial details of the partnership, the organization told The Esports Observer that the partnership is planned […]
BIG extends partnership with Volvic – Esports Insider
German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has extended its partnership with mineral water brand Volvic. The deal will expand on existing projects between the two parties, alongside Volvic continuing its partnership of BIG’s League of Legends team. RELATED: BIG’s Prime League team refreshes with Volvic deal The partnership, which began in June 2020, saw a number of […]
Breaking up Big Tech: A solution in search of a problem
Federal rulemaking must be based on facts, logic, and evidence. Both a 1993 Executive Order (#12866) and the 2003 Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4 require that executive agencies spell out a proposed regulation’s anticipated economic costs and benefits, explain the logic behind their interventions, and compare it to a “no regulation” alternative. These […]
SentinelOne bolsters its big data analytics with $155 million Scalyr acquisition
SentinelOne, an AI-powered cybersecurity platform focused on endpoint protection, has acquired Scalyr, a log management, server monitoring, and event data analytics service founded by former Google engineers in 2011. The $155 million cash and equity deal, which precedes a much-anticipated IPO, represents SentinelOne’s first known acquisition. Mountain View, California-based SentinelOne protects all entry points to […]