A courageous warrior, slain in battle and transported to the world’s mysterious tenth realm in the talons of a colossal valkyrie, only to arrive at their destination butt naked and stricken by the munchies for a few dodgy raspberries. Valheim sounds good, eh? Valheim is a bit like the Norse concept of Valhalla, except it’s […]
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 […]
Esports Insider announces its ESI Events calendar for 2021 – Esports Insider
We are proud to announce the return of our ESI Digital series, with our first esports industry conference of the year being ESI Digital Spring on March 30th. ESI Digital Spring will be the first of three online events that will take place throughout 2021, with over 400 attendees, 60+ speakers, and more than 16 hours of […]
The Medium Has Covered Its Development Cost In A Few Days
Bloober Team’s horror game, The Medium has already covered its cost of development in a batter of days. The game is available on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Game Pass as well. As spotted by GameSpot, Bloober Team spoke to Polish publication Money.pl and said that The Medium has already generated enough revenue to […]
Capcom Has Just Reported Its Highest Third-Quarter Profit "At All Levels" In Company History
Capcom is making out like a bandit during the COVID-era. The company just released its third-quarter results, and the numbers and staggering. Net sales are up 22.6% compared to the same time last year while operating income rose 32.2% year-over-year for the nine months ending December 31, 2020. This represents the “highest profit levels in […]
Apple spells out how soon its IDFA privacy changes will take effect
Apple said today that the privacy changes with its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) in iOS 14 are coming soon with the company’s next beta software release. Apple had previously said the changes — which could make it a lot harder for game and app companies to target specific users with advertising — would come in […]
Former Xbox VP Thinks Its Time To Get Rid Of Xbox Live Gold
Yesterday, Xbox announced that there were going to be changes to the way that Xbox Live Gold subscriptions are handled. However, the surprise price increase led to such fervent backlash that Xbox has since rescinded their decision to change Xbox Live Gold subscriptions. A former Xbox VP doesn’t think that Xbox Live Gold should exist […]
Pokemon Removed Its Most Ambitious Type Ever Right Before Gen 5
Many people believe that there are 18 types in Pokemon today, which is partially true. The Pokemon you can encounter in Sword & Shield, for example, are all designated either one or a combination of these established types, with there being a total of 171 possible combos in the current state of the game, 17 […]
Poison makes it’s return to Magic in this Kaldheim spoiler
A contentious mechanic makes a return in today’s Magic: The Gathering Kaldheim spoiler. Poison, the alternate win condition that functionally cuts a player’s life total in half is back. It may be limited compared to past iterations of poison counters in Magic, but it still has some fun possibilities. Let’s take a look at the […]
Sony Shows Off Its "Future Of Entertainment" At CES
The 2021 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place this week and for the first time in the show’s history was done completely online. Though the venue may have changed, it didn’t stop some of the biggest names in tech from offering a preview of what this year will hold for electronics. One of the more exciting […]