Fortnite owner Epic Games revealed today that it had completed a $1 billion funding round at a nearly $30 billion equity valuation. Fortnite owner Epic Games has completed a $1 billion funding round – including a $200 million “strategic investment” from Sony Corporation. The Cary, North Carolina-headquartered video-game company – 40 percent of which belongs […]
Photo Credit: Slgckgc / CC by 2.0 Fortnite is getting a Bruno Mars dance set to “Leave the Door Open” in its latest emote update. The massive online gaming world is creating a metaverse of sorts, where real-world stars can play to virtual audiences. Travis Scott, Marshmello, and even BTS have taken advantage of the […]
Photo Credit: Roblox UK rock duo Royal Blood will perform live at the 2021 Bloxy Awards for the Roblox community. The British rock duo will perform a three-song virtual concert during the show. The Bloxy Awards are Roblox’s celebration of the passion, talent, and creativity of the Roblox community – between players and creators. The […]
Photo Credit: Epic Games Fortnite Party Royale returns with an epic Kaskade concert this upcoming weekend. The concert takes place in Fortnite’s Party Royale game mode, which removes the violence. The event is also featuring a tie-in with Rocket League, a game developed by Psyonix and owned by Epic Games. Epic Games is taking advantage […]
If Twitch keeps crashing on your smartphone or another device, here are some steps to fix it. Twitch can occasionally crash for several different reasons. Sometimes the cache is corrupted and needs to be reset. Other times, an update is conflicting with a certain brand of smartphone manufacturer. Those types of issues happen most frequently […]
Photo Credit: Overwolf Warner Music Group leads a Series C funding round for $52.5 million for Overwolf, a game mod marketplace. Overwolf was founded in 2010 as one of the first in-game app overlays for gamers. It has now evolved into a third-party platform for developers to build apps for gamers to use while playing […]
Photo Credit: Mika Baumeister Twitch adds new mass-delete tool to help creators avoid DMCA strikes against their accounts. Giving streamers the ability to mass-delete past streams helps them stay on the right side of the law. Users who rack up enough copyright strikes against their account risk being perma-banned. Twitch announced the feature in an […]
Photo Credit: Raph_PH / CC by 2.0 Metallica performed at the closing of a huge gaming convention called BlizzCon. Fans listening on Twitch heard a different experience. Metallica has performed at BlizzCon once before, in 2014. During the keynote, Metallica performed “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” much to the delight of fans. But those listening […]
Photo Credit: SoundCloud The first-ever SoundCloud gaming tournament is kicking off this month on February 18. The event will be hosted by eSports commentator MonsterDface and rapper Rico Nasty. The SoundCloud Player One tournament will feature eight SoundCloud artists turned gamers. They’ll go head-to-head in Fortnite’s Battle Royale. SoundCloud hasn’t announced the full player roster […]
Photo Credit: IMVU Social gaming network IMVU is launching an ERC-20 token called VCOIN to compete with Fortnite. IMVU is a social gaming space that has been around since the early 2000s. It’s similar to Second Life, where players gather with virtual avatars and items you can buy. The service operates in over 140 countries, […]