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Tencent Now Owns Majority Of Spec Ops: The Line Studio
22.6.2021
Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Yager, a German-based game studio best known for the third-person shooter Spec Ops: The Line. Yager announced the news in a press release this morning.Read more
It's Like Left 4 Dead, But With Better AI --- And More Style, Too
10.6.2021
The Anacrusis was revealed today during Summer Game Fest 2021’s E3 2021 kickoff stream. Stray Bombay, the developer behind the co-op shooter, is an indie studio created by former Valve writer Chet Falizek.Read more
One Year And 14 Million Active Players Later, Valorant Is Going Mobile
2.6.2021
Officially launched on June 2 of last year, Riot Games’ hero shooter Valorant has enjoyed massive success on PC, with more than a half-billion matches played and over 14 million active players. Today Riot announced plans to expand the franchise, starting with Valorant Mobile. Read more
Valorant Pro Jay “Sinatraa” Won Suspended For Six Months Following Sexual Assault Investigation
17.5.2021
Jay “Sinatraa” Won has been suspended from competing in professional Valorant matches for six months following Riot’s investigation of claims he sexually assaulted his girlfriend Cleo Hernandez. Announced today, the six month suspension will last until September 10 and require Won to participate...
Big Time Studios Aims to Bring NFTs to the Masses, Set to Raise $21 Million in Funding
14.5.2021
The Los Angeles-based company Big Time Studios has announced the company is set to raise $21 million in two funding rounds backed by a number of investors. The company’s founder Ari Meilich was the CEO and co-creator of the Ethereum metaverse Decentraland. Big Time Studios aims to bring...
Blockcap Mined $33M in BTC in First Quarter, Q1 Bitcoin Revenue Outshines US Competitors
17.4.2021
The Texas-based Blockcap Incorporated revealed the blockchain and mining firm has mined approximately 544 bitcoins during the first quarter of 2021. Blockcap says the $33 million worth of bitcoin stems from the firm’s fleet of 12,176 mining rigs. Blockcap Rakes in 544 Bitcoins During the last...
Riot Blockchain Bitcoin production jumps 80% over pre-halving levels
12.4.2021
The company said it held more than $94 million in crypto as of March 31, all from Bitcoin it has mined
Texas Bitcoin Mining Swells- Riot Purchases Mining Site for $650M, Blockcap Establishes HQ in Austin
10.4.2021
The Lone Star State of Texas is solidifying its role as a bitcoin mining and blockchain hub. This week two major bitcoin mining companies established operations in Texas. The company Riot Blockchain purchased a mining site in Rockdale and the bitcoin mining firm Blockcap announced establishing...
Riot Blockchain’s hashing capacity grew 460% in 2020: Report
1.4.2021
Riot Blockchain has published its 2020 financials and revealed it has increased its hashrate by 460%
Bitcoin mining stocks have outperformed BTC by 455% over the past 12 months
22.3.2021
While Bitcoin is up 900% in the last 12 months, shares in the four largest publicly-traded mining firms are up 5,000% over the same period
Black Panther Coming To Avengers, Gotham Knights Delayed, Outriders Launching On Game Pass And More
20.3.2021
This week on Morning Checkpoint we celebrate the death of Fortnite’s Peely, learn more about upcoming Square Enix games, see who’s the next big hero coming to Avengers, eat a baby(?) and get a look at the next generation of PSVR controllers.Read more
Report: Alienware Ends League Of Legends Sponsorship Over Riot CEO’s Sexual Assault Investigation
15.3.2021
According to a report in Dot Esports, Alienware, the high-performance gaming PC brand owned by Dell, has severed ties with Riot Games over Riot CEO Nicolo Laurent’s ongoing sexual harassment investigation and other public relations concerns.Read more
A Variety of Popular Celebrities Are Selling NFT Collections and Raking in Millions
15.3.2021
In 2021, celebrities have been flocking to the cryptocurrency space in great numbers, and the non-fungible token (NFT) asset craze has swelled with luminaries as well. During the last few weeks, musicians, artists, professional sports players, and more have dipped their toes into the NFT ecosystem....
Roblox Goes Public, Wall Street Decides It's Worth Six Bethesdas
11.3.2021
The Roblox Corporation, maker of the online game creation platform Roblox, went public yesterday, selling shares in the company on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time since it was founded back in 2004. It ended the day trading at just under $70, giving it a valuation of $45 billion,...
Riot's CEO Is Being Sued For Sexual Harassment
9.2.2021
Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent is being sued by former employee Sharon O’Donnell, who is alleging Laurent committed repeated acts of sexual harassment over a number of years, including asking her to “cum” to his house while his wife was away.Read more
Bitcoin Miner Riot Blockchain Names Jason Les CEO
9.2.2021
Les has served as the board's director since 2017
California Pension Fund Loaded Up on RIOT Shares During Bitcoin’s Q4 Rally
2.2.2021
The largest public pension in the U.S. bought more RIOT shares for the first time since 2017
Tencent Buys Stake In Life Is Strange's Creators
27.1.2021
Tencent continued its massive expansion in the gaming world today after acquiring a minority stake in French developer Dontnod, maker of Life is Strange, Vampyr, and Tell Me Why.Read more
Riot Blockchain Adds Blockware CEO to Advisory Board
13.1.2021
Jappa is the latest addition to Riot's changing boards of directors and advisors
Riot And Bungie Go After Valorant And Destiny 2 Cheat Sellers In Joint Lawsuit
11.1.2021
Riot Games and Bungie have decided to work together in both companies’ ongoing crusade against people who make and sell cheats for their games. They’ve filed a joint complaint against Cameron Santos, the owner of several cheat distribution platforms, including Gatorcheats.Read more