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Sony invests in Discord, plans to integrate Discord into PSN next year ); } Only weeks after chatting with Microsoft about a potential sale, Discord has forged a partnership with Sony and landed a minor investment from the PlayStation company in the process. That partnership, along with a minor contribution to Discords Series H, means that the two companies are now working to integrate Discord and PlayStation Network to some degree both on PlayStation consoles and mobile by 2022...

Sony invests in Discord, plans to integrate Discord into PSN next year ); } Only weeks after chatting with Microsoft about a potential sale, Discord has forged a partnership with Sony and landed a minor investment from the PlayStation company in the process. That partnership, along with a minor contribution to Discords Series H, means that the two companies are now working to integrate Discord and PlayStation Network to some degree both on PlayStation consoles and mobile by 2022...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] BOSTON, MA  / One of the largest and most respected competitive gaming platforms, FirstBlood, launches its empowerment ecosystem for gamers. The platform has spent years empowering players and teams to make money and have fun playing the games they love. Now, theyre ready to take things to the next level with the FirstBlood empowerment ecosystem. One...

); } The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry! Here is just one of the many, many positions being advertised right now. Location: Toronto, Ontario; Los Angeles, California Note: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to keep all of our employees and candidates safe, SideFX is hiring and onboarding remotely. We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our talented Technical Consulting Team, reporting to the Technical...

The IPL is currently on in separate bio-secure environments but BCCI will face perhaps its biggest test of managing a big-ticket ICC tournament in adverse circumstances. "We are still hopeful that with five months left and a significant population being vaccinated, we will be in a position to host the T20 World Cup. Yes, one of the options could be curtailing the nine venues to a maximum four or five," a senior BCCI office bearer told PTI on Friday. An ICC recce team was supposed to reach Del...

); } Facebook and its VR-focused subsidiary Oculus have announced the social media giants acquisition of Downpour Interactive, the studio behind the 2016 early access VR game Onward. Details of the acquisition arent offered in the announcement blog, but Oculus notes that the studios success with Onward, its inaugural game, drew it to Downpour Interactive and says that the acquisition will give the studio the resources needed to cultivate its existing community and, later on, look toward futur...

BBCs Stumped podcast. "Were hoping again that it would be done by the BCCI. So, well take the tournament there, but itll still be done by the BCCI. "Ive just been named one of the tournament directors, so Im doing everything we can to make sure it happens (in India). "We will be doing normal scenario, COVID scenario and worst-case scenario, so with all that were talking to the ICC at the moment. QUICK SINGLE "As of now, we are targeting and looking at ticket sales and people travelling from all...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Tokyo, Japan – April 30, 2021 – KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its hit 3D action game Bleach: Brave Souls, currently available on smartphones and PC, has reached a total of 60 million downloads* worldwide.   Starting on Friday, April 30, the 60 Million Downloads Celebration will kick off in-game in commemoration of this...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Ratatat Studio has unveiled its latest First-Person Shooter(FPS) game, “Project: Skyscraper”.   “Project: Skyscraper” is an online FPS game set in an open world. A game environment concept was inspired by a famous North American city and set in the near future.   The gameplay features wingsuit gliding from high-rise skyscrapers, plus an advanc...

T20 World Cup 2021 Could Be Moved Out Of India, BCCI Official Confirms KEY POINTS The UAE successfully hosted the IPL last year amid the pandemic West Indies are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup The T20 World Cup 2021 could be moved out of India if the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the country continues to prevail, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official has confirmed. The International Cricket Council (ICC), earlier said that they have a "Plan B" if India is not in a ...