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Xbox teams up with Tencent’s Honor of Kings maker TiMi Studios

TechCrunch LA

TiMi Studios, one of the world’s most lucrative game makers and is part of Tencent’s gargantuan digital entertainment empire, said Thursday that it has struck a strategic partnership with Xbox. Established in 2008 within Tencent, TiMi is behind popular mobile titles such as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile.

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Consolidation is coming to gaming, and Jam City raises $145 million to capitalize on it

TechCrunch LA

A slew of banks are coming together to back a new roll-up strategy for the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming studio, Jam City and giving the company $145 million in new funding to carry that out. Meanwhile, games are quickly becoming the go-to revenue driver for the entertainment industry. billion by 2020, the Newzoo data suggests.

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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

TechCrunch LA

Genies has made forays into fashion before — the startup partnered with Gucci back in 2020 to give the retailer’s customers access to try on new virtual designs and to buy curated digital goods. Still, he expressed hesitancy to characterize and market the startup as an NFT company, although NFTs are core to its business model.

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitĂº as CEO.

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The obvious slight he made that went largely unnoticed was the lack of Latino representation and it’s a big freaking market gap that is set to explode. Large groups that are cut out of traditional representation are precisely the groups that achieve breakout successes by getting around the system and giving the market what they want directly.

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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela

TechCrunch LA

“ In 2019 and 2020 we’re going to see a lot of these… we’re going to see a lot of people putting out a lot of stuff.” version of this new breed of entertainer, the collective behind the account is far from the only one. “We saw the impact that the rise of mobile was having on linear. million followers.

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Interview with Matt Kozlov, Techstars Space Accelerator

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One of those already has enough capital and their technology roadmap laid out to have their first satellite launched by mid-2020. We also have companies where space is not the only commercial market for them. Space is just another harsh environment, but their primary market is commercialization terrestrially. READ MORE>>.

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Everything You Need to Know About Hyperloop

Tech.Co

Since its inception, HTT recognized that creating a market around a mode of transportation that had not yet been created would take a movement. Originally incorporated as Hyperloop Technologies, Hyperloop One is the second company to enter the market to actualize the Hyperloop concept. northeastern corridor.

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