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That's No Moon Entertainment Takes $100M

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Playa Del Rey-based gaming studio That's No Moon Entertainment--created by game designers from Sony, Naughty Dog, and Activision--has raised $100M in an investment round, the company said this week. The funding came from Smilegate, a South Korean gaming company knokwn for the title "CROSSFIRE".

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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

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The company has already worked with names as diverse as the Golden State Warriors, the Dallas Cowboys, and pop sensation Billy Eilish on embedding its interactive tools into various live events and promotions. But what started in the gaming world quickly spun out as the company slashed prices to $500 per month for its services.

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Fans.lu Ties With Game Development Organization

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Los Angeles-based Fans.lu , a developer of an e-commerce storefront to help game companies sell merchandise such as shirts, hats, posters, and more directly to their gamer fans, said over the weekend that it has partnered with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).

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Esports Overwatch League heads to hipster Brooklyn for its finals

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For Overwatch League , the esports conference created by fiat from Activision Blizzard , the move is the first step in its plans for housing esports teams in cities around the country. Those games are set to begin July 11th and will take place in Burbank at the company’s “Blizzard Arena Los Angeles.”

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Interview with Howard Marks, Gamzee

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Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Gamzee (www.gamzee.com), a new game company founded by Howard Marks, the co-founder of Activision and Acclaim Games, announced a seed round of funding. We organized the resurgence of the company, then I left in 1998 and started a business in distance learning. What is Gamzee all about?

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Popbase helps YouTube stars build closer relationships with their fans

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gallery ids="1706929,1706930,1706927,1706928,1706931"] The app is designed to take the relationship beyond videos and encourage a more interactive experience. A new startup is seizing on an opportunity to help up-and-coming online entertainers take a leaf out of that book and grow their relationships with fans.

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

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I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. I quietly watched their success from the sidelines and kept spending time with and telling the CEO, Scott Lahman, that I wanted to invest in his next company.

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