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StartEngine Launches New Class of 14 Startups

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Los Angeles startup accelerator StartEngine has launched its third class, a new batch of fourteen startups which have set up shop in the incubator's Westwood Village space under the watchful eyes of Activision co-founder Howard Marks and investor Paul Kessler. READ MORE>>.

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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. In many ways, those devices are a better platform, although there are some negatives to it--you certainly can't do things like World of Warcraft on them.

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StartEngine Debuts Eight New Startups At Demo Day

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StartEngine's founders are Howard Marks, who co-founded Activision, and investor Paul Kessler. StartEngine provides $20,000 to $100,000 in funding to promising startups, and also offers up mentoring, office space, and help in getting those startups to the next stage.

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China Roundup: Tencent’s new US gaming studio and WeChat’s new paywall

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But TiMi contended that these platforms are not essential to a game’s success. ” Call of Duty: Mobile is developed by Tencent and published by Activision Blizzard (Image: Call of Duty: Mobile via Twitter) . All eyes are now on TiMi’s next big move, the mobile version of Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty.

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Interview with Scott Lahman, GOGII

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So, we really built some innovation into our platform, to make it ubiquitous in the mobile space. Those are almost like little social networks built around a topic. Our three founders have been working together for almost 20 years, since Activision. We knew messaging was early in the hockey stick here in the U.S.,

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Popbase helps YouTube stars build closer relationships with their fans

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New platforms led by YouTube have emerged to change the dynamic of broadcast media — once dominated by the rigid programming of TV — while the internet has enabled new media stars to engage with their audiences in new, high-touch ways. In addition, there are incentives for referring others to the platform.

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TZ & GR Present REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming

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At G4, Scot served as VP of Program Editorial and Internet, and developed, Produced, and Hosted G4TV.COM, the network’s interactive talk show. Before G4, Scot founded All Games Network (AGN). As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002.