Author: Tim Rogers
ESPN content makes up a third of what will be available on a new sports subscription service in fall 2024. Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends When it comes to streaming television, it’s often overcomplicated. There are numerous articles attempting to justify which service is “best” and persuasively debating the ultimate dominance of one service over another. This will continue to happen due to the nature of SEO. And this trend is expected to increase in the fall of 2024 when a major sports streaming service will launch. This service will include the combined sports assets of ESPN, Fox, and Warner…
For those looking for a more challenging experience in Modern Warfare 3, the go-to destination is Ranked Play. In this mode, competitors adopt Call of Duty League rules and play with stricter regulations than traditional multiplayer modes. Unfortunately, the MW3 Ranked Play space is plagued by cheaters, who are ruining the game for everyone, including some of Call of Duty’s best pro players. It has become almost synonymous at this point: Call of Duty and cheaters. For years, Call of Duty has suffered greatly at the hands of malicious operators seeking to alter the game to suit their own nefarious…
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends When it comes to Nvidia’s RTX 40 series, many of us had valid concerns about pricing and value for the money. But with the recent RTX 40 Super refresh, it seems that Nvidia has taken an important step in the right direction. This is a strong indicator that Nvidia might have learned from its past mistakes, which is a promising sign for future generations of graphics cards. The price of performance Nvidia’s RTX 40 series undoubtedly brought some of the best graphics cards to the market, but as we know, raw performance is not the…
Sinclair, a broadcasting company, has recently sold its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service STIRR to Thinking Media, a startup specializing in cloud-based streaming solutions for FAST and over-the-top (OTT) services. The new owners have set ambitious goals for STIRR, including international expansion, a threefold increase in its on-demand content library, and the transformation into an AI-native streamer with advanced search capabilities. Cord Cutters News first reported the deal, which officially closed two weeks ago. The acquisition comes at a time when there is a growing interest in FAST (free ad-supported streaming) as more premium streamers raise their subscription prices.…
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Holy hell, how is it Friday again? I feel like I wrote one of these newsletters just yesterday. There’s been a ton of exciting movement in the world of startups, though: Some highs, some lows, some drama, and some fun new trends. My big contribution this week was a deep dive into the world of crowdfunding — and whether you should use it to raise money for your startup. Okay, what…
Sega In the recently released Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio tells a story of rehabilitation and proves that everyone has the chance to be better. No matter your past, there’s the human element of wanting to leave the world a better place than you found it, and that often rings true throughout the lengthy main story. However, many of its villains never see the fruits Infinite Wealth’s story tries to bear because they are discarded for grander plot beats. It constantly swaps out the target antagonist for the next “big bad,” but ultimately forgets to…
The Pokémon Company has released a statement indicating that it has not authorized the use of Pokémon intellectual property or assets by Pocketpair, the developer of the rapidly growing game Palworld. The company plans to investigate and take necessary actions against the game developer. This is the first public acknowledgment by the Pokémon Company of Palworld, a survival game that has sold over 8 million copies in fewer than six days, outperforming even the most popular AAA titles. However, the game has attracted criticism, particularly from the fans of Japan’s legendary Pokémon, due to perceived plagiarism and similarity. Despite this,…
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Global investment firm Carlyle and CVC have agreed to sell Runescape maker Jagex to CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII and Haveli Investments. The deal has been reported to be worth $1.1 billion, according to a story by the Financial Times. Jagex is known for its key RuneScape titles, the massive multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) game that was first launched 20 years ago. The live service game has a community of 2.4 million active subscribers and one million…
Following the thrilling Quarter-Final matchups where FaZe defeated G2 and Falcons bested hometown heroes ENCE, all eyes are now on the upcoming Semi-Finals of IEM Katowice 2024. The final four teams, including FaZe, MOUZ, Spirit, and Falcons, will be showcasing their quality at the Spodek Arena. To uncover who will make it to the Grand Final, let’s take a closer look at the matchups for tomorrow’s games. FaZe vs. MOUZ The first Semi-Final will feature FaZe and MOUZ, who will be meeting for the first time since the BLAST Premier World Final 2023 Semi-Finals, where FaZe emerged victorious with a…
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. When Disney shut down its metaverse division on March 28, 2023, the end of the 50-person division was interpreted as doom for the metaverse, the over-hyped universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One. Ernest Cline stepped in this January in an alliance with Futureverse to bring to life the world of Ready Player One, which has been a bigger success with the Steven Spielberg movie than Stephenson’s book.…