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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Everyone has been waiting for Fortnite’s next big concert event ever since Ariana Grande’s in August 2021. Some leaks implied that at long last, Fortnite would be getting a new performance on the map from a new artist, rapper The Kid LAROI, but it’s…not going to be quite at Ariana’s level. Rather, Fortnite has just revealed that The Kid LAROI’s “interactive experience” is in fact not a map-spanning concert, but a Fortnite creative island that’s “an immersive, interactive musical experience portraying LAROI’s journey from humble beginnings to headlining sold-out performances as a worldwide superstar.” It centers on a creative island that launches on January 27 at 6 PM ET (code 2601-0606-9081) which will debut new music from the artist. Then there’s a separate “Afterparty Island” for more (code 4294-0410-6136) There will be a Kid LAROI skin, so he’s at Ariana and Travis level for that at least, and there will be an ICON … [Read more...] about Fortnite’s The Kid LAROI Project Is A Creative Island, Not A Full Concert

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The husband-and-wife team and their 50 employees plan to make Oni Studios an efficient content pipeline for creators who will split the profits on things like live events, Fortnite streaming and corporate sponsorships. W hen Ali “SypherPK” Hassan goes live to his 6.3 million Twitch followers, viewers expect to see two things: Hassan sitting alone behind a monitor, and an avatar of his likeness blasting its way through another Fortnite battle royale. What they may not realize is that behind every stream, YouTube video, social media post or brand deal is a company with more than 50 employees working on his behalf. A years-long dream to get those people under one roof is slated to be realized with the debut of the Oni Studios headquarters, a 30,000-square-foot facility opening its doors Wednesday in Austin, Texas. Based on its sheer size, Oni HQ dwarfs any existing esports organization facility across the country. … [Read more...] about SypherPK Opens Country’s Biggest Esports Facility To Partner With Gamers Looking To ‘Do Bigger Things’

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Rodolfo Salazar is Managing Director of iDigital Studios & CEO at QUDOX. Accelerated Customer Growth│Helping companies become Unicorns. The metaverse is still forming and at an early stage—therefore, there are many definitions for it. For some, the metaverse seems like the next step in conquering the digital space. For others, it’s a virtual space personalized by the user. As I understand it, today the metaverse is a complex digital layer that expands our physical life through technology and will be available in any device, anywhere in the world. The way we interact with the world will change for good, and where there is change, there is opportunity. Most of our daily activities depend on technology, which means that aspects such as creativity, well-being, livelihood and even social life largely depend on it. I’ve heard different marketers at conferences and in articles refer to the metaverse as extended … [Read more...] about Metaverse: Four Pillars To Conquer The Future Of Business

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Which of us hasn’t got an old smartphone sat in a desk drawer? For a modest outlay, that phone could be turned into a brilliant handheld Xbox console, letting you play hundreds of games without needing a full-blown Xbox. Here’s how to turn an old phone into a handheld Xbox console that costs a fraction of the price of a Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch. What you’ll need An iPhone or an Android smartphone with a USB-C connection A dedicated controller – I recommend the Razer Kishi V2, which has versions for iPhone and Android, but see below for more information on controllers A subscription to Microsoft Game Pass console edition , which costs $9.99 per month How it works With a controller such as the Razer Kishi V2 (pictured above), the phone slides in between the two sides of the controller. The Kishi has almost all of the buttons you would find on a standard Xbox controller, including the triggers … [Read more...] about Turn An Old Phone Into A Brilliant Handheld Xbox

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The trailer for the 3rd season of Disney’s The Mandalorian has dropped online , and casual viewers might be confused to why the titular Mandalorian is suddenly reunited with “Baby Yoda,” after the season 2 finale saw the two separated. The plot of The Mandalorian took an unusual turn in season 2, as a youthful Luke Skywalker (uncannily recreated in VFX) arrived to take Grogu (affectionately known as Baby Yoda) from the Mandalorian, Din Djarin, who even removes his sacred helmet to bid his cute companion farewell. For some reason, the set-up for Din and Grogu’s inevitable reunion was randomly inserted into another Disney+ Star Wars series, The Book of Boba Fett . Grogu’s story wasn’t even connected to Boba Fett’s - amusingly, the series simply switches to “season 2.5” of The Mandalorian for episodes 5 and 6, before returning to Boba’s boring problems on Tatooine. Those two episodes are a strange blend of … [Read more...] about ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3: Why Are Mando And Baby Yoda Reunited?

(CTN NEWS) – The Game Awards 2022 have finally revealed their full list of nominees for Game of the Year and other categories. The jury will vote in each category in the lead-up to The Game Awards on December 8. In 2022, six games are nominated for Game of the Year, including A Plague Tale: Requiem, Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok are the two highest-rated new video game releases of the year, so they are the two most likely candidates for Game of the Year. Elden Ring’s overall rating is 95 at the time of this writing, while Ragnarok’s is 94. Elden Ring has a higher rating overall than God of War Ragnarok, but Ragnarok has received more awards this year, so perhaps that will give it the edge. This year’s Game Awards event has nominated God of War Ragnarok for 10 awards, while Elden Ring has been nominated for 7. There are also seven awards up for … [Read more...] about The Game Awards 2022: Nominees Announced

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Founder & CEO at WebPick Internet Holdings Ltd . Skill-based gaming is gaining significant traction. As the co-founder of gaming publisher AppCentral and with over a decade of mobile advertising experience, I believe this emerging category will explode over the next few years if the current growth trajectory continues. Success in skill-based gaming is determined by a player’s physical skills, such as reaction or dexterity, or mental skills, like logic and knowledge. Examples of skill-based games include Solitaire Cash and Bubble Cash from Papaya Gaming. Bubble Cash, for example, mixes the classic bubble shooter game with contemporary matchups and tournaments. In skill-based gaming, there is no element of chance or luck. It is a way to showcase real talent with the added adrenaline that comes with the potential to reap rewards for top performers. The Future Of Skill-Based Gaming There are six … [Read more...] about Exploring The Untapped Potential Of Skill-Based Gaming

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The San Francisco Shock got me good. Soon after the Season 2 trailer for Overwatch 2 dropped, revealing a Greek mythology theme, the team posted an edited version of the clip featuring Kratos from God of War . I thought for a split second that it was the real deal, perhaps a Reaper skin as the Blades of Chaos on Kratos’ back sorta looked like the Hellfire Shotguns. Great prank, Shock social media team . Nicely played. The NY Excelsior have teased some fun concepts in recent weeks too, including Widowmaker as Spider-Gwen . These have got me thinking about how much Overwatch 2 could really do with some crossover skins. We haven’t had many at all in the almost six-year history of Overwatch , other than the rad Lego skin for Bastion and ones that tie into other Blizzard games and properties . Branded crossover skins and cosmetics have been massively successful for other free-to-play games, … [Read more...] about So Far, ‘Overwatch 2’ Feels Like A Missed Opportunity For Crossover Skins

(CTN NEWS) – Riot Games, a major developer of video games , disclosed last week that hackers had used a social engineering operation to penetrate its “development environment,” where the business keeps its source code. The hack could still be harmful because hackers gained access to the source code for Riot’s well-known games , League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics and the source code for the company’s legacy anti-cheat system. Despite the company’s assurances to its users that “there is no indication that player data or personal information was obtained.” According to industry insiders who talked with TechCrunch, the theft of the anti cheats source code, even for an old system, might aid hackers in creating more effective and difficult-to-detect cheats. Earlier this week, systems in our development environment were compromised via a social engineering attack. We don’t have all the answers right now, but we wanted to communicate early and let you know there … [Read more...] about Riot Games ‘League of Legends’ Source Code Stolen In Cyberattack

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Founder of CLV , an EVM-compatible blockchain platform that enables cross-chain interoperability across Blockchain networks. You’ve likely heard discussions about the “metaverse” in the past few years, but you’re not alone if you can’t confidently describe what it is. Pinning down a precise definition of the metaverse is tricky because it’s still being defined. The term was coined by author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science-fiction novel, Snow Crash , in which he described a virtual world where people could interact with each other and with virtual objects in real time. Today, the metaverse can roughly be described as a three-dimensional evolution of the internet, where people can fully immerse themselves in interconnected virtual experiences that they have agency to control and shape. Though the concept of the metaverse has been around for decades, it only started getting serious attention in … [Read more...] about Is The Metaverse The Next Iteration Of The Internet?