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Superstar Streamer Ninja Leaves Twitch For Microsoft’s Mixer

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If you know about any online video game streamers, it’s probably Ninja. With his colorful hair and skill in games like Halo and Fortnite, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is one of the most successful people who films themselves playing video games for a living. And he’s found much of that success on Twitch.tv, the most popular place for streaming video games. But other companies are trying take Twitch down, most notably Microsoft. Over the past few years the technology giant has been building up Mixer, its own streaming platform that has…

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Good Vibes, Weird Hardware at the Game Devs of Color Expo

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In the few short years it has been around, the Game Devs of Color Expo has already cemented itself as one of my favorite video game events to go to. And not just because it’s conveniently located in Harlem. GDoC gathers game developers who, shocker, aren’t white and has them show off their work to an appreciating public. Along with game demos there’s a whole day’s worth of panels full of smart speakers discussing what it’s like to be a person of color in this industry. Rewatch the panel I…

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Tannenberg is coming to PS4 and Xbox One later this year

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Tannenberg, the WW1 shooter from Blackmill Games, is getting a console release. Just like Verdun before it (which also made it out on consoles), Tannenberg will be available on PS4, and Xbox One sometime this winter. Tannenberg, as you might have guessed from the name, deals with the German-Russian fight on the Eastern front between 1914-1918. The game is largely very similar to Verdun, albeit with a different setting. The focus remains on realistic combat, with accurately modelled weapons and projectiles. The setting, however, allows for a more dynamic, conquest-style…

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Avengers: Endgame smashes box office records with $1.2 billion opening

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It’d been a forgone conclusion for months, but now it’s official: Avengers: Endgame has smashed global box office records on its way to a 1.2 billion dollar opening weekend (!). According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Marvel blockbuster grossed $350 million in the US and $859 million overseas — including $330.5 million in China — all of which are records. The previous high water mark for a global opening was Endgame’s predecessor, Avenger: Infinity War, which opened to the tune of $640.5 million. It should be noted that Avenger: Infinity…

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Snapchat Expands Features To Power Stories & Ads In Other Apps

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With Snapchat’s Partner Summit happening last week, there are a lot of updates that are relevant to those in the digital marketing industry. Last week, we covered Snapchat’s introduction of gaming to the platform – but since then, there have been additional announcements that have gotten people talking.   One of the biggest was about the new Snap Kits features. Snap Kits are a new Snapchat offering that allow developers to integrate the best parts of Snapchat with their own apps. Previously, these worked by allowing users to share information from…

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