Rachel Kaser

AWS and Riot Games name winner of Valorant Champions Tour Hackathon

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Riot Games revealed at its AWS re:Invent conference the winners of this year’s Valorant Champions Tour Hackathon. This year, the hackathon was the Esports Manager Challenge, where participants use AWS’s generative AI and Riot’s extensive suite of esports data to build tools for esports managers to scout talent and build new

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Emergence unveils New Worlds Initiative for creation in the Open Metaverse

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Emergence today announced the launch of the New Worlds Initiative, which offers support for the first 100 World Producers on the Open Metaverse. The Initiative is backed by the $ometa token and Emergence infrastructure, seeking to use this to create a connected “playable cinematic universe” of worlds within the Open Metaverse. Creators have tools and premium

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Appcharge raises $26M as studio demand for DTC platform increases

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform Appcharge revealed today that it has raised $26 million in its Series A round. The platform, which offers solutions in mobile games, has grown in popularity as a partner, especially as DTC becomes a viable revenue stream. According to Appcharge, it plans to use the funding to “hyper-scale [its] custom white-label offerings” to support increasing demand for an all-in-one payment solution that increases revenue and engages players. Appcharge allows studios to sell

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Star Wars Outlaws rolls out more changes and fixes in bid for more buys

Ubisoft today rolled out new updates for its recent action-adventure title, Star Wars Outlaws, alongside the launch of its Wild Card story DLC. The new fixes address multiple concerns from players about the game’s combat and stealth while also improving AI, all in the name of punching up the title ahead of the holidays by Ubisoft’s own admission. The game also launches today on Steam. The most significant change to the game is the removal

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