EKO AND METRO GOLDWYN MAYER RELEASE NEW INTERACTIVE SERIES #WARGAMES

#WarGames, the series that watches you, now available on mobile, HelloEko.com, Vudu.com and Steam, with Xbox One coming soon

NEW YORK – March 14, 2018 – Eko today announced that “#WarGames,” the interactive series that reimagines Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s (MGM) three-time Academy Award-nominated 1983 feature film, is now available. The six-episode season is a new form of TV that is available now for free at HelloEko.com, the Eko iOS app and Vudu.com. It is also available ad-free on Steam for $2.99 and is coming soon to Xbox One. Continue reading EKO AND METRO GOLDWYN MAYER RELEASE NEW INTERACTIVE SERIES #WARGAMES

Blast Closes $5M Seed to Turn Games into Micro-Savings Tools

From the Co-Founder of Acorns, Blast is Coming Soon and Works with Most Games, From League of Legends to Candy Crush

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – March 12, 2018 – Blast, a gamification company that unlocks ways to help the world’s 2.6 billion gamers save and earn money while playing the games they love, announced the raise of a $5 million seed round. The company, created by Walter Cruttenden, Chairman and Co-founder of Acorns, helps gamers accumulate monies in the Blast gamer’s wallet, based on “trigger savings,” which are then multiplied in three ways: interest paid on balances, dividends from “missions,” and weekly leaderboard payouts. Blast is currently in closed beta and will launch soon.

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15 LEADING ESPORTS TEAMS AND CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT TEAM UP WITH THE H1Z1 PRO LEAGUE – THE WORLD’S FIRST PROFESSIONAL “BATTLE ROYALE” ESPORT LEAGUE

 

Top Teams CLG, Cloud 9, Echo Fox, Luminosity, Rogue and TSM Will Compete in the Inaugural H1PL Season Livestreaming Exclusively on Facebook From the New Twin Galaxies Esports Arena Beginning April 21st

Daybreak Game Company Adds to the H1PL Momentum by Announcing H1Z1 Goes Free To Play

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 8, 2018 – The H1Z1 Pro League™ (H1PL), the first professional battle royale esports league today unveiled the 15 charter teams that will compete in its inaugural season beginning April 21st in Las Vegas, Nevada. The H1PL also announced that it has teamed up with Facebook to exclusively broadcast all digital content and that Caesars Entertainment will be its official venue and entertainment partner.  Redefining the current esports model, the H1PL is the first professional esports league established as a joint venture between a game publisher and an independent league operator – Daybreak Game Company and Twin Galaxies LLC.

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MMORPG Crusaders of Light Launches on Steam with New Server and Major Content Update

“Surge of Elements” update adds Elementalist class and new team raid to the free-to-play cross-platform title, now available for PC players on Steam

BRISBANE, Calif. – Mar. 8, 2018 – NetEase Games (NASDAQ: NTES) today announced its free-to-play cross-platform MMORPG, Crusaders of Light, is available to play on Steam, along with a new global server (Ferroc Camp, set at North America UTC-8) and a major content update (“Surge of Elements”) that introduces a new team raid, a new dungeon, two new deadly bosses, and an all-new class: the Elementalist.

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NACE Partners with Respawn Products

Respawn Products named the official gaming furniture provider for National Association of Collegiate Esports

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — March 2, 2018 — The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) announced today that Respawn Products, a North Carolina-based gaming furniture maker, is now the official gaming furniture provider for the 71 collegiate institutions with varsity eSports programs across the United States that NACE supports.

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Video Games Book Publisher Third Editions Launches New Kickstarter Campaign to Bring French Hits Into English

Crowdfunding campaign begins to produce new books on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dark Souls III and Bloodborne, and Final Fantasy VIII

Toulouse, France – March 1, 2018 – French publisher of specialist video game books, Third Editions, have today launched their new Kickstarter campaign in order to fund the English translation of three of their most popular French-language titles. The campaign aims to raise €60,000 / £54,000 / $74,000 to produce second volumes of their books on the Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls series, as well as a book dedicated to Final Fantasy VIII.

Find out more about this project’s goals, and watch the campaign’s new Kickstarter video, here.

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EKO AND METRO GOLDWYN MAYER REVEAL LAUNCH DATE AND NEW TRAILER FOR INTERACTIVE SERIES #WARGAMES

#WarGames to launch on mobile, HelloEko.com, Vudu.com and Steam on March 14, 2018, with Xbox One coming soon

NEW YORK – March 1, 2018 – Eko today announced that “#WarGames,” the interactive series that reimagines Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s (MGM) three-time Academy Award-nominated 1983 feature film, will launch online on March 14, 2018. The six-episode season will be available at HelloEko.com, the Eko iOS app, Vudu.com, Steam, and is coming soon to Xbox One.

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NEW AUTO ROYALE™ GAME MODE RELEASES TODAY IN H1Z1®

H1Z1 Launches out of Early Access with Massive Update that Includes Tactical Deployment, HUD Revamp, and a Surprise Vehicular Battle Royale Mode

SAN DIEGO – Feb. 28, 2018 – Daybreak Games® today announced the official launch of H1Z1®, the original standalone battle royale game that sparked a worldwide phenomenon. H1Z1 is now available on Steam for Windows PC with a brand-new game mode, Auto Royale™, injecting high-octane vehicular mayhem into the genre.

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