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Asset Entities Inc. to Attend Game Developers Conference March 18th-22nd, in San Francisco, where Discord will be Presenting

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Friday, March 15, 2024
CRM, GDC, Conference, Partnership, Social media, Discord, AWS, Ternary, ASST, Moscone Center, Video game

The Company will be in-person representing their AE360DDM Discord design, development, and management services, and Ternary, a Stripe Verified Partner for CRM and payment processing for Discord.

Key Points: 
  • The Company will be in-person representing their AE360DDM Discord design, development, and management services, and Ternary, a Stripe Verified Partner for CRM and payment processing for Discord.
  • “We are thrilled to share more about our latest innovations at this prestigious event,” said Chief Executive Officer, Arshia Sarkhani.
  • Aside from being a Discord business, Asset Entities is also a Stripe Verified Partner through Ternary.
  • For information on Asset Entities Inc., go to www.assetentities.com , and for Ternary, go to www.ternarydev.com .

Arctic7 Set To Be Acquired By Media, Technology & Entertainment Company Grom Social Enterprises, Inc

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
GDC, Merchandising, Growth, Partnership, Social media, Acquisition, Grom, Oral storytelling, Heart, Catalog, Press, Video game

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Arctic7, which provides a  robust suite of full game and co-development services together with own intellectual property  development within gaming, and virtual production services for the movie and TV industry, has  today announced it has agreed to be acquired by Grom Social Enterprises, Inc (NASDAQ: GROM). 

Key Points: 
  • Grom – a media, technology, and entertainment company focused on family-friendly programming,  web filtering technology and safe social media for kids – has entered into a non-binding letter of  intent to acquire Arctic7.
  • Grom aims to complement its existing entertainment offerings of safe,  social media for kids and its growing catalog of original intellectual property with a move into  gaming.
  • Teaming up with Grom allows us to more vigorously pursue a roll up strategy approach to potentially expand our business even further.
  • In the coming weeks and months, Grom and Arctic7 intend to explore partnership  opportunities and titles presented by the Grom acquisition.

Enthusiast Gaming’s Pocket Gamer Connects to Host PGC San Francisco on March 18-19

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
GDC, Conference, PC, Netflix, Pocket Gamer, Enthusiasm, Partnership, Game Connection, EGLX, Candy Crush Saga, TSX, Samsung, PGC, PCG, Moscone Center, Hasbro, Enthusiast Gaming, Video game

LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (“Enthusiast Gaming” or the “Company”) (TSX: EGLX), a leading gaming and media company in North America, today announced that its next live event Pocket Gamer Connects (PGC) will take place in San Francisco on March 18-19.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (“Enthusiast Gaming” or the “Company”) (TSX: EGLX), a leading gaming and media company in North America, today announced that its next live event Pocket Gamer Connects (PGC) will take place in San Francisco on March 18-19.
  • Being held immediately prior to the Game Developers Conference (GDC 2024), PGC San Francisco is expected to draw a large crowd of video game developers, publishers and other industry professionals to connect, do business and learn from industry leaders.
  • “Pocket Gamer Connects has produced must attend events around the world for over a decade to advance this industry and serve the ever-growing ecosystem.
  • Other PGC events to come this year include the GameExpo Summit in Dubai May 1-2; PGC Helsinki October 1-2, and PGC Jordan November 9-10 plus the Mobile Games Awards on August 20 in Cologne and more to come.

3D Content Platform ‘Atomontage®’ Announces Game Dev Tools Coming in 2024

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Health, GDC, MacOS, Virtual, VR, Paleontology, Explosion, Character, Oculus Quest, Maker, Meta, 3D, Minecraft, Lua, Montage, Fire, Teardown, IOS, Video, Android, Video game

WILMINGTON, Del., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deep tech startup Atomontage Inc. is thrilled to announce that the first game development features will finally be coming to their Virtual Matter™ platform in 2024.

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  • WILMINGTON, Del., March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deep tech startup Atomontage Inc. is thrilled to announce that the first game development features will finally be coming to their Virtual Matter™ platform in 2024.
  • An early look in the form of a gamedev demo will be available to press this month during GDC 2024.
  • In December, Atomontage announced the 2024 Edition of its groundbreaking Virtual Matter™ streaming platform after more than 20 years of R&D.
  • With it, anyone can easily build their own detailed 3D world by uploading many 3D models or generating 3D assets from any single image.

GameDriver and GlobalStep Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Game Development and QA Testing

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Apps, Applications, Mobile, Wireless, Technology, Electronic Games, Entertainment, Other Technology, Software, Audio, Video, Consumer Electronics, Artificial Intelligence, Partnership, Automation, Education, GDC, Growth, LQA, Video game

GameDriver® Inc. , the leading automated testing solution for gaming and XR experiences, and GlobalStep® , a global provider of art, development, quality assurance, localization and player support services for the games industry, today announced at GDC 2024 the signing of a strategic partnership to bring advanced testing solutions to game development studios worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • GameDriver® Inc. , the leading automated testing solution for gaming and XR experiences, and GlobalStep® , a global provider of art, development, quality assurance, localization and player support services for the games industry, today announced at GDC 2024 the signing of a strategic partnership to bring advanced testing solutions to game development studios worldwide.
  • The collaboration will streamline the testing process and ensure faster, more effective game development cycles.
  • “Our partnership with GlobalStep allows us to bring unmatched automated testing solutions to the global gaming market,” said Robert Gutierrez, GameDriver’s co-founder and CEO.
  • For more information about GlobalStep’s services and how the company can help develop, test and support gaming projects, email [email protected] .

Venba Wins the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 26th Annual Independent Games Festival Awards

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Visai Games’ Venba won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game at the 26th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards tonight.

Key Points: 
  • Visai Games’ Venba won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game at the 26th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards tonight.
  • The IGF Awards is the longest-running festival, summit and showcase honoring the most innovative and excellent independent games of the past year.
  • Developed by Visai Games, Venba is a narrative cooking game in which players experience life as an Indian mom who has immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1980s.
  • In addition to the Grand Prize, Venba was also nominated in the Excellence in Audio, Narrative and Visual Art categories.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Honored With Game of the Year Award at the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Baldur’s Gate 3, the critically acclaimed role-playing game by Larian Studios, has been presented with the Game of the Year award during the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCAs), the prominent peer-based video game event that celebrates the developers who have created the year’s top games.

Key Points: 
  • Baldur’s Gate 3, the critically acclaimed role-playing game by Larian Studios, has been presented with the Game of the Year award during the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCAs), the prominent peer-based video game event that celebrates the developers who have created the year’s top games.
  • In addition to Game of the Year, Baldur’s Gate 3 also claimed three other distinguished awards at tonight’s ceremony: Best Narrative, Best Design and the Audience Award.
  • The Game Developers Choice Awards also took the time to celebrate two important and influential figures in the industry.
  • The 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards winners are:

GameDriver Announces 2024.03 Update from GDC, Enhancing Support for Unreal Engine and Unity

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Data Management, Entertainment, Technology, Online, Audio, Video, Software, Electronic Games, Automation, GDC, Conference, VR, Mechanics, XR, Gesture, Mouse, Blueprint, Unreal Engine, ECS, OVR, Creativity, Multimedia, Rewired, Virtual reality, Video game

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240319568691/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240319568691/en/
    The latest version brings enhanced features and comprehensive support for Unreal Engine, Unity, OVR Gestures, and more to GameDriver’s automated testing and quality assurance solutions.
  • Unity 6 Support: In anticipation of the release of Unity 6, GameDriver has certified support for the latest version of Unity so that teams can upgrade seamlessly and leverage their test automation assets in the process.
  • Rewired™ Input System Support: GameDriver version 2024.03 now provides support for Rewired, a popular input system for Unity that enhances the control and handling of various input devices and platforms, such as keyboards, mice, gamepads, touchscreens and more.
  • Apple Vision Pro Support (beta): With the highly anticipated launch of the Apple Vision Pro earlier this year, GameDriver is providing support for Unity applications built on the latest innovative platform from Apple.

Saga Announces Saga Origins Game Publishing Arm During GDC 2024

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Software, Mobile, Wireless, Entertainment, Networks, Internet, Blockchain, Data Management, Apps, Applications, Technology, General Entertainment, Security, Web3, Electronic Games, GDC, Multiverse, Conference, Avalanche, Acquisition, Life, Three Kingdoms, IP, Rogue Nation, Polygon, Ecosystem, Another World, Video game

Saga , a leading Layer-1 protocol and developer ecosystem in web3, today unveiled Saga Origins, a new game publishing division devoted to bringing cutting-edge, quality games to market.

Key Points: 
  • Saga , a leading Layer-1 protocol and developer ecosystem in web3, today unveiled Saga Origins, a new game publishing division devoted to bringing cutting-edge, quality games to market.
  • With this landmark announcement, Saga becomes the first and only web3 chain to establish a dedicated game publishing arm for developers to partner with to release their projects.
  • Saga Origins is committed to offering a full service and collaborative approach to bring games to a global mass market.
  • Through its on-going Play-to-Airdrop campaigns, Saga, game studios and guilds, all team up to organize tournaments where players are rewarded with highly sought after $SAGA tokens for their participation.

FitXR Explores the Future of Immersive Fitness at GDC 2024

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Apps, Applications, Wearables, Mobile Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Technology, Other Technology, Software, Internet, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Artificial Intelligence, GDC, Attention, Conference, VR, Exercise, Slam, Fitness, Multimedia, Movement, Virtual reality, Video game

FitXR, ​​the leading virtual reality workout platform with the largest offering of fitness classes, will host a panel discussion titled "Get Moving in MR: Building the Future of Immersive Health and Fitness" at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco on March 21.

Key Points: 
  • FitXR, ​​the leading virtual reality workout platform with the largest offering of fitness classes, will host a panel discussion titled "Get Moving in MR: Building the Future of Immersive Health and Fitness" at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco on March 21.
  • Slam has quickly emerged as a pioneer in the virtual reality fitness space since its launch, and has captured the attention of fitness enthusiasts with its unique approach to combining physical activity with gaming elements.
  • Slam's success extends beyond adoption rates, with a remarkable completion rate of nearly 90 percent, the highest of any FitXR studio.
  • FitXR invites GDC attendees to join the panel discussion on the future of MR and VR fitness on Thursday, March 21st at 11:30am.