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Kodland, which teaches kids digital skills, grabs $9M to scale its online coding school

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And with a nod towards the creator economy, it’s established its own “accelerator” — called Out of the Box — where it offers (extra) support to the most talented students to help them monetize their digital creations by turning them into “real-life” products.

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a16z, Avenir and Google back South African mobile games publisher Carry1st in $20M round

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Carry1st , a South African publisher of social games and interactive content across Africa, has raised a $20 million Series A extension led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). In a statement, the company said it intends to acquire more users by expanding into game co-development with studios. The rapid tech adoption from its 1.1

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

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I’ve had the opportunity to help business owners strategize their plans using PR as a tool to help navigate through difficult times with clarity. What do you need to do to support them, so that they can continue working during uncertain times? Take proper measures to keep employees safe and offer support where you can.

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Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature

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Last year, Epic Games integrated Houseparty with Fortnite, initially to allow gamers to see live feeds from friends while gaming, then later adding support to livestream gameplay directly into Houseparty. 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities.

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Role’s video role-playing platform makes a $2.75M charm attempt on the burgeoning tabletop world

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Some platforms, like Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds , have seized on this opportunity to provide online video collaboration platforms for playing games like D&D, strategy titles, and many others of the general tabletop type. “The game lives in the minds of the people, a shared social experience.

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Memory.ai, the startup behind time-tracking app Timely, raises $14M to build more AI-based productivity apps

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If the first wave of smartphone communications and the apps that are run on smartphone devices — social, gaming, productivity, media, information, etc. We look forward to supporting Mathias and the team in this exciting new chapter.”. It is, in a sense, a timely disruption.

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Infinite Canvas raises $2.8M for a metaverse creator group modeled after esports teams

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Much like the realm of esports boasts individual standout players who command their own followings, the social gaming world has its own stars who make original in-game content. We are just at the beginning of seeing what the metaverse market opportunity can be,” said Greenfield.