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According to a Fortnite leaker, Chinese game limitation policies may get more extreme, including in-game punishments for playing too long. The post China’s Insane Fortnite Limits Take ‘Nanny State’ to Ridiculous New Levels appeared first on CCN.com origin »
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Coinspeaker BitMovio Announces Equity Crowdfunding, New Partnerships for Asia Expansion and Community Development, and New Product Feature EnhancementsBitMovio is a blockchain-enabled gamified video streaming platform for the Fortnite generation based on freemium model.
2019-12-13 10:12 | |
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A new report dubbed ‘Gaming the System‘ by the Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, finds that children are ‘pressured’ into loot boxes and micro-transactions when gaming.
2019-10-24 14:56 | |
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You may have heard of Fortnite. It is the most famous video game in the world right now, so it is not surprising that people are starting to apply the blockchain technology to it. Satoshis Games has recently announced that it is developing a new game called Lightnite, which is said to be similar to […]
2019-10-22 00:42 | |
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Ñòàðòàï Satoshis Games ðàçðàáîòàåò àíàëîã êîìïüþòåðíîé èãðû Fortnite ñ ïîääåðæêîé ïëàòåæåé â ñåòè Lightning Network — Lightnite. We are announcing our new game at @LNconf ⚡ Here is the medium article about Lightnite, our #Bitcoin integrated battle royale game 🎮 You’ll also find a trailer in the article: https://t.
2019-10-22 16:06 | |
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Satoshis Games announced Lightnite, a Fortnite-like game with built-in Lightning Network microtransactions
2019-10-22 14:23 | |
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After being dark for a day, Fortnite came back triumphant with a new map — effectively going from a black hole to a Big Bang as it introduces users to a new map and new gameplay. Fortnite‘s not the first game to radically alter its map, though it might be the first one that did so under the pretense of a universe-ending event such as the black hole, which lingered for over a day.
2019-10-16 00:19 | |
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Last week, Activision released the much-awaited Call of Duty Mobile on Android and iOS in partnership with the Chinese tech giant Tencent. The new battle royale game seems to be an instant hit as it has already crossed 100 million downloads, according to a report by app research firm SensorTower.
2019-10-9 13:24 | |
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EA has stealth launched Plants vs. Zombies Battle for Neighborville, a fresh spin on the popular Plants vs. Zombies series. The new game offers class-based shooting gameplay as well as multiplayer modes and social spaces as EA tries to make money by launching another live service title.
2019-9-5 09:34 | |
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Ninja's massive success since abandoning Twitch for Mixer likely has many Twitch and YouTube streamers mulling similar moves. However, Mixer's new "Streamer Review" system could make it more difficult for competitors to ride on the legendary Fortnite streamer's coattails.
2019-9-4 23:43 | |
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Video game adaptations of Hollywood movies have a sketchy track record as haphazardly-assembled money-makers offering the bare minimum in terms of game play and art-style. Going by a new game play trailer released yesterday, developer Outright Games’ is seemingly following in that unflattering tradition with upcoming Jumanji: The Video Game.
2019-8-31 13:31 | |
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Fresh off of a collaboration with Netflix’s Stranger Things earlier this summer, Epic Games’ battle royale game Fortnite might be slated for a crossover with Stephen King’s It, according to new rumors.
2019-8-30 20:12 | |
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It is clear that gaming is becoming a global industry. Just recently, the Fortnite World Cup, sponsored by FIFA, took place in New York. Tens of thousands of people descended on a stadium to watch...
2019-8-28 16:23 | |
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Cybercriminals are always on the lookout for new victims and it looks like Fortnite players are their most recent choice. New ransomware called Syrk is currently targeting players and encrypting files if the ransom is not paid.
2019-8-27 23:42 | |
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A new ransomware masquerades as a Fortnite cheat and asks victims to pay up in crypto.
2019-8-27 22:00 | |
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By CCN Markets: Fortnite streamer Ninja hits 1. 5 million subscriptions on Mixer and suggests that there is more growth to come for his new channel. The popular streamer hit this milestone just a few weeks after making the shock announcement that he would be dropping Twitch to stream exclusively on its rival, Mixer.
2019-8-26 21:00 | |
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The start of Fortnite Season 10 was supposed to be a joyous occasion as Epic Games spoiled players with a slew of new content ranging from the progression of the battle royale's ongoing environmental narrative and fresh challenges to the addition of new vehicles, skins and, weapons.
2019-8-8 21:47 | |
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Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announced today that he’s waving goodbye to Twitch and porting his stream over to pastures new, specifically the Microsoft-owned rival platform Mixer. In a video published simultaneously on YouTube and Twitter, the Fortnite streamer announced he would be streaming exclusively on Mixer full time moving forward.
2019-8-2 02:45 | |
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Tyler "Ninja" Blevins announced today that he's waving goodbye to Twitch and porting his stream over to pastures new, specifically the Microsoft-owned rival platform Mixer. In a video published simultaneously on YouTube and Twitter, the Fortnite streamer announced he would be streaming exclusively on Mixer full time moving forward.
2019-8-4 02:45 | |
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As the dust settles on the Fortnite World Cup, Epic Games appears to be laying the groundwork for a more elaborate and sustained competitive circuit. During a break in the competition at this weekend’s event in New York, Fortnite caster Sundown announced the Fortnite Championship Series, slated to debut with Season 10, which is widely […] The post Esports Play Epic Games to Finally Ramp up Competitive Fortnite Efforts appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-7-30 23:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency will gain significantly from playing a role in online gaming, one of the industry’s best-known investors has forecast after Fortnite World Cup concludes. Fortnite and Gaming Are ‘Very Bullish’ Commenting after the culmination of the Fortnite World Cup event in New York, Travis Kling, founder and CIO of cryptocurrency asset manager Ikigai, said it was only a matter of time before the “huge” cash flows in gaming made their way into crypto.
2019-7-29 16:00 | |
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Epic Games has added a new update to Fortnite. Chief among the new features is an airstrike grenade, which adds fire from the sky for players lucky enough to find weapons on the map. Each projectile brings 20 missiles with it, and explosions damage players and buildings alike within a 3.
2019-7-11 04:15 | |
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With Gears of War 5 being several months from release, developer The Coalition has started unveiling new features of the game. Fans of the franchise’s multiplayer game are set to get a kick out of Gears 5’s new Escalation mode, which the developer notes is the “most intense competitive mode to date.
2019-7-8 01:00 | |
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There are many gaming laptops around now, but Dell‘s still one of the trusted gaming laptop makers. If you’re on the hunt for a new machine for your playing needs, Dell’s G5 gaming laptop’s down to $599 from $999 (use the discount code: AFFDG5).
2019-5-15 15:15 | |
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Unikrn, one of the largest esports betting platforms in the world, has debuted a new product that allows fans to place crypto bets on Fortnite and Apex Legends streams on Twitch. While no partnerships with star gamers have been established, the company believe exposing the esports betting community to crypto will increase adoption.
2019-5-14 17:16 | |
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Esports platform Unikrn is debuting a new product that lets fans bet cryptocurrency on Twitch and other gaming sites.
2019-5-13 13:00 | |
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By CCN: Fortnite Season 9 has begun, and along with with it, a heavy dose of carnage and chaos. Even the Battle Royale map hasn’t been spared! Retail Row and Tilted Towers were obliterated and replaced with new, cyberpunk Neo-Tilted and Mega Mall.
2019-5-12 10:42 | |
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In recent years, gaming has moved far beyond its casual roots, and entered into the arena of eSports as a serious spectator sport with a huge young millennial following. Video gamers have traditionally been among the first adopters of new technology, such as virtual reality and the latest console developments.
2019-4-9 17:30 | |
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Less than a week after Epic Games awarded creators participating in its $5 million Unreal Dev Grants program, the developer of the hugely successful online video game Fortnite has announced a new $100 million grant initiative known as Epic MegaGrants.
2019-3-21 18:22 | |
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Respawn’s surprise hit Apex Legends just achieved a truly impressive gaming milestone. So can we please not view it exclusively through the lens of Fortnite, as hard as that might be? Apex Legends hit 50 Million players worldwide! We are humbled by all your support and can’t wait to show you what’s next.
2019-3-5 22:58 | |
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After a difficult 2018 characterised by sluggish sales and further loss of ground to multiplayer juggernaut ‘Fortnite‘, EA has taken another huge hit after newly released earnings figures of $262 million for Q3 2018 showed that the company missed its $1.
2019-2-7 12:13 | |
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Enough already of the tired old rhetoric that Bitcoin is the first choice of criminals for money laundering. Criminals will use any means available, including Fortnite’s V-Bucks, according to a new investigation by The Independent.
2019-1-18 11:00 | |
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The publisher of Forza Horizon 4, our pick for the best racing game of 2018, recently updated the game. In addition to adding several new cars, it also removed two emotes. While this wouldn’t seem like a big deal in and of itself, you begin to see what a bullet it’s trying to dodge when you look across at the legal tangle that is Fortnite, Epic Games, and the dance emote lawsuits.
2019-1-16 02:21 | |
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U. S. federal law enforcement authorities are among the most active criminal agencies globally against cryptocurrency infractions. A new example of this is that FBI and Homeland Security agents have reportedly raided a technology campus over unauthorized cryptocurrency trading.
2019-1-8 01:45 | |
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The highly-publicized acceptance of Monero at the official merch store of Fortnite, the world’s most popular game, was an “accident,” the founder of Epic Games, Fortnite’s parent company, revealed on Twitter on January 6, 2019.
2019-1-8 21:30 | |
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Fortnite Store [Once] Accept[ed] Monero (XMR) On New Year’s Day, rumors began to circulate around the crypto industry’s social media channels that Fortnite, the world-renowned “Battle Royale” video game that raked in millions upon millions, had begun to accept Monero (XMR) payments on its official merchandise store.
2019-1-7 12:00 | |
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The Fortnite merchandise shop is ringing in the new year with Monero.
2019-1-3 23:42 | |
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The popular online video game Fortnite is helping to drive cryptocurrency adoption, as its merchandise store has now started accepting crypto payments. However, the option is limited to Monero (XMR) – a leading privacy coin.
2019-1-2 16:09 | |
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Fortnite Accepts Monero (XMR) For Merch On New Year’s Day, rumors began to circulate around crypto’s segment of the internet that Fortnite, the world-renowned “Battle Royale” video game, had begun to accept Monero (XMR) for branded merchandise.
2019-1-2 23:25 | |
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When it comes to activity on the darknet, making money is usually the prime concern. Criminals and enthusiasts want to find ways to score a quick buck on the side. If that effort is as painless as possible, all the better.
2018-12-20 15:42 | |
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Last week, Fortnite creator Epic Games announced it was creating its own store, in direct competition with Valve’s Steam store. As part of its incentive, it was using a new revenue sharing model, in which it would keep only 12 percent of revenue, as opposed to the industry standard of 30.
2018-12-11 01:35 | |
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As promised, publisher Epic Games has thrown open the doors to its online store today, with a small selection of PC games on its shelves. The Fortnite developer is hoping to take on Valve’s popular Steam store with its new shop, but it won’t be an easy run.
2018-12-7 07:37 | |
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Epic Games, the company behind the wildly successful Fortnite, today revealed it’s opening its own digital game storefront. The new store will offer developers an 88 percent share of revenue, in contrast to Valve’s industry-standard 70 percent.
2018-12-4 20:49 | |
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EA is apparently determined to ensure its latest endeavor, WWII-era shooter Battlefield V, is getting as much space as possible to prove it’s different from its eternal rival Call of Duty. The company has now put the brakes on BFV‘s battle royale in favor of the game‘s single-player story, meaning that (for the time being, anyway) it won’t have to compete for the attention of Fortnite emigres with Black Ops 4‘s Blackout mode.
2018-10-25 21:03 | |
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Activision’s latest entry in the venerable Call of Duty franchise is cleaning house and then some. After only a few days on the market, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has already made half-a-billion dollars — and yet apparently that’s still not enough to impress some of the company’s investors.
2018-10-19 22:16 | |
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[Whoa] Ripple's Blockchain Ledger Sees 150 Million XRP Coins Move in New Mega-Transaction [Whoa] Ripple's Blockchain Ledger Sees 150 Million XRP Coins Move in New Mega-Transaction Epic Games' Fortnite Video Game Could Transition onto Blockchain via MagnaChain Partnership Epic Games' Fortnite Video Game Could Transition onto Blockchain via MagnaChain Partnership Guidepost Solutions CEO Security Expert: […]
2018-10-7 23:59 | |
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Want that cheat item? It's going to cost you.
2018-10-5 00:45 | |
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Everyone is talking about it, the most popular game at the minute (at least until Red Dead Redemption 2 comes out. . ) is Fortnite! Fortnite is always in the news for something or other nowadays.
2018-10-5 23:00 | |
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Latest Malwarebytes Labs’ report revealed that a new malware has been concealed as “cheat tools”, in which Fortnite Gamers are said to be the most impacted. The malware supposedly has the ability to not only steal users’ Bitcoins but also personal data.
2018-10-4 16:04 | |
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A new season of Fortnite is upon is, and with it a busload of new scams. This time, internet baddies are intent on stealing the Bitcoin (and data) of Fortnite players. Computer security firm Malwarebytes conducted an investigation into the Fortnite ecosystem.
2018-10-4 14:38 | |
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Algorithmic crypto trading firm Wintermute is reportedly in discussions with Chinese giant Tencent and other investors to raise up to $300 million. Wintermute, a high-frequency trading and market-making firm in the crypto space, is in talks with multiple investors about…
Chinese technology behemoth Tencent has completed a $15 million Series A funding round for Chainbase, an omnichain data network for web3. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, the funding round saw participation from notable investment entities, including Tencent…
In an insightful conversation at Web Summit Qatar 2024, Dileep Thazhmon, CEO and Founder of Jeeves, discussed potential plans for the company’s expansion into Qatar by 2025. Reflecting on his personal connection to Doha, where he spent his childhood, Thazhmon…
WeChat operator, Tencent, announced the launch of a new digital yuan smart contract enterprise credit solution platform. The new platform aims to bring a more convenient and efficient financing service for small and medium-sized enterprises. The project will use the…
Coinspeaker Tencent Q1 2023 Earnings Statement Rides High on Increased Payment Volumes, Ad Sales, Gaming Chinese tech giant Tencent saw its Q1 2023 revenue jump 11% YoY to $21. 4 billion amid relaxed industrial regulations.
Coinspeaker Alibaba Slashes Cloud Prices by Half to Foster Growth Ahead of Possible IPO Chinese tech giant Alibaba will cut the prices of its cloud services by up to 50% starting today as it hopes to grow the sector.
Coinspeaker Alibaba Shares Up 12% after Firm Unveils Major Restructuring The Alibaba growth sentiment has spread to the entire Chinese sector with the shares of other competing firms soaring following the news.