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South by Southwest (SXSW) has announced it’ll be hosting its annual gaming awards in March, revealing 43 nominees across 12 different categories. That includes a virtual reality (VR) category with some of the most prominent titles of the last 12 months in the running like Valve’s
Half-Life: Alyx and Motive Studios’
Star Wars: Squadrons.
Half-Life: Alyx has been nominated in almost every VR award going whilst cross-platform
Star Wars: Squadrons was a big hit towards the end of 2020. Also on the list are
Down the Rabbit Hole, a little gem of a puzzle title from Cortopia Studios.
Possibly the most controversial on the list is
Chat service Discord doubles valuation to $7 billion
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Chat startup Discord Inc. roughly doubled its valuation to $7 billion in a financing that comes amid the service’s efforts to expand its user base beyond videogamers.
The San Francisco-based company said it raised $100 million in a funding round led by venture-capital firm Greenoaks Capital, which was already an investor in the company.
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. 02 Apr 2021
Discord makes voice- and text-communication software that is popular among computer and mobile gamers because it allows them to hang out and talk with their friends and communities. The service’s rise coincides with the explosion in popularity and valuation of online multiplayer games such as Epic Games Inc.’s “Fortnite.
Chat Service Discord Doubles Valuation to $7 Billion
The service popular among videogamers raises $100 million as it aims to go mainstream
Discord, which offers a mobile and computer chat platform, raised $100 million in capital in its latest funding round. Photo: Discord By Dec. 17, 2020 7:59 pm ET
Chat startup Discord Inc. roughly doubled its valuation to $7 billion in a financing that comes amid the service’s efforts to expand its user base beyond videogamers.
The San Francisco-based company said it raised $100 million in a funding round led by venture-capital firm Greenoaks Capital, which was already an investor in the company.
Discord makes voice- and text-communication software that is popular among computer and mobile gamers because it allows them to hang out and talk with their friends and communities. The service’s rise coincides with the explosion in popularity and valuation of online multiplayer games such as Epic G