Vindex and MLG co-founder Mike Sepso believes the games industry still needs esports

Vindex and MLG co-founder Mike Sepso believes the games industry still needs esports

Major League Gaming cofounder Mike Sepso believes the games industry needs esports due to rapidly changing business models. The boon of free-to-play games and competitive gaming has changed the way publishers look to market their video games, and Sepso believes esports are key to that. Sepso and his company Vindex, an esports infrastructure platform, are … Read more

Data reliability platform Datafold raises $20M

Data reliability platform Datafold raises $20M

Correction 9:07 a.m. PT: An earlier version of this story stated that Databricks, and DBT Labs were investors in Datafold when in fact Datafold incoming board member and general partner at NEA Peter Sonsini also is an investor in Databricks. Amplify Partners, the other Datafold investor, invested in DBT Labs. Datafold, a startup that automates … Read more

The DeanBeat: Digging into the campaign design of Call of Duty: Vanguard

Call of Duty: Vanguard

Call of Duty: Vanguard debuts today on PC and consoles, and we’ve taken some time to dig into the details of the single-player campaign. While the upcoming Battlefield 2042 is multiplayer only, Vanguard carries on the tradition of telling a story about the sacrifices of soldiers and the “boots on the ground” experience of gritty … Read more

Imagination launches its most-advanced ray tracing GPU for mobile

Imagination launches its most-advanced ray tracing GPU for mobile

Imagination Technologies unveiled its most-advanced ray-tracing graphics processing unit (GPU) for games and other markets. The new IMG CXT will bring desktop-quality visuals to mobile devices, said Kristof Beets, vice president of technology insights at Imagination in an interview with GamesBeat. That means you’ll be able to play cool games on your smartphones. London-based Imagination said … Read more

Moogsoft improves cloud monitoring with Datadog integration

Moogsoft improves cloud monitoring with Datadog integration

AIOps startup Moogsoft has improved its unified cloud monitoring platform for enterprises with a host of new features, including integration with its observability service Datadog. The updates, according to a statement from the company, improve workflow automation and increase incident context, giving organizations using the platform a more holistic view of their systems as well … Read more