On paper, “Epic RPG” is a fully fleshed-out video game. Intrepid adventurers grind out currency to purchase enchanted armaments from their local outfitters, and delve into dungeons to slay wolves, scorpions and killer robots. You fish, cut down trees, and scavenge for food, and a continuous drizzle of experience points showers your character. Every two […]
Enlarge / Investors in GameStop and AMC briefly saw red as the WallStreetBets subreddit went private… StockSnap The WallStreetBets subreddit (WSB), widely credited with kickstarting GameStop’s epic stock run in recent weeks, was briefly taken private by moderators Wednesday night amid a tsunami of “so many comments and submissions that we can’t possibly even read […]
Discord is a chat app, similar to programs such as Skype or TeamSpeak, geared specifically toward gamers. Whether you’re new to Discord or have been using the platform for some time, it’s always good to learn new things about the app. For example, did you know that server administrators and moderators have the ability to […]
Riot police detain a protester during a demonstration in the Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood of Hong Kong on Aug. 11. (Issei Kato/Reuters) August 19 at 6:25 PM Twitter and Facebook said Monday they had taken action against China for using hundreds of fake accounts to sow political discord during the Hong Kong protests, marking the […]
One of the biggest platforms in gaming has put some more cash in its pockets. Discord has raised $ 150 million in its latest round of funding at a $ 2.05 billion valuation. Investment group Greenoaks Capital led the funding round. Firstmark, Tencent, IVP, Index Ventures, and Technology Opportunity Partners also contributed. Discord plans to use […]
Enlarge / Discord wants to attract more developers to its game store as it continues to expand beyond simple communications features. Discord has announced that it will start taking a reduced, 10-percent cut from game revenues generated on its online store starting next year, one-upping the Epic Games Store and its recently announced 12-percent cut on […]
The Discord Store is still in a limited soft launch in Canada, but developer Hero Blocks is already planning to bring its upcoming robotic-sports sim Mad Machines to that service as part of its First On Discord program. As Discord expands its service from communications to also selling games, it announced that it will help […]
Discord is moving beyond chatting and wants to start selling you games. On Thursday, the company launched the beta of its digital game store, which will carry a curated selection of new and popular hit titles. The store will be like a small boutique bookshop that contains recommendations from employees scribbled on little note cards, […]