Twitch Lays Off Over 400 People, CEO Steps Down
Twitch announced that it has has undergone a mass layoff, with more than 400 employees losing their jobs. Along with this news, Twitch CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear has stepped down after 16 years.
As explained in a recent blog post written by new Twitch CEO Dan Clancy, the company has let go of 400 people as a means to cut costs.
“User and revenue growth has not kept pace with our expectations,” Clancy said. “In order to run our business sustainably, we’ve made the very difficult decision to shrink the size of our workforce.”
This comes as part of a larger round of layoffs across Amazon, which owns Twitch. In total, Amazon suffered over 9,000 layoffs across all its divisions.
Now-former Twitch CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear announced his departure from the …
Las Vegas Sands Corporation in talks regarding new Asian casino resort
The boss for American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly announced that his firm is in negotiations with ‘a major country’ in Asia regarding the possible development of a new gambling-friendly resort.
According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, Rob Goldstein (pictured) serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the Las Vegas-headquartered company and told the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper that the potential development could be similar in size and scope to the 2,560-room Marina Bay Sands venue his enterprise has run in the city-state of Singapore since 2010.
American abandonment:
Las Vegas Sands Corporation last year inked a $6.25 billion deal to entirely exit the land-based casino market of the Unit…
Experience Real Spooky Adventure In New Kalamba’s Slot- Wilds From The Crypt
On August 3, Kalamba Games, an international gaming studio that provides data slots and casino content based in Krakow, Poland and Floriana, Malta, released Wilds from the Crypt, a horror-themed slot featuring a large family hiding some demonic secrets who live in a haunted mansion that has a cemetery in its yard.
In addition, the provider’s previous hits include Gold Tracker 7s and Hyper Blitz Hold And Win.
Eeerie visual:
True to its name, the main theme of the slot is the aforementioned eerie mansion and demonic family members. The game takes place in the mentioned cemetery, with burning candles next to the coffins lying on the ground. On the side are different tombstones, and at the back is a house with small towers. The soundtrack matches th…
Rivalry Expands Casino Offering by Adding New Games
On Monday, the company unveiled that it is expanding its casino products by delivering eight new games. The new content includes popular casino-style titles such as Baccarat, Blackjack, Roulette and more. Thanks to the expansion, customers of the company will be able to access different single-player table games.
Additionally, Rivalary confirmed it plans to add multiplayer as well as live dealer titles. These games are expected to deliver unique experiences while the company confirmed it plans to further expand its casino offering.
According to Rivalry, the eight new casino games will be available via the company’s casino platform that delivers unique experiences, Casino.exe. What’s more, the company vowed to continue to develop further the platform by implementi…
RAW iGaming Releases Fresh SuperSymbols Mechanic via Mighty Buffalo
After introducing a jackpot version of its popular slot The Secret of Ali Baba just last week, RAW iGaming has more fresh and exciting news for its fans.
RAW Group’s in-house developer studio has announced the development and release of SuperSymbols, its latest game mechanic. The new mechanic currently waiting for a patent joins the impressive list of similar game mechanics like SuperSlice, SuperTracks, and SuperStretch that has entirely changed the way featuring online slots are played.
The fresh feature has made its debut in the studio’s newly launched Mighty Buffalo SuperSymbols slot. In the near future, Raging Super2Ways will join th…
The Good Life – Análisis
Antes siquiera de ponernos a los mandos de la versión definitiva de The Good Life ya podemos hacernos una idea del tono de esta excéntrica obra: la vimos descrita al detalle en su campaña de Kickstarter, que finalizó con una recaudación de más de 600.000 euros, hemos podido jugar a varias demos, incluyendo un prototipo publicado junto a aquel crowdfunding hace ya tres años, y no son pocos los tráilers que White Owls ha ido publicando a lo largo de todo este tiempo. Pese a toda esa información y versiones de pruebas, adentrarnos en lo nuevo de Hidetaka ‘Swery’ Suehiro, qué él mismo define como su “juego soñado”, ha resultado ser una experiencia tan desconcertante como imaginamos que el director quería que fuese.
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The Last of Us Parte I – Análisis
El mes de marzo ha sido muy importante para la saga The Last of Us de Naughty Dog comenzando por el episodio final de la primera temporada de su serie para HBO y continuando con el esperado lanzamiento de The Last of Us Parte 1 para PC que permite a los que jugamos habitualmente en la plataforma del teclado y el ratón disfrutar de uno de los mejores juegos del catálogo de PlayStation.
Durante las próximas líneas vamos a hablaros de ciertos pormenores de esta versión, centrándonos como siempre en aspectos técnicos (para conocer más cosas sobre la jugabilidad, historia y demás detalles tenéis su análisis original), en las cosas que deben mejorar de este port, y de cómo han trabajado para readaptar los controles o a…
Australia Launches Bet Stop Program to Address Problem Gambling
Australian citizens facing any sort of problem gambling will soon be able to exclude themselves before things get too far. All they would need to do will be to sign up for a national self-exclusion register that will prevent them from placing bets on sports and racing events. As Asian Gaming Brief reports (AGB), the national register titled BetStop will be launched by the Australian Government on August 21, 2023, to render the capacity to problem gamblers to have their betting activity discontinued.
Addressing Problem Gambling:
The rules associated with the BetStop launch reportedly anticipate the inclusion of interactive sportsbooks and racebooks in the promotion of the BetStop program in their Internet and mobile gambling …
SkillOnNet adds Genting Casino to its online gaming network
Genting Casino and SkillOnNet have signed a new partnership deal. The agreement will see the top-rated online casino platform provider offering its services to GentingCasino.com. With the new services, the player experience is set to be enriched with new content.
Details of the Deal
SkillOnNet already provides platform services for large companies in the gaming world, now adding Genting Casino to the list. The provider will operate the brand and domain, with no details offered on how much Genting will pay for the service options.
