Month: December 2020

Cyberpunk 2077 developer says disappointed players can ask for refunds

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has acknowledged the performance issues plaguing the game on base last-gen consoles, and has apologized for not showing the game running on the original PS4 and Xbox One prior to its release. “We should have paid more attention to making it play better on…

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Cledara, the SaaS purchase and management platform, raises $3.4M funding

Cledara, the SaaS purchase and management platform that helps bring greater viability and control over a company’s sprawling software subscriptions, has raised $3.4 million in additional funding. The round is led by Nauta Capital, with participation from existing investor Anthemis. It comes off the back of the startup growing revenues…

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Amazon Prime goes for the jugular – plans bid for IPL, India cricket streaming rights australia vs

Just as expected, Amazon Prime is looking to expand its cricket programming in India, and in fact may be going for the jugular by bidding for broadcasting rights of Indian national team’s matches and the IPL (Indian Premier League). Amazon Prime Video had made the first move last month after…

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EA is buying Codemasters for $1.2 billion to take lead in racing game market

Electronic Arts has agreed to buy out UK developer Codemasters in a move that could see the US publishing giant wrest control of the racing video game genre. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year for £6.04 (~$7.98) a share, valuing Codemasters at around…

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Ola to invest $327M to set up ‘the world’s largest scooter factory’ in Tamil Nadu

Ola said on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Tamil Nadu in India to set up what it claims would be the “world’s largest scooter manufacturing facility” in the South Indian state as the Indian ride-hailing firm begins a new push with electric…

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Reddit acquires Dubsmash

Reddit announced that it has acquired short video platform Dubsmash. The deal’s terms were undisclosed. Dubsmash will retain its own platform and brand, and Reddit will integrate its video creation tools. Its co-founders, Suchit Dash, Jonas Drüppel and Tim Specht, will join Reddit. According to Crunchbase data, the app has…

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