The Game Giant’s 3rd podcast that came after 4! This episode, Jairus and I talk about Waifu’s. What is a Waifu? Listen and find out and cringe and laugh at our types of girls. Also about writing good character developments. Apologies for the audio quality, there was background noise that would be distracting during the podcast.
Benjamin Le: Newsforgamers.net
Jairus Cambe: http://www.jairuscmusic.com Jairus C. Music
Epic Games, the gaming studio behind Fortnite, announced yesterday that they will provide $100,000,000 to fund prize pools for Fortnite competitions. How it will be distributed remains to be announced. Epic has stated that their approach “will be different…to be more inclusive, and focused on the joy of playing and watching the game.”
$100 million is the highest prize pool for any esports game event. Last year, Dota 2, Valve’s MOBA, had their International prize pool set at $24,687,919.00 thanks to players contributing to the pot bonus. It was split amongst the top 18 teams with 1st place taking about $10.8 million. How Fortnite will split the $100 million remains to be determined as this will be their first year hosting a prize pool.
Who will you be rooting for?
If you weren’t able to get your hands on the NES Classic two years ago and have been avoiding scrapers who are selling the console for three times the price, you’re in luck. Nintendo is bringing back the NES Classic Edition on June 29th. They expect the stock to last for the rest of 2018.
The NES Classic is set for $59.99 and the games will remain the same.
Last year, Niantic (Creators of Pokemon Go) hosted a colossal event know as Pokemon Go Fest in Chicago. The purpose was to gather player all throughout the world to create a special event where people can play together and capture Luigia. Unfortunately, the event was executed poorly due to a poor internet connection, long lines, and the game failing to work. More details regarding the event are linked. Niantic faced many suits and paid up to $1.6 million to pay for damages, ticket prices, and travel fees. This year, Niantic is planning to host Pokemon Go Fest 2018 in Chicago and hoping to make up for their previous event.
July 14th and 15th, Niantic will host the “A Walk in the Park in Chicago.” It is a 1.8-mile walk in beautiful and lush Lincoln Park. There will be exclusive events hosted there and probably some rare Pokemon to catch. Tickets go on sale May 11th for $20.
Niantic has learned from their previous event. Go Fest 2018 is smaller in scale in comparison to last years. People can only pay for a single day which helps spread the flood of people looking to join. By containing the event to a smaller venue (in this case a trail) this allows Niantic to have a stronger control over the line of people and the event overall. Niantic has also been hosting events throughout the world and has been having great success.
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