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Game On: UTD Opens One of Nation’s Largest Gaming, Esports Centers

by | Mar 5, 2025
Called Comets LANding, the newly constructed, two-story facility is roughly 16,000 square feet and houses more than 100 PCs. “We may not have football, but we have one of the best esports programs in the country,” a UTD esports manager said.
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TI Rolls Out 90% Smaller Controller for ‘Epic’ 4K UHD Displays for Gaming, Entertainment, & AR Glasses
by | Aug 6, 2024
Designed for future, more compact video and gaming projectors—and augmented reality glasses—the new controller will enable "the smallest, fastest, and lowest-power 4K ultra-high-definition projectors ever," TI says. Instead of needing a giant HDTV on the wall, you'll just need the wall.
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ProbablyMonsters Taps Former Dallas OpTic Gaming CEO Adam Rymer as Chief Product Officer to Expand Development Teams
by | Apr 26, 2024
The buzzy video game company also reveals new development team Hidden Grove, as Rymer drives the company's growth following last year's news of a Fort Worth expansion supported by $1.5 million in city incentives.
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Gaming & Esports Veterans Launch Dallas Agency To Help Brands Engage with Gamers
by | Apr 9, 2024
POV Strategy and Research will offer services ranging from audience research and influencer marketing to paid media campaigns and "world-building strategy" in platforms like UEFN and Roblox.
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Competitive Edge: 4 Former Athletes Bringing Their A-Games to Startups

by | Sep 28, 2023
A former Yale track captain and three NFL vets—including two Dallas Cowboys—talk frankly about their entrepreneurial journeys from playing field to founder.
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Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford launched the company in 1999, It's getting bought by global games giant Embracer.
Gearbox Entertainment Launches Initiative to Organize, Direct Philanthropic Efforts
by | Apr 25, 2023

Gearbox Entertainment Co., an award-winning creator and distributor of transmedia entertainment, has launched Gearbox Gives, a new initiative that organizes and directs the studio’s philanthropic work....

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Famed ‘Ninja’ Joins Frisco’s GameSquare as CIO, Will Lead New Incubator
by | Feb 24, 2023
Gaming and pop culture celeb Tyler "Ninja" Blevins is bringing his content innovation talents—and his 18 million Twitch followers—along for the ride at GameSquare, which is backed by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Crescent Realty founder John Goff of Fort Worth.
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Six Pillars Partners Leads Recapitalization, Merger to Form ‘Largest Gaming-Focused Creative Agency’
by | Dec 14, 2022

Addison-based Six Pillars Partners led the recapitalization and merger of two independent marketing agencies, Red Square Agency and Foundry, to form Good Giant.

As a newly combined platform, Good Giant is the largest gaming-focused creative agency in the country, according to a news release....

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Dallas-Based Edutainment Startup Banneky Has a New Way to Promote Diversity in STEM Careers 

by | Jun 24, 2021
The new tech education platform, Banneky.com, is hosting a six-hour virtual event on June 26 in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures and Microsoft to promote diversity and inspire youth to pursue STEM careers in tech, gaming, and entertainment.
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Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford launched the company in 1999, It's getting bought by global games giant Embracer.
Frisco-Based Gearbox Acquired by Embracer Group in $1.3B Deal
by | Feb 3, 2021
The merger adds "rocket fuel" to Gearbox’s creative engine to accelerate growth. Its 550 employees will join Embracer Group's global family of game developers and publishers.
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GameStop CEO Sherman: Switching to E-commerce Helped Save Bottom Line
by | Jul 1, 2020
GameStop's CEO also talks about how the company is safely reopening its brick and mortar stores given the varying regulations across states and countries, as well as its corporate headquarters in Grapevine.
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Purpose to Play: Dallas-based BALANCED Closes a $3.5M Seed Round for Crowdsourced AI Gaming Tech
by | Jun 22, 2020
The new funding comes on the heels of BALANCED garnering spare computer processing power to help find treatments for COVID-19.
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Complexity Gaming, U.S. Army Partner to Integrate Esports into Program for Soldiers

by | Jun 14, 2019
The partnership will let esports players and soldiers walk a mile in each other's boots—and gaming chairs.
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Dallas’ Entertainment Giant Dave & Buster’s Unveils a New Virtual Playground
by | Jun 4, 2019
The entertainment company's "free-roaming" VR experience uses no wires, allowing players to run, duck, and jump to defeat their competition. 
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Esports North Texas Emerging Technologies Summit Dallas Startup Week
‘Dallas Has Been Made for Esports’: How Startups Can Grab a Spot in the Gaming Industry
by | Apr 15, 2019
North Texas startups have the opportunity to take place in an emerging industry, experts say. Here’s what founders need to know about finding funding and the future of esports.
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GameStop, Envy Gaming Collaborate to Boost Esports Profile
by | Mar 27, 2019
Envy Gaming, owner of Team Envy and Dallas Fuel, is partnering with GameStop to launch a series of gaming clinics for amateur gamers. 
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