Introducing Nintendo Labo, a new line of interactive build-and-play experiences designed to inspire kids and those who are kids-at-heart. Building on the 129-year history of Nintendo, which is rooted in innovative entertainment and game-play experiences, Nintendo Labo continues the company’s mission of putting smiles on people’s faces.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is pleased to announce four additional speakers for the 2018 D.I.C.E. Summit (#DICE18), taking place Feb. 20-22 in Las Vegas. Leading video game executives and creators will gather to participate in the premier industry networking event and listen to key speakers address the conference theme - Made Better - tackling some of the industry’s biggest ideas and trends.

Officially launched today, Hyper Universe, the intensely fun 2D action brawler, is now available to play for free through Steam and Nexon Launcher. Featuring an outrageous cast of characters, Hyper Universe pits two teams of four against each other, challenging players to duke it out in fast-paced, side-scrolling action.

The Overwatch League roared to life last week at the Blizzard Arena Los Angeles, with four days of intense competition between all 12 teams of the world’s first major global city-based professional esports league.

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The MONOPOLY game has long sparked family feuds and arguments across the globe – and with good reason.

Unity Technologies (https://unity3d.com/), creator of the world’s leading real-time development platform, today released a sneak peek at “Book of the Dead,” which demonstrates the power of real-time rendering on Unity. Making extensive use of Unity’s powerful new rendering system, the Scriptable Render Pipeline, “Book of the Dead” shows how developers can take total control of the rendering process to achieve a level of detail and visual fidelity made possible by Unity in 2018.

FanDuel announced today that marketing veteran Mike Raffensperger will join the company as Chief Marketing Officer. Mike will lead all marketing efforts for the company, developing new growth strategies and overseeing customer acquisition and retention channels.

Starting on Feb. 3, Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, two of the most acclaimed Nintendo 3DS games of all time, and Ultimate NES Remix, a wildly fun mashup of classic NES games starring classic Nintendo characters, are joining the Nintendo Selects library and will be available at a suggested retail price of only $19.99 each.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced Scribblenauts™ Showdown, a new video game based on the inventive franchise that expands upon the puzzle-action series’ creativity by introducing two new party game modes for one to four players. Scribblenauts Showdown will be available March 6 for Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One®.

Epic Games today announced the recipients of the latest round of Unreal Dev Grants totaling over $200,000 in no-strings-attached funds for talented creators. Established in February 2015, Unreal Dev Grants is a $5 million development fund to provide financial support for teams and individuals doing impressive work in and around Unreal Engine 4, awarded without any restrictions or obligations to Epic Games.

Private Division, Squad, and BlitWorks announced today that Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition, the new console version of the beloved space simulation game, is now available for digital download on PlayStation^®4 computer entertainment system and across the Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One X. Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition is built from the ground up to include re-worked and console-optimized UI, a new control scheme exclusively for consoles, and more ways to enjoy launching your spaceships into orbit.

The CWL New Orleans Open, presented by PlayStation®4, concluded with Team Kaliber claiming top prize after a fiercely competitive tournament in Call of Duty®: WWII. Teams Luminosity Gaming, Rise Nation and Red Reserve rounded out the top four spots at the end of the three-day competition taking place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is pleased to announce the nominees for its 21^st D.I.C.E. Awards (#DICEAwards), co-hosted by Greg Miller, co-founder of internet video show and podcast Kinda Funny, and Jessica Chobot of Nerdist News. Academy members will begin general voting for the video game industry’s premier peer-based awards show on Friday, Jan. 12^th at 5:00 PM PST.

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The second open tournament of the 2018 Call of Duty World League season, presented by PlayStation®4, gets underway today through Sunday (January 12 - 14) at the CWL New Orleans Open. Call of Duty® esports teams from around the world, including teams from North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), will visit the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans to battle for the open event championship and a share of the event prize pool as part of the CWL largest season long prize purse in league history, topping $4.2 million.

On Jan. 26, an adorable New Nintendo 2DS XL system featuring Pikachu’s iconic face launches in stores at a suggested retail price of $159.99. The New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition system is just as electric as the Pokémon itself, with an eye-catching yellow design featuring a stylized close-up of Pikachu’s face. This special edition system is a must-have for Pokémon fans! As with all Nintendo 2DS systems, the New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition system plays Nintendo 3DS games in 2D.

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: ATVI) intends to release its fourth quarter 2017 results after the close of the market on Thursday, February 8, 2018. In conjunction with this release, Activision Blizzard will host a conference call that will be broadcast over the internet.

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Nintendo debuted a new Nintendo Direct Mini video presentation today spotlighting a selection of first- and third-party titles coming in early 2018. Following a strong holiday season, Nintendo Switch owners will see a variety of new games and content arriving in the next few months, including DARK SOULS: REMASTERED, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Mario Tennis Aces and Kirby Star Allies games, and a certain green-clad brother bringing a new mode to the Super Mario Odyssey game.

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The inaugural season of the Overwatch League^™ kicks off today, beginning an epic showdown between teams from some of the world’s top sports and esports leaders—and the best Overwatch players on the planet.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: TTWO) today announced that it plans to report financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2018, ended December 31, 2017, after the market close on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. The Company plans to hold a conference call to discuss its results at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, which can be accessed by dialing (877) 407-0984 or (201) 689-8577. A live, listen-only webcast and a replay of the call will be available at http://ir.take2games.com/.

Earlier today, Overwatch League™ and social video service Twitch announced a multi-year partnership for distribution of Overwatch League’s streaming rights. Per a press release issued by Overwatch League and Twitch, the partnership ensures that every match of the world’s first major global city-based esports league will be readily available to fans across the globe. The inaugural season of Overwatch League begins tomorrow, January 10, 2018, as the Los Angeles Valiant match up against the San Francisco Shock at Blizzard Arena in Burbank. The Los Angeles Valiant, one of two Los Angeles-based franchises in Overwatch League, is backed by AEG, Lionsgate, the Milken family, Steve Kaplan, CrossCut Ventures, and other primarily Los Angeles-based media and technology investors and executives.

Today the Overwatch League™ and social video service Twitch announced a historic esports media-rights partnership, ensuring that every match of the world’s first major global city-based esports league will be readily available to fans across the globe. The first match of the Overwatch League’s inaugural season goes live on Twitch this Wednesday, January 10, on Twitch.tv/overwatchleague.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the video game industry’s professional trade organization representing over 30,000 development and creative members, today announced that Jade Raymond of Electronic Arts has been appointed to the AIAS’ Board of Directors effective immediately.

Smilegate Entertainment has announced viewership numbers for their main FPS title CROSSFIRE’s world championship tournament ‘CROSSFIRE STARS (CFS) 2017 Grand Finals’ which was held in Xi’an, China from November 30th to December 3rd, 2017. The tournament reached a total of 37.5 million unique viewers, about a 50% increase from the previous year viewership record set by CFS 2016 Grand Finals. The audience for CROSSFIRE esports continues to grow as well as the investment of Smilegate into esports, elevating this year’s Grand Finals prize pool to $850,000 USD.

IOGEAR, a manufacturer of innovative information technology products for consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses, today announced the expansion of its Kaliber Gaming portfolio of affordable, high-performance gaming peripherals at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018. The new products will be showcased January 9-12, 2018, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Central Hall (booth 14748).

Transphorm Inc.—the leader in the design and manufacturing of the highest reliability and only qualified high voltage Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors—today confirmed that its GaN FETs are used in CORSAIR’s new AX1600i Power Supply Unit (PSU). CORSAIR supplies the gaming community with high-performance products used in custom PCs. The company’s latest product establishes a new class of AC-to-DC PSUs, as it is the first to use GaN and achieves 99 percent efficiency. Transphorm’s GaN increases the PSU’s power output by 6.5 percent in an 11 percent smaller package at the same temperature.

Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ-NMS: LOGI) today announced that it will release quarterly financial results on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 at 3:00 a.m. Central European Time.