TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

I think it’s important that we explicitly discuss something that every VC instinctively knows: The hype around a given business or category has become a form of bias for investors and founders when vetting ideas to pursue. But that’s the rule with mega-hyped markets. The hype-driven race to the bottom. What does that look like?

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Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

With all the hype around AI PCs, computer makers are rushing to release new designs featuring efficient new chips from Intel and AMD. Thats all explained in our guide for best gaming notebooks.) That said, on gaming machines with thirsty graphics cards, you may have to settle for a bit less.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The game, developed by Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima and starring Norman Reedus, had gathered plenty of hype through the P.T. Silent Hill fans have been clamoring for a new entry in the long-running series ever since Konami canceled Silent Hills in 2015. interactive teaser. Kojima unceremoniously left the.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

Over the last few years, viewership of games has soared alongside merchandise sales and tickets sold. The womens championship game was the most-watched basketball game on ESPN since 2019 among all mens, womens, collegiate, and professional games.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 17, 2011

And if I hear the buzz phrase “game changer&# one more time, I’m going to puke. It’s hype designed to sell things. And hype designed to sell things isn’t necessarily going to help make the world a better place. No one should take this post personally.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

’ To its credit, the new app has perfectly executed on a series of choices designed to fuel day one growth — from its pre-launch TikTok hype cycle to drive App Store pre-orders to its post-launch social buzz, including favorable tweets by its backers. Milkshake – BBY Kodie.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 14, 2014

But with all of the hype, it’s easy to want to just slap on badges and tiers and call your program gamified. So instead of hopping on the gamification bandwagon and cherry picking a game mechanic or two, add value to your loyalty program by applying these four gamification best practices. Create experiences, not games.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 24, 2023

Microsoft and Bethesda partnered with memory foam company Tempur for a hype-inducing publicity stunt celebrating the upcoming release of Starfield. At the Gamescom Xbox booth in Germany on Wednesday, the companies unveiled the Dream Chair, an oversized gaming chair stylized as a starship cockpit. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Image: Riot Games. Riot Games has released a series of animated shorts to hype up the upcoming League of Legends World Championship tournament, including one that could be really helpful if you’ve been interested in watching competitive League.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 25, 2020

A lawsuit filed yesterday against CD Projekt, the company behind Cyberpunk, claims investors were misled about the game’s performance ahead of its release, causing a significant stock price drop and losses. Still, the game sold more than 13 million copies in the two weeks since its launch, making it one of the best selling games of the year.

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TechSpot

JUNE 24, 2024

The expansion dropped last Friday to tremendous critical acclaim, earning the highest review scores of any video game DLC in recorded history. And it seems the fans have matched that hype, sending Elden Ring's concurrent player count on Steam skyrocketing. With a Metacritic score of 93, expectations were understandably sky-high.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2021

As Netflix’s streaming rivals like Prime Video and HBO Max’s WarnerMedia focus on consolidation and studio acquisitions, Netflix is instead prioritizing its own service and investment in games over snapping up any available studio IP. That brings us to games. But what would Netflix games even look like? But will it work?

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Unlike other Google products with long beta cycles, like Gmail, it was marketed and hyped as a full service that was ready to kill off consoles. Stadia head Phil Harrison said it was "the future of gaming.". Stadia broke from Google's typical "start small and build" philosophy of product development.

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TechSpot

JUNE 15, 2020

This is, of course, a joke by the fast-food chain, riding the wave of hype from the recent PS5 reveal. It comes from the company’s gaming Twitter and Instagram accounts, which share game-related memes. It even has a YouTube channel filled with Let’s Play videos.

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Digital Trends

MAY 14, 2022

Warzone's latest Operation Monarch event was a step in the right direction, but misleading marketing made it a disappointing experience.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2023

That ranking excludes music videos, but the hype around this long-awaited game could smash past those records too — right now, the most viewed YouTube […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Digital Trends

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The PlayStation 5 is drawing all the hype, but there will still be Black Friday deals for the PlayStation 4, including games and accessories for the console.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Tom Fleetham is the head of sports and gaming at Zilliqa, where he is helping scale up partnerships in the next phase of its growth. There’s also plenty of healthy skepticism — is web3 enabling meaningful new user experiences, or is it just a hype bubble complicating what was already possible in Web 2.0? Tom Fleetham. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Ukrainian synthetic voice startup Respeecher is finding success despite not just bombs raining down on their city, but a wave of hype that has raised up sometimes controversial competitors. A new $1M in funding should help the company add a few studios to its media and gaming clients. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Being Bethesda's first original IP in decades meant Starfield garnered a lot of hype in the years following its 2018 announcement. The game even made it onto Steam's best-seller chart months ahead of launch thanks to the slew of pre-orders. Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

JUNE 15, 2022

One gameplay pillar that Todd Howard tried to hype up was the game's emphasis on planet exploration. Bethesda finally revealed some gameplay for Starfield over the weekend. There are over 1,000 fully explorable planets, which is nice, but with one caveat.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I was beyond hyped for the game and made it crystal clear to my parents that I must have it. The original Twisted Metal launched in November 1995 and was the crown jewel of my haul that Christmas. Our tradition was to open gifts on Christmas Eve and when the.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Facebook is the latest tech giant to get into the world of cloud gaming — but the company’s offering is quite a bit different than the competition. Unlike Amazon or Google, which both offer standalone cloud gaming services for a fee, Facebook is introducing cloud games to its existing app — several of which are playable right now.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2021

Get event registrants hyped before the big day! You can even encourage likes, subscribes, and follows on social media by making it part of the game! For example: Hey Lend-a-Paw Volunteer! We’d love it if you could help us with our virtual gala on March 20. Sign up here: [LINK TO VOLUNTEER SIGNUP FORM]. 3) Send reminders to guests.

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Digital Trends

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Spider-Man: Miles Morales is getting a huge new feature: an orange bodega cat who can attack enemies in battle.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 28, 2024

Highly anticipated and hyped action RPG Black Myth: Wukong is breaking records and taking names. The game launched on August 20 and sold 10 million copies worldwide within three days, smashing all expectations and making it one of the fastest-selling games in history. It also broke Steam's concurrent single-player record.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Unicorn exits augur poorly as Justworks delays IPO, citing ‘market conditions’ Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype. Meanwhile, within Axie Infinity, an NFT-based online game, new players are paying hundreds of dollars to acquire mythical pets and love potions.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2020

And the study also found that the other hyped-up reason for 5G, low latency, also isn’t here yet. The last few years have seen the growth of the 5G Hype Industrial Complex. US carriers, Qualcomm, and phone manufacturers have all collaborated (one might say colluded) to drive a huge cycle of hype for 5G.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 launched on December 10, 2020, to more hype than possibly any other title in history. So bad was the game on the PS4 that Sony removed. Sadly, the PC version was plagued with bugs and poor performance, and that was nothing compared to its state on last-gen consoles.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

With roughly half a billion people reportedly playing it in November, Among Us has had the most monthly players for a mobile game ever, beating giants like Pokémon GO and Candy Crush Saga. According to Nielsen’s SuperData, the game is “by far the most popular game ever in terms of monthly players.”.

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Digital Trends

MARCH 28, 2022

Some came to GDC 2022 to hype the Metaverse. Others were there to fix the harsh realities of game development.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This isnt too surprising, given that the first expansion, Vessel of Hatred , didnt release until the game had been out for 17 months. Its tough maintaining a live-service game. The hype machine surrounding Vessel of Hatred started up in 2023. There were bugs that needed to be fixed and community feedback to incorporate.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

There was a lot of hype in the run-up to Marvel's Midnight Suns' release last year. The idea of a Marvel property made by Firaxis Games instantly brought visions of X-Com featuring superheroes like The Hulk. But many people were disappointed to learn that Midnight Suns is actually a card-based. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The hype that started about a decade ago, powering a wave of startups to launch creative and experimental products — pitching parents on dedicated connected hardware and apps to help unlock their kids’ future tech career progression — has faded to […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Image: Epic Games. Although Kratos is a Sony character, he’s not exclusive to PS4 or PS5 platforms — you’ll be able to buy the Kratos skin on any platform where Fortnite can be played, and players on all platforms will be able to see Kratos in-game, Fortnite -maker Epic Games tells The Verge. Kratos in his Armored Kratos style.

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Digital Trends

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The PS5 is drawing all the hype, but there are still great Cyber Monday PlayStation deals for the PS4, including games and accessories for the console.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

One part definition, one part aspiration, one part hype In recent months you may have heard about something called the metaverse. There are also broader metaverse-related taxonomies like one from game designer Raph Koster , who draws a distinction between “online worlds,” “multiverses,” and “metaverses.” What’s different now?

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