#110 - Sony invest big in Bilibili, Riot breaks Twitch records with Valorant

Update: 2020-04-12

Description

Sony unveils a sleek new PS5 controller. Riot breaks Twitch records but with the help of outside forces. Sony drops $400 million for a stake in one of China’s top video platform.
Music by Proviant Audio:
http://freemusiarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
Show Notes:
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2020/04/07/introducing-dualsense-the-new-wireless-game-controller-for-playstation-5/
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/8/21212567/valorant-riot-games-twitch-record-viewers
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-06-retro-console-amico-receives-10-000-pre-sales-in-one-week
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/04/07/project-xcloud-western-europe/
https://www.pcgamer.com/e3-2021-dates-announced-but-theres-still-no-word-about-the-2020-online-experience/
https://www.reddit.com/r/vainglorygame/comments/fqc2c1/update_from_the_lair/
https://gamasutra.com/view/news/360988/Sony_invests_400_million_in_Chinese_entertainment_platform_Bilibili.php
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-08-n3twork-announces-usd50m-fund-to-scale-published-mobile-games
https://scale.n3twork.com/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-08-vela-games-closes-USD3-1m-seed-round
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/vela-games#section-funding-rounds
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-08-embracer-group-raises-usd160m-for-acquisition-and-expansion

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#110 - Sony invest big in Bilibili, Riot breaks Twitch records with Valorant