Niantic partners with Hasbro to launch Transformers: Heavy Metal in 2021

Niantic has partnered with Hasbro on Transformers: Heavy Metal, a new augmented reality mobile game now in the works.

Transformers: Heavy Metal will allow players to battle the robots in an AR street environment, similar to Pokemon GO's raid battle system. Development is being undertaken by Seattle-based studio Very Very Spaceship, which will utilise Niantic's Lightship platform.

During an interview with Bloomberg discussing the collaboration, Niantic CEO John Hanke confirmed that the previously announced Pikmin AR and Catan: World Explorers games will release later this year. Both titles are currently in soft launch.

It was further stated that Niantic has about a dozen games in active development and it has been speaking with potential buyers about an acquisition. Namely, a conversation with Microsoft was supposedly in discussions at one point, though the latter seemed to have shown no interest in pursuing a deal (according to the Bloomberg report).

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Berkshire Hathaway’s CleanMachine Said First Midstream Equipment TrustWell Certified

Project Canary provided its first TrustWell Responsibly Sourced Gas (RSG) certification for midstream equipment to Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) Compression Services’ CleanMachine compressor package.

The CleanMachine minimizes methane intensity to 0.2% through the elimination of raw methane produced by traditional compressor packages. Any methane that cannot be removed is captured by the system. The system also employs Project Canary’s monitoring sensors that provide live data on raw methane emissions. 

The company is set to produce RSG “with full transparency on real-time performance via Project Canary’s continuous monitoring solution, as well as a third-party verification and certification process through TrustWell,” said BHE’s Peter Strezo, vice president of technology and environmental.

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Animoca Brands to publish and develop NFT-based ‘Crypto Space Commander’ game

Animoca Brands has entered into a publishing agreement with Lucid Sight to grant Animoca an exclusive and global license to publish and further develop the existing blockchain game Crypto Space Commander (CSC).

Originally developed and published by Lucid Sight, CSC is a space based massively multiplayer online blockchain game with fast-paced combat, a robust player economy, and an uncapped crafting system.

The game allows players to travel to different star systems, mine stellar bodies for resources, craft items and ships to sell, and battle pirates and other players while commanding their own starships.

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WhiteFox Funding Now Over $30M After Closing New Strategic Round

WhiteFox closes $5.275M in new investment to meet the demand for their drone airspace security solutions.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, June 7, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The world’s premier drone airspace security company, WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc., has secured $5.275 million in funding from new strategic investors Tiga Investments and Marlinspike Capital. After much success in the first half of 2021, WhiteFox is quickly gaining traction in new markets and geographies with its best-of-breed counter-drone technology company.

Tiga Investments is led by Raymond Zage. Zage serves as an independent Board Director of Toshiba Corporation. He previously founded and ran Farallon Capital Management’s Asia business for 18 years after starting his career as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs in New York, Los Angeles, and Singapore. Zage brings WhiteFox a strong track record of successful investments into tech-based and tech-enabled platforms, including Protelindo, Gojek, Sea, Didi, Deposco, Cosmose, Investing.com, Convenience B, and Advance AI, among others.

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Digbi Health’s precision digital care program for Mental Health Achieves Key Clinical Outcomes

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – May 31, 2021 – Digbi Health today announced topline results from a real-world study of 275 people evaluating Digbi Health’s efficacy in reducing mental health severity among people struggling with weight and other inflammatory chronic conditions.

275 Digbi Health members participated in the real-world study. At the beginning of the program, 41 percent reported suffering from mental health issues. After participating in the program and losing 5 percent of their body weight, members reported improvements with anxiety by 33 percent, depression, and brain fog or memory challenges by 35 percent. “I now have clarity, and earlier I would have a foggy brain and couldn’t think or concentrate,” said member Kristie E.

“Anxiety and depression are highly associated with other whisper illnesses – digestive, skin, and obesity,” said Ranjan Sinha, Founder, and CEO of Digbi Health. “Mental health is also intrinsically linked to gut health. The human gut microbiome is responsible for the synthesis and metabolism of critical neurotransmitters and hormones, implicating gut health in the so-called “gut-brain axis.”  Digbi targets some of the root causes of anxiety and depression by improving gut health and supporting it with cognitive behavior therapy. Mental Health is a whisper illness, and we are determined to ensure our members have the tools to be their happiest selves,” he said.

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