9-10-2021

9-10-2021

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Why the Global Chip Shortage is making it so hard to buy a PS5 – TheVerge.com

Willy Shih, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, sits down with The Verge’s Nilay Patel of Decoder to deep dive into the complexities of the global chip shortage. There is a large challenge facing American entrepreneurs entering the space now vs Taiwanese for example, who have entered the business early and are now leading the global market with companies like TSMC.  Nonetheless, Intel has committed $20Bil towards building two new fabs in Arizona and New Mexico.

 

League of Legends’ world championships will take place in Iceland – TheVerge.com

Riot has announced that their League of Legends’ World Championships will be hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland. Early events start October 5th while the championship match is set for November 6th. Due to safety precautions, the in-person event will not be open to a live audience.

 

Hurricane Ida relief bundle raises $27,000 – GamesIndustry.biz

Itch.io raises $27,000 in funds for relief organizations supporting the recovery efforts in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida. The 15-game bundle spotlights a variety of Louisiana-based developers and surpassed its original set goal five times over.