New Delhi: Fortnite developer Epic Games has announced that the games competitive scene will have a prize pool of $20 million this year.Last year's total prize pool was $17 million and in 2019, it was a massive $30 million."Our overall goal is to create better consistency throughout the year and tie the 2021 seasons together for a more cohesive experience. "For 2021, the pinnacle of Fortnite Competitive, Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS), will have $20 million in prizes - compared to $17 million in 2020 - and format tweaks also after considering player feedback," the company said in a statement.The developer earlier said that all competitions would take place online and now revealed more details about the schedule: qualifiers will kick off on February 4 with the finals starting on March 12.As for the prize pool, there will be four seasons of the FNCS in 2021, with a total of $3 million in prize money for each.The remaining $8 million will serve as the prize money for these … [Read more...] about Epic Games announces $20 milion prize for Fortnite esports in 2021
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Line is developing a digital assistant to take on Alexa
Clova is being built in conjunction with Line’s parent company, the Korean search company Naver. Together, the companies say that they hope Clova can become the dominant assistant service throughout Asia; in particular, they’re focusing on Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, and Taiwan — areas where their services are already popular. Clova is supposed to support multiple languages, though Line didn’t specify which ones. … [Read more...] about Line is developing a digital assistant to take on Alexa
Android 12 could let you hibernate apps, and we now know more about the feature
The code mentions that if an app is hibernated for a single user (on a multi-user device) then its cache will simply be cleared, thereby freeing up a bit of storage. But there will also be ‘package-level hibernation’, which hibernates the app for all users, and this will go further. … [Read more...] about Android 12 could let you hibernate apps, and we now know more about the feature
New Zealand’s post-lockdown burger boom
The chain, which opened its first restaurant in 2008 and now has four in Auckland, one at Mt Maunganui and one in Christchurch, was based around a dine-in model, so for her, margins reduced with takeaway or delivery orders, due to the need for packaging and to pay for drivers. And per-head spend tended to drop as when customers dined in, they were more likely to order extra items. … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s post-lockdown burger boom
Even Your Therapist Is Tired
I, too, am experiencing this “new kind of tired.” Transitions from clinical work to childcare flow seamlessly or skew messy and chaotic—like the time my son rattled the doorknob, shouting during a therapy session that the dog was having a colitis attack. Either way, fatigue sets in. While I don’t share with patients personal ups and downs, working from home during the pandemic has brought interruptions and background noise that strain my focus and concentration. … [Read more...] about Even Your Therapist Is Tired