Gaming

New Hasbro CEO Says Company to Focus on ‘Fewer Big Opportunities’

New Hasbro CEO Says Company to Focus on ‘Fewer Big Opportunities’
New Hasbro CEO Says Company to Focus on ‘Fewer Big Opportunities’
April 19, 2022  |  Retail

The continued post-pandemic popularity of Hasbro’s tabletop games alongside sustained growth of its digital gaming franchise and new TV and film partnerships, marked the ongoing...

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The Next 3 Years: P2P Sites Bring Friendly Betting Into the Online Gaming Orbit
The Next 3 Years: P2P Sites Bring Friendly Betting Into the Online Gaming Orbit
April 19, 2022  |  Social Commerce

Gaming won big in 2021, with the American Gaming Association (AGA) declaring it “a new record as the highest-grossing year ever” for U.S. commercial gaming...

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NFT-Trailblazing NBA Looks to Lure Basketball Fans Into the Metaverse
NFT-Trailblazing NBA Looks to Lure Basketball Fans Into the Metaverse
April 18, 2022  |  Metaverse

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New Platform Model Brings Commerce to In-Game, Metaverse Ads
New Platform Model Brings Commerce to In-Game, Metaverse Ads
April 14, 2022  |  Metaverse

In early April, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) held what it called the “first event of its kind” convening agencies, brands, platforms and developers to...

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PYMNTS Metaverse Series: Gaming Has a Big Lead in the Metaverse, for Better or Worse
PYMNTS Metaverse Series: Gaming Has a Big Lead in the Metaverse, for Better or Worse
April 13, 2022  |  Metaverse

Sixteen years ago, a group of World of Warcraft (WoW) players organized an in-game funeral for a real-life guild member who had passed away. The...

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Contis Teams With Ecospend to Deliver Faster Payments to MrQ Gaming Site
Contis Teams With Ecospend to Deliver Faster Payments to MrQ Gaming Site
April 11, 2022  |  Partnerships

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider Contis is teaming with open banking technology firm Ecospend to bring a closed-loop, instant account-to-account payment and withdrawal solution to online gaming...

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Metaverse Ambitions Raise Epic Games up to $31.5B Valuation
Metaverse Ambitions Raise Epic Games up to $31.5B Valuation
April 11, 2022  |  Investments

Fortnite maker Epic Games announced it was worth $31.5 billion Monday (April 11) after securing $2 billion in funding from Sony and the owner of...

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Lego, Epic Games Building Metaverse For Kids
Lego, Epic Games Building Metaverse For Kids
April 07, 2022  |  Metaverse

Lego has teamed up with Fortnite maker Epic Games to create a kid-friendly metaverse, the Danish toymaker said Wednesday (April 6). Get the Full Story...

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PYMNTS Metaverse Series: The Brands Are There. Will Eyeballs Follow?
PYMNTS Metaverse Series: The Brands Are There. Will Eyeballs Follow?
April 06, 2022  |  Metaverse

Virtual plots of land in Decentraland, the first and largest blockchain-based metaverse, have sold for millions of dollars, and its casino has racked up nearly...

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