Gaming

Former Nintendo of America President Says Smaller Companies, Not Facebook Will Advance Metaverse

Former Nintendo of America President Says Smaller Companies, Not Facebook Will Advance Metaverse
Former Nintendo of America President Says Smaller Companies, Not Facebook Will Advance Metaverse
March 13, 2022  |  Metaverse

Reggie Fils-Aime, a gaming industry veteran and former president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, has reservations about the metaverse, Bloomberg wrote Saturday...

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Fanatics Enters Trading Card Space With Zerocool Launch
Fanatics Enters Trading Card Space With Zerocool Launch
March 08, 2022  |  Merchant Innovation

Sports retailer Fanatics is set to launch a brand of trading cards in a bid to move beyond sports and into a broader pop culture...

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NFT Trader Immutable Notches $200M Series C at $2.5B Valuation
NFT Trader Immutable Notches $200M Series C at $2.5B Valuation
March 07, 2022  |  Investments

Immutable, an Aussie startup for trading NFTs on Ethereum, raised $200 million in a Series C funding round at a valuation of $2.5 billion, according...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Netflix’s ‘Next’ Move Is Gaming
Today in the Connected Economy: Netflix’s ‘Next’ Move Is Gaming
March 02, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Netflix gets into gaming with its planned acquisition of Next Games, while delivery service Gopuff expands across France. Plus, a...

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DraftKings Wins With Mobile iGaming as More States Legalize, Players Socialize
DraftKings Wins With Mobile iGaming as More States Legalize, Players Socialize
February 18, 2022  |  Earnings

Faced with mounting losses that spurred an investor selloff Friday (Feb. 18), daily fantasy sports (DFS) wagering platform DraftKings is betting hard on iGaming as...

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Peloton Rolls Out Video Game Feature Lanebreak
Peloton Rolls Out Video Game Feature Lanebreak
February 17, 2022  |  Fitness

In the midst of myriad troubles, Peloton was able to share some “fun” news for a change Thursday (Feb. 17) as it previewed Lanebreak, a...

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Roblox’s Headwinds Hint at Platform Pressure as Economies Reopen
Roblox’s Headwinds Hint at Platform Pressure as Economies Reopen
February 16, 2022  |  Earnings

During earnings season, each company tells a tale, reflected in metrics like revenues, earnings, cash flow — and, for platform firms, subscriber trends. Get the...

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Metaverse Game Bit Hotel Aims to Sell Digital Real Estate
Metaverse Game Bit Hotel Aims to Sell Digital Real Estate
February 09, 2022  |  Metaverse

Upcoming metaverse play-to-earn game Bit Hotel has raked in one of the largest sales of digital real estate ever, the platform announced Wednesday (Feb. 9)....

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