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Epic Games Reportedly Eyeing Subscription Launch in Race for Gamers’ Loyalty
Epic Games Reportedly Eyeing Subscription Launch in Race for Gamers’ Loyalty
January 22, 2024  |  Subscriptions

As gaming consoles and game developers alike compete for consumers’ recurring spending, Fortnite parent company Epic Games is reportedly looking into launching its own subscription...

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Insomniac Reports Data Breach Involving Employee Information, Game Development Details
Insomniac Reports Data Breach Involving Employee Information, Game Development Details
December 22, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Sony-owned video-game studio Insomniac released a statement Friday (Dec. 22) about a data breach that became known earlier this month. “We’re both saddened and angered...

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Netflix Leverages Fan Enthusiasm to Sidestep Gaming’s Subscriber Acquisition Challenges
Netflix Leverages Fan Enthusiasm to Sidestep Gaming’s Subscriber Acquisition Challenges
October 20, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Netflix is taking advantage of its subscribers’ strong affinity for many of its films and series to create an audience for its incipient gaming business...

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Sony Revamps PlayStation Plus With 119 Titles in Subscription Tiers
Sony Revamps PlayStation Plus With 119 Titles in Subscription Tiers
May 17, 2022  |  Subscriptions

The PlayStation Plus subscription service will reportedly relaunch only in Asia for PlayStation and PC platforms for now, a report said, contrasting what the company...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Facebook Previews Messenger Payment Shortcut
Today in the Connected Economy: Facebook Previews Messenger Payment Shortcut
March 29, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Facebook says a quick payment feature is among the new shortcuts for Messenger, while Sony gets ready to debut its...

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Sony Announces New PlayStation Subscription Service
Sony Announces New PlayStation Subscription Service
March 29, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Sony has announced it will launch a subscription-based version of PlayStation Plus in June, with hundreds of games, including “Spider-Man: Miles Morales,” in the U.S.,...

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Sony Expected to Unveil PlayStation Subscription
Sony Expected to Unveil PlayStation Subscription
March 25, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Sony Group could introduce a PlayStation video game subscription service “as early as next week,” Bloomberg reported Friday (March 25). The subscription service — which...

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Sony Could Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over PlayStation Game Exclusivity
Sony Could Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over PlayStation Game Exclusivity
May 06, 2021  |  Legal

A proposed class-action lawsuit brought by gamers alleges that Sony behaved in an anti-competitive manner by denying digital download codes of PlayStation games by third-party...

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The Voice Assistant Wars Shift To Gaming
The Voice Assistant Wars Shift To Gaming
February 26, 2020  |  Voice Activation

From a playing field that was nearly empty five years, the world of voice-activated personal assistants has filled up and rounded out rapidly on a...

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