Gaming

Amazon Nails Down Partnership With Warhammer Creator
Amazon Nails Down Partnership With Warhammer Creator
December 18, 2023  |  Streaming

Amazon has agreed to develop movies and TV series based on the Warhammer 40,000 games. Games Workshop, the British company that makes the miniature tabletop game series, announced...

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GBank to Expand Cashless Gaming Solutions With BankCard Services Acquisition
GBank to Expand Cashless Gaming Solutions With BankCard Services Acquisition
December 14, 2023  |  Acquisitions

GBank Financial Holdings and BankCard Services (BCS) have executed a definitive merger agreement in which the bank will acquire BCS.  In an all-stock transaction, BCS shareholders will receive...

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Report: Google’s Court Loss to Epic Games Also Threatens Apple
Report: Google’s Court Loss to Epic Games Also Threatens Apple
December 12, 2023  |  ANTITRUST

Google’s court loss this week to Epic Games could also be bad news for Apple. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Dec. 12) from Bloomberg News,...

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Class-Action Lawsuit Targets DraftKings Promotional Offer 
Class-Action Lawsuit Targets DraftKings Promotional Offer 
December 08, 2023  |  Legal

Sports betting operator DraftKings is reportedly facing a class-action lawsuit filed in the Massachusetts Superior Court.  The lawsuit alleges that the company designed an “unfair and deceptive”...

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Social Virtual Reality Platform VRChat Launches Paid Subscriptions
Social Virtual Reality Platform VRChat Launches Paid Subscriptions
December 05, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Social virtual reality (VR) platform VRChat has begun rolling out its new Creator Economy, starting with the introduction of Paid Subscriptions. This new feature allows...

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Xbox Making Billion-Dollar Game Pass Bet as Competition Heats Up
Xbox Making Billion-Dollar Game Pass Bet as Competition Heats Up
December 04, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Xbox is seeing its massive investment in video game content pay off, as more of gaming comes to rely on subscription models. In an interview...

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Microsoft Prepares to Launch Mobile Gaming Store
Microsoft Prepares to Launch Mobile Gaming Store
November 30, 2023  |  Mobile Commerce

Microsoft is in talks with partners to launch a mobile gaming store that would compete with those of Apple and Google. Phil Spencer, the head...

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Tumblr Shutting Down Creator Subscriptions as Other Platforms Launch Them
Tumblr Shutting Down Creator Subscriptions as Other Platforms Launch Them
November 28, 2023  |  Subscriptions

As more creator-focused platforms launch tools for makers to monetize their followings with subscriptions, Tumblr is ending its Post+ program, suggesting that perhaps the landscape...

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ByteDance Slashes Jobs as It Pares Down Gaming Division
ByteDance Slashes Jobs as It Pares Down Gaming Division
November 27, 2023  |  Personnel

ByteDance is reportedly eliminating hundreds of jobs as it scales back its gaming unit, Nuverse. The Chinese tech giant, which also owns TikTok, has no...

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