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Twitch seeks to ban creators that share ‘misinformation’ on the Internet
The move by Amazon.com-owned video streamer Twitch comes as other platform players are also seeking to crackdown on the spread of propaganda and fake news from Russian media outlets.
Twitch says it will ban creators...
Gaming Platforms
Epic Games continues acquisition spree by acquiring Bandcamp
Epic Games is continuing its habit of buying innovative creator-friendly companies. The US-based video game giant has announced plans to acquire the online music platform Bandcamp.
Founded back in 2007 by Ethan Diamond, Shawn Grunberger,...
Gaming Platforms
Activision’s mobile gaming unit to see leadership changes ahead of Microsoft deal
Video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc's mobile gaming unit, King, said on Wednesday two of its senior executives, including a co-founder, would leave the company before its deal with Microsoft Corp.
In January, Microsoft said...
Gaming Platforms
Roblox quarterly bookings disappoint as gaming frenzy wanes
Gaming platform Roblox Corp has missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly bookings as the pandemic-driven frenzy for its video games waned, sending its shares down more than 13% in extended trading.
Increased outdoor activities since...
Gaming Platforms
Buffett’s Berkshire bought Activision shares before Microsoft takeover
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired nearly $1 billion of shares in Activision Blizzard Inc before Microsoft Corp agreed to buy the video game maker for $68.7 billion, according to a regulatory filing.
Berkshire said...
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Sony’s new AI beats humans in Gran Turismo racing game
Sony has said it has created an artificial intelligence agent called Gran Turismo Sophy (GT Sophy) that was able to beat world's best drivers of the PlayStation racing simulation game Gran Turismo.
To get GT...
Gaming Platforms
Microsoft unveils new app store guidelines as it woos regulators on deal
Microsoft has announced a new set of principles for its app store, including open access to developers who meet privacy and security standards, as it began a push to win approval for its blockbuster...
Gaming Platforms
Video game publisher Electronic Arts lowers annual adjusted sales forecast
Electronic Arts Inc lowered its annual adjusted sales forecast after missing quarterly estimates, as the video game publisher faces the brunt of easing pandemic restrictions and fewer consumers picking up new gaming titles.
California-based EA's...
Gaming Platforms
Epic Games invests in Spire Animation’s funding round, eyes metaverse
Spire Animation Studios has said it has raised $20 million in a funding round, which included an investment from Fortnite-maker Epic Games to collaborate and build metaverse experiences.
Spire said Epic's three-dimensional creation tool Unreal...
App Stores
Microsoft faces challenge cleaning up Activision Blizzard’s culture
The success of Microsoft’s biggest deal ever rides on rehabilitating Activision Blizzard’s culture, Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella declared after announcing the $69 billion transaction.
Accomplishing that will require Microsoft to deviate from its usual...
App Stores
Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet
Microsoft Corp is buying "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in the biggest gaming industry deal in history as global technology giants stake their claims to a virtual future.
The deal announced...
Gaming Platforms
Analysis: Sony faces deep-pocketed rivals in war over future of gaming
Sony Group, perched atop the gaming sector, is facing a fresh challenge from cash-rich rivals betting on a next-generation online video game boom as the Japanese conglomerate eyes expansion on multiple fronts, including electric...