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In 2014, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shocked the gaming world with the acquisition of streaming company Twitch. Amazon paid $970 million and came in while Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) was also in talks. Twitch has been a dominant presence in the video game streaming...

Investors and metaverse expert Matthew Ball has released his latest industry essay, and the subject of the new piece explores why Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) could be getting into video games and what kind of success the company may have. Ball is a partner in the Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (...

A leading online gaming platform announced the acquisition of a gaming community Monday in a move that could diversify the company. What Happened: Roblox Corp (NYSE: RBLX) announced the acquisition of Guilded on Monday. Guilded is a platform to connect gaming communities that was launched in 2017....

Crossovers with music and movies are nothing new to the popular video game “Fortnite.” That continues with an unlockable character outfit that models the “Dude” character from the upcoming “Free Guy” movie. What Happened: Fortnite, a game from Epic Games,...

Video game company Epic Games is waged in a “David vs. Goliath” battle filing lawsuits against both Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) last year. The latest unsealed documents in the Google lawsuit reveal how the tech giant considered lowering the...

Ariana Grande becomes the latest to host a virtual concert inside a video game, a move seen as part of the continued shift to metaverses. Here are the details on Grande’s concert and how other video game concerts have performed. What Happened: Epic Games, partially owned by Tencent Holdings (...

Video games and mobile games have risen in popularity over the years. The industry has also seen a rise in the amount spent through in-game purchases. This leaves the unlikely question of what happens to your video game account and the purchases after you die. A new patent could reveal the answer....

Several big market capitalization milestones have happened in 2021 with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) joining the $1 trillion club and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) marking a $2 trillion milestone. There are currently five companies trading with market caps of more than $1 trillion with...

One of the largest mobile games in the world partnered with Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) to feature the well-known electric vehicle automaker. The deal could help boost Tesla’s profile internationally and lead to feature gaming partnerships. Tesla, PUBG Partnership: A new partnership between...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) raised qualms about direct app download on iPhones bypassing Apple’s App Store, as lawmakers and regulators targeted the iPhone maker, including the Epic Games Inc lawsuit, Bloomberg reported. What Happened: Apple argued that the move to bypass the...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook said that iPhone’s “set of principles” regarding safety and privacy was the reason behind the tech giant’s in-app purchase rules and the commission it received from in-app purchases is necessary to avoid “a toxic kind of mess....

Microsoft Inc (NASDAQ: MSFT) left no holds barred in relation to a trial involving Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and “Fortnite'' maker Epic Games where the iPhone maker suggested that the latter was acting as a “stalking horse” for Microsoft, Bloomberg reported Thursday. What...

Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) internal email correspondence sheds a light on efforts it made to prevent Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) from abandoning in-app purchases offered to its viewers, The Verge reported Wednesday. What Happened: The emails were revealed as a part of the ongoing lawsuit...

A lot of eyes in the technology and gaming worlds are watching the fight between Epic Games and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). The battle taking place in the courtroom could have an impact on the share prices of several companies and also change the revenue split structure between gaming companies and...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) will face Fortnite maker Epic Games in an antitrust lawsuit filed by the latter today in Oakland, California, the Wall Street Journal reports. Epic charged Apple and Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google in August for...