Gaming

Today in the Connected Economy: TikTok Debuts New Ad Features
Today in the Connected Economy: TikTok Debuts New Ad Features
August 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, TikTok rolls out new features to help brands advertise their wares on the popular social media platform. Plus, PYMNTS looks...

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Gaming Sales, Engagement Slide as Discretionary Spending Shrinks
Gaming Sales, Engagement Slide as Discretionary Spending Shrinks
August 14, 2022  |  Connected Economy

As gamers return to real-world pursuits and cut spending in the wake of economic woes, gaming companies are in trouble. Console producers, video game publishers...

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Roblox Users Growing up — and Demanding Brand-Centric Social Experiences
Roblox Users Growing up — and Demanding Brand-Centric Social Experiences
August 10, 2022  |  Earnings

The caricature of teenagers playing video games in basements is being redrawn as Roblox says its audience is aging out of one set of experiences...

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Netflix Aims to Double Game Offerings by Year’s End
Netflix Aims to Double Game Offerings by Year’s End
August 09, 2022  |  Streaming

With fewer than 1% of its users interacting with its gaming offering, Netflix is stepping up its efforts in that sphere, with ambitions to have...

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AstroPay Launches Affiliate Program
AstroPay Launches Affiliate Program
August 09, 2022  |  Partnerships

London-based online payments company AstroPay has launched a new affiliate program that will see the FinTech partner with other brands and content creators to help...

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DraftKings Sees 30% Rise in Monthly Payers
DraftKings Sees 30% Rise in Monthly Payers
August 05, 2022  |  Retail

DraftKings saw double-digit increases in monthly payers and revenue in the second quarter of this year, the sports wagering platform said in a Friday (Aug....

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South Korea Schools the World in How to Monetize via In-Game Payments
South Korea Schools the World in How to Monetize via In-Game Payments
July 29, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The connected nation that brought us “Squid Game” is a video gamer’s paradise, showing other nations and companies how to regulate and monetize gaming for...

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NFT Weekly: China’s Tencent, Minecraft Leave the Game
NFT Weekly: China’s Tencent, Minecraft Leave the Game
July 26, 2022  |  NFTs

Even with cryptocurrencies banned in China, some of the top retailers held fast on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which weren’t quite covered by the law, although...

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Iceland: A Key European Center for Web3 and AML Innovation Technology
Iceland: A Key European Center for Web3 and AML Innovation Technology
July 25, 2022  |  emea

For a country that has a population of less than half a million, Iceland has an impressively diverse tech scene that includes a number of...

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