Gaming

Sony Says It Is Ready to Enter the Metaverse
Sony Says It Is Ready to Enter the Metaverse
May 18, 2022  |  Metaverse

Entertainment giant Sony said Wednesday (May 18) that it is prepared to take a key role in the immersive virtual world known as the metaverse....

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Nuvei Gives Hard Rock Sportsbook Instant Deposit, Payout Capabilities
Nuvei Gives Hard Rock Sportsbook Instant Deposit, Payout Capabilities
May 18, 2022  |  Partnerships

Payment platform Nuvei has teamed up with Hard Rock Digital to offer payments services for its Hard Rock Sportsbook mobile app for players in Arizona,...

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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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Video Game Maker EA Sports and FIFA Part Ways
Video Game Maker EA Sports and FIFA Part Ways
May 10, 2022  |  Partnerships

FIFA, the international soccer governing body, won’t be working alongside Electronic Arts for the first time in nearly 30 years, The New York Times reported...

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Mastercard Gamer Xchange Turns Points into Currency
Mastercard Gamer Xchange Turns Points into Currency
May 10, 2022  |  Mastercard

Close to 4,000 of the most widely-played games worldwide will now enable users to redeem their unspent Mastercard loyalty reward points for gaming dollars. The...

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Today in Data: Has the NFT Bubble Burst or Not?
Today in Data: Has the NFT Bubble Burst or Not?
May 06, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, a rapid drop in sales leads to speculation that the non-fungible token (NFT) bubble has popped, even as new investments flow in....

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Metaverse Weekly: Meta Starts Small, Disney Sends in the Imagineers, Bored Apes and Memecoin Dogs Battle for Land, and Dubai Brings Regulation to The Sandbox
Metaverse Weekly: Meta Starts Small, Disney Sends in the Imagineers, Bored Apes and Memecoin Dogs...
May 05, 2022  |  Metaverse

Welcome to PYMNTS’ new weekly report on the metaverse, the biggest, hype-iest part of the crypto universe. So, what’s a metaverse? The short answer is...

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Payments Platform Nuvei Debuts Real-Time Deposits for Online Sports Betting, Gaming
Payments Platform Nuvei Debuts Real-Time Deposits for Online Sports Betting, Gaming
May 05, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Payment platform Nuvei has said it’s joining up with Fifth Third Bank, National Association in order to add real-time deposits for sports betting and iGaming...

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Gamification of Finance May Help Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
Gamification of Finance May Help Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
May 04, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

With platforms, with digital channels, just about — well, anything — can be gamified. Accumulating points, rewards, joining an online community of like-minded individuals can...

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