Gaming

Microsoft Eyes $10 Billion Acquisition Of Digital Communications Platform Discord
Microsoft Eyes $10 Billion Acquisition Of Digital Communications Platform Discord
March 23, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Voice, video and text communications platform Discord is being eyed by Microsoft for a possible $10 billion-plus acquisition, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 23). Microsoft Xbox...

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ByteDance Acquires Mobile Games Maker Moonton Technology
ByteDance Acquires Mobile Games Maker Moonton Technology
March 23, 2021  |  Acquiring

ByteDance stepped further into the video game world this week, with its gaming arm, Nuverse, acquiring the Shanghai games maker Moontoon Technology. According to Reuters,...

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FanDuel Sports Betting Platform Focuses On Faster Payouts, Fraud Prevention
FanDuel Sports Betting Platform Focuses On Faster Payouts, Fraud Prevention
March 17, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Sports might have been sidelined by COVID-19 in 2020, but online sports betting was not. In fact, Flutter, the parent company of FanDuel — one...

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Warner Music Leads Investors In $52 Million Raise For UGC Game Company Overwolf
Warner Music Leads Investors In $52 Million Raise For UGC Game Company Overwolf
March 17, 2021  |  Investments

Overwolf, created to make apps related to video games, has completed a Series C round for $52.5 million, a Medium blog post from CEO and...

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Roblox’s Metaverse Shows The Flexibility (And Allure) Of Online Platform Models
Roblox’s Metaverse Shows The Flexibility (And Allure) Of Online Platform Models
March 12, 2021  |  Retail

Now that’s a lot of bucks. Robux and real bucks. You know, by now, that Roblox, the video game platform, went public this week in...

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Roblox Stock Skyrockets During First Day Of Trading
Roblox Stock Skyrockets During First Day Of Trading
March 11, 2021  |  IPO

Online gaming company Roblox went public Wednesday (March 10) via a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange under symbol RBLX. The NYSE had...

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Roblox IPO: This $30 Billion Kids’ Gaming Platform Is Bigger Than Etsy, Kroger And Best Buy
Roblox IPO: This $30 Billion Kids’ Gaming Platform Is Bigger Than Etsy, Kroger And Best...
March 10, 2021  |  Retail

With 31 million daily playing and paying users in 180 countries, you’d think gaming platform Roblox would be more of a household name, that is,...

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Roblox Goes Public Wednesday; Price Set At $45 Per Share
Roblox Goes Public Wednesday; Price Set At $45 Per Share
March 09, 2021  |  IPO

Online games company Roblox has had its reference price set by the New York Stock Exchange at $45 for its direct listing expected Wednesday (March...

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Gambling Tech Firm Simplebet Notches $15 Million For Sports Betting Platform
Gambling Tech Firm Simplebet Notches $15 Million For Sports Betting Platform
March 02, 2021  |  Investments

Gambling software startup Simplebet has closed a $15 million funding deal to advance its sports betting platform, CNBC reported on Tuesday (March 2). Investors included...

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