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Global video and games market generates $152bn in 2019
The global video and electronic games market will generate $152.1 billion in 2019, up 9.6% over last year as gaming morphs into content and communication. Read more…
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5G plans should account for eSports, live events and gaming
Operators face a game-changing opportunity as eSports, event streaming, live sporting events and mobile gaming flood their 5G networks. Read more…
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Apple launches streaming TV, News+, online gaming, credit card
Apple reintroduces itself as an entertainment and financial services company launching streaming television service, credit card and online gaming arcade. Read more…
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Is now the time for VR to take centre stage?
2018 was a pretty ordinary year for virtual reality (VR). It was having one of those troughs of despondency. Things, however, are changing. Read more…
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Tencent considering bid for Korean gaming company Nexon
Chinese gaming titan Tencent Holdings Ltd is considering a bid for the holding company that controls South Korean gaming company Nexon Read more…
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Games are compelling but do we need Big Brother to tell us?
When a US Gaming Group has to try and persuade the WHO that ‘gaming disorder’ is not a disease, then you have to wonder whether things have got out of hand. Read more…
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Group asks WHO not to recognise “gaming disorder” as ailment
Should be no surprise that the gaming industry is asking WHO to avoid “gaming disorder” becoming a formally recognised ailment. Read more…
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Chinese police bust billion-dollar online gambling ring
BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in eastern China have busted a 7.8 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) online gambling ring and arrested 56 suspects, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. The suspects are accused of Read more…
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Fortnite’s in-game purchase strategy is disrupting the gaming sector
(Reuters) – To see the storm that online video game Fortnite has unleashed on the world, just visit Jett Sacher in Brooklyn. The 13-year-old spends an hour or two every day on the game with Read more…
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Singtel and Razer collaborate on payments, eSports and content
The Singtel Group and Razer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strategically collaborate on e-payments, eSports, gaming-related digital media and telecoms services across Southeast Asia. According to Euromonitor, mobile payments in Southeast Asia is Read more…