Microsoft’s $68.7 billion plan to buy Activision Blizzard and Take-Two’s $12.7 billion bid to buy Zynga pushed the first quarter toward a massive $98.7...
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Valve's Gabe Newell has dropped more hints about a possible Valve standalone VR headset. This time he asked: "Why can't I have that in a tetherless integrated VR solution?" Why indeed, Gabe?
Gabe Newell, founder and CEO of Valve, a popular company in the PC gaming market, has revealed his take on crypto and NFTs when applied to games. In an interview with gaming media, Newell validated the NFT technology that makes it possible to create these digital representations. However, he also stated that the actors in…
Midnite has raised $16 million to create a licensed esports betting platform in markets that allow it. The Raine Group, a global merchant bank focused exclusively on technology, media and telecommunications, led the round. As part of the round, existing investors increased their investment in London-based Midnite. The Raine Group’s cofounder and partner John Salter […]
PlayVS announced an exclusive partnership with Activision Blizzard to add Hearthstone alongside Overwatch (an existing PlayVS regional league title) to the PlayVS high school esports game lineup starting in the spring 2022 season. Activision Blizzard joins Riot Games, Nintendo, Electronic Arts (EA) and Psyonix as the fifth official and first exclusive publisher partner of the […]