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AppsFlyer’s latest Performance Index shows impact of economic downturn on mobile advertising

November 20, 2023

Via: Business of Apps

The mobile app media landscape felt the repercussions of the economic downturn in 2023, with nearly all major media sources witnessing declines. In the third quarter of 2023, app install ad spend budgets were slashed by 20% when compared to […]


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B2B News for May 12, 2022: First Integrated Metaverse, Gaming, and Crypto Media Company Created, CGI Sends $1 Million to Ukraine

May 12, 2022

Via: B2B News Network

Today’s Holodeck Media merger with Arslanian Media Group may have created the first integrated metaverse, gaming, and crypto media company. Arslanian’s collection of crypto content, ranging from podcasts and newsletters to 60-second market updates and long-form educational content, will become part […]


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Money-treasure mobile games and historical settings bring in higher revenues

February 10, 2022

Via: Business of Apps

Mobile games that are animal-insect-themed grew revenues from player spending by approximately 10x during 2021 to $27 million, according to new data from Sensor Tower. While it’s not entirely clear what’s driving the 904% rise in revenue, it seems that […]


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What’s Behind Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision, Gaming? The Metaverse? Both?

January 26, 2022

Via: CMSWire

Since Microsoft announced that it intends to buy acquire Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal — the company’s biggest buy in history – there has been considerable speculation about Microsoft’s intentions and whether or not this is really about […]


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Sony announces six PlayStation VR games, including Doom 3 for VR

March 3, 2021

Via: The Verge

Sony has announced a new slate of PlayStation VR games for later this year. It includes a virtual reality adaptation of Doom 3, as well as titles from a few successful VR studios and a couple of relative newcomers to […]


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Microsoft Pluton is a new processor with Xbox-like security for Windows PCs

November 17, 2020

Via: The Verge

Microsoft is creating a new security chip that’s designed to protect future Windows PCs. Microsoft Pluton is a security processor that is built directly into future CPUs and will replace the existing Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a chip that’s currently […]


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Apple TV is coming to Xbox consoles on November 10th

November 2, 2020

Via: The Verge

Apple TV will debut on Xbox consoles next month, just in time for the Xbox Series X and Series S launch. The new Apple TV app will be available across Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S consoles […]


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Google launches free Stadia game demos to entice people into cloud gaming

October 20, 2020

Via: The Verge

Google is launching a series of Stadia game demos that are truly free to play. Starting today, existing or new Stadia users will be able to play demos of Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle, with more coming later this week. These […]


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Microsoft’s first Xbox Series X commercial features a lot of Halo

October 9, 2020

Via: The Verge

Microsoft is launching its marketing campaign for its next-gen Xbox Series X and Series S consoles today. The theme of the first TV commercial expands on the “power your dreams” tagline that Microsoft originally used to unveil the Xbox Series […]


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Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) review: great gaming on the go

July 28, 2020

Via: The Verge

The biggest question about the Blade Stealth 13 isn’t actually about the Blade Stealth 13. It’s about the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, the best ultraportable gaming laptop ever made. For a while, that title belonged to the 2019 Blade Stealth […]


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Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s true next-gen Xbox

July 24, 2020

Via: The Verge

If you were heading into Microsoft’s Xbox game showcase yesterday to witness a demonstration of why next-gen gaming and the “world’s most powerful console” matter, you were probably left a little disappointed. Microsoft’s event featured a solid showcase for the […]


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US spending on video games just hit a new quarterly record

May 15, 2020

Via: The Verge

American consumers spent more this past quarter on video games than they ever have before, to the tune of $10.9 billion — up 9 percent from the year before, according to industry analyst NPD Group (via Bloomberg). The period covers […]


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Google now giving away three months of Stadia access to Chromecast owners

March 6, 2020

Via: The Verge

Google is slowly but steadily opening its Stadia cloud gaming service to more interested customers, with a new promotion starting this month that offers three months of its Stadia Pro subscription to owners of Chromecast Ultra devices. It’s not required […]


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Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service will launch on November 19th

October 15, 2019

Via: The Verge

Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service is right around the corner, and we know nearly everything we need to know about its launch — except when in November it’ll go live for the first wave of early adopters who spent $130 […]


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Fortnite has been down for hours as millions of players stare at a black hole

October 14, 2019

Via: The Verge

One of the biggest games in the world has been unplayable since this afternoon. Ahead of its next season — or possible a completely new chapter — Fortnite has gone down in just about every way imaginable. It’s widely believed […]


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Nvidia’s new GTX 1660 Ti and 1650 could power your next budget gaming laptop

April 23, 2019

Via: The Verge

Gaming laptops have never been so thin and yet so powerful as they are with Nvidia’s RTX graphics chips, and we believe the RTX 2060 is the sweet spot for price and performance. But if laptops with those chips are […]


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Fortnite season 8 arrives with pirates, a volcano, and two new locations

February 28, 2019

Via: The Verge

The eighth season of Fortnite has arrived to the sound of an erupting volcano. The biggest change is the addition of two new locations that have formed in the aftermath — Lazy Lagoon and Sunny Steps — which can be […]


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Western Digital’s Black SSD gets upgraded performance and a heat sink for gaming

January 18, 2019

Via: The Verge

Western Digital has announced an updated version of its WD Black SSD, the WD Black SN750, a more incremental update that looks to improve on performance from last year’s version. It’s also offering a heat sink-equipped variant that’s designed specifically […]


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The ultimate guide to gaming on your crappy laptop

September 22, 2017

Via: TheNextWeb

Whether you want to try gaming on your PC for the first time, are looking to get back into it, it’s worth noting that there’s no need to splurge on a computer Want to play games but have an older […]


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StarCraft is now free for PC and Mac

April 19, 2017

Via: TheNextWeb

Nearly two decades since it was first released, Blizzard Entertainment’s immensely popular real-time strategy game StarCraft has gone free today, along with its Brood War expansion pack. That’s in addition to new features and improvements in patch 1.18, which has […]