Business Archives

Posted inin Business

Sorare launches beta for NFT-based NBA fantasy sports game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 18, 2022
4 min

Sorare is launching the beta for its NFT-based NBA fantasy basketball game played with digital collectible cards. The Sorare: NBA Beta game is a...

Continue Reading
4 min

Ripple has a $250 million ecosystem fund for entertainment and music.

Posted inin Business

Ripple funds second wave of creators from its $250M developer fund

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 18, 2022
4 min

Ripple, a maker enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, today unveiled the second wave of creators to receive funding for their Web3, non-fungible token (NFT)...

Continue Reading
4 min

An image from the Imperial War Museum's exhibit on games about war.

Posted inin Business

Why the U.K.’s Imperial War Museum curated an exhibit on video games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 18, 2022
14 min

The United Kingdom’s Imperial War Museum in London recently launched an exhibit that explores what video games can tell us about war. War Games:...

Continue Reading
14 min

Both G4TV and VENN tried -- and failed -- to make linear TV programming work on platforms like Twitch and YouTube.

Posted inin Business

Learning from G4 and VENN’s deaths: TV on Twitch doesn’t work

Posted byby Jordan Fragen
October 17, 2022
4 min

Over the weekend, news leaked that Comcast is cancelling G4TV less than a year after its relaunch. The former early 2000’s tv network —...

Continue Reading
4 min

Posted inin Business

Bayonetta’s voice actors weigh in on pay controversy

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
October 17, 2022
2 min

A debate about voice actor pay has kicked off surrounding the launch of Bayonetta 3. The character’s former voice actor has alleged that she...

Continue Reading
2 min

Riot Games has acquired Wargaming's Sydney Studio to add more live service development resources to its team.

Posted inin Business

Riot Games acquires Wargaming Sydney for live service resources

Posted byby Jordan Fragen
October 17, 2022
2 min

League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games has acquired Wargaming’s Sydney studio. The newly rebranded Riot Sydney will leverage the development team’s expertise...

Continue Reading
2 min

Discord is making games available on its Activities platform.

Posted inin Business

Discord launches activities with light games and a new app store

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 17, 2022
7 min

Discord announced a number of upgrades to its platform today, including activities where users can play casual games with each other. It has also...

Continue Reading
7 min

Mighty Bear Games is making Mighty Action Heroes.

Posted inin Business

Mighty Bear Games will give away free NFTs for its Web3 game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 17, 2022
4 min

Mighty Bear Games will give out free MightyNet Genesis Pass non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for its upcoming Mighty Action Heroes Web3 game. The game is...