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7:43am, 13th May, 2020

China's Tencent reaps revenue of lockdown gaming boom

High demand for video games during COVID-19 lockdowns buoyed Tencent Holdings' first-quarter revenue and profits, with blockbuster games PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile and Honor of Kings helping it beats forecasts.

Gaming firm Razer to roll out mask vending machines in Singapore

1:26am, 13th May, 2020

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Gaming firm Razer to roll out mask vending machines in Singapore

Gaming hardware maker Razer Inc plans to dispense its locally produced masks in Singapore through a network of vending machines across the city-state, where it has become compulsory to wear them in public.

U.S. ITC to probe some Nintendo gaming systems after petition

10:12am, 29th April, 2020

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U.S. ITC to probe some Nintendo gaming systems after petition

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday said it would launch an investigation into says certain portable gaming systems by Nintendo Co Ltd after privately-held Gamevice Inc filed a petition alleging patent infringement.

Facebook to introduce gaming app on Monday: New York Times

3:16pm, 19th April, 2020

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Facebook to introduce gaming app on Monday: New York Times

Facebook Inc is planning to launch a gaming mobile app on Monday focused mainly on live game streaming in a bid to take on Amazon.com Inc's Twitch, Google's YouTube and Microsoft Corp's Mixer services, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

Tencent first quarter profit beats estimates as FinTech trumps mobile gaming

5:07am, 15th May, 2019

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Tencent first quarter profit beats estimates as FinTech trumps mobile gaming

Tencent Holdings Ltd booked a 17% profit rise for the three months ended March, and revealed it made more revenue from FinTech and business services than smartphones games for the first time as it bore the brunt of regulatory setbacks in its mainstay...

HP’s new gaming laptop has more screens for more content

9:41am, 14th May, 2019

Games

HP’s new gaming laptop has more screens for more content

There’s something about gaming laptops that make manufacturers do weird things. It’s kind of wonderful, in a way. Companies tend to give their teams a much wider berth for strange and novel designs, and HP’s Omen line is certainly no stranger. Design...

An Xbox controller with a built-in Braille display is Microsoft’s latest gaming accessibility play

2:43pm, 6th May, 2019

Games

An Xbox controller with a built-in Braille display is Microsoft’s latest gaming accessibility play

has been leaning into accessibility in gaming lately, most visibly with its amazing , and a new patent suggests another way the company may be accommodating disabled gamers: an Xbox controller with a built-in Braille display. As you might expect, it’...

Where top VCs are investing in media, entertainment & gaming

12:34pm, 6th May, 2019

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Where top VCs are investing in media, entertainment & gaming

Most of the strategy discussions and news coverage in the media & entertainment industry is concerned with the unfolding corporate mega-mergers and the political implications of social media platforms. These are important conversations, but they’re l...

Sony flags disappointing profit, scraps targets as gaming slows

5:54am, 26th April, 2019

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Sony flags disappointing profit, scraps targets as gaming slows

Sony Corp warned of a sharper-than-expected drop in its annual profit and scrapped some longer-term targets, in a sign a slowdown in its gaming business as its PlayStation 4 console nears the end of its life was beginning to hurt.

China’s new gaming rules to ban poker, blood and imperial schemes

2:39am, 22nd April, 2019

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China’s new gaming rules to ban poker, blood and imperial schemes

Lots of news has surfaced from China’s gaming industry in recent weeks as the government hastens to approve a massive backlog of titles in the world’s . Last Friday, the country’s State Administration of Press and Publication, the freshly minted gami...