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Warner Music Group partners with chief blockchain gaming developer Splinterlands

Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2022

Just last month, we covered Splinterlands after the popular NFT-based play-to-earn card game surpassed the billion battle milestone. Thanks to its ever-increasing popularity and sustained presence atop the charts as the go-to play to earn game for six months in a […]

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Sony unveils a new virtual reality headset for PlayStation to take on Facebook’s Quest as the race to the metaverse heats up

Nickie Louise Posted On February 23, 2022

Remember back in October 2021 when Facebook changed its name to Meta to focus on Metaverse? Now, it appears Facebook’s ambition of metaverse is dead on arrival. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has burned about half a trillion dollars since the […]

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On-chain Metrics and Macro Events Signal a Positive Outlook for Blockchain Games, DappRadar’s January report shows

Daniel Levi Posted On February 16, 2022

DappRadar, a global app store for decentralized applications, is out with their January blockchain games report reviewing on-chain metrics and macro events, signaling a positive outlook for games in the space. Seizing the play-to-earn narrative, game dApps like Axie Infinity, Splinterlands, and […]

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Sulake’s Habbo, a Virtual Community for Teens, Chooses Immutable X to Boost NFT Experience for Thousands of Game Users Worldwide

Nickie Louise Posted On February 16, 2022

Habbo is a virtual community for teens created by Sulake, a social entertainment company focused on providing a safe and fun online service for self-expression through its games. The Habbo NFT focuses on combining its fun game experience with blockchain technology solutions, […]

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Must-Have Gadgets For Video Production

Daniel Levi Posted On February 15, 2022

Putting together your video production equipment package is one of the most fun filming components. Because there are so many factors (budget, type of project, location, pro versus amateur, etc. ), there is no “one size fits all” equipment package. […]

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The rising popularity of online gaming and how eGaming has become a social lifeline

Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed our lives, our priorities, and how we choose to spend our time and we cope with difficult times and unprecedented circumstances. When the pandemic began in early 2020, telecom giant Verizon reported that gaming usage rose […]

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Microsoft just killed Mark Zuckberg’s metaverse before it launches (No VR headset needed)

Daniel Levi Posted On February 7, 2022

Facebook is a company everyone loves to hate and many think CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ahead of his time. In a widely celebrated news event on October 28, 2021, Facebook rebranded to Meta to reflect Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ vision. While […]

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Gif Games Teams Up With Talao to Build The Future of Identity in Metaverses

Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2022

Gamers of the NFT-based game Tezotopia, created by Gif Games, will connect with brands while keeping full control of their identities in the metaverse. Everyone is talking about metaverse since Facebook announced its name change to Meta back in October. […]

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This solo bitcoin miner earned over $215,000 using a $150 USB-based mining rig called GekkoScience 2-Pac Compac miner

Daniel Levi Posted On January 27, 2022

In early 2021 bitcoin miners earned a record hourly revenue of $4 million as the price of bitcoin exploded, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode. The amount was the highest hourly miner revenue in Bitcoin’s history. Since then, the prices […]

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Splinterlands, the popular NFT-based play-to-earn card game, passes billion battle milestone

Nickie Louise Posted On January 26, 2022

Splinterlands, the next generation of collectible card games and the most popular NFT-based play-to-earn card game 6 months running, announced today it has passed the one Billion battle milestone. Thanks to its ever-increasing popularity and sustained presence atop the charts […]

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The Dark Side Of Metaverse—Experts warn Facebook’s metaverse poses ‘terrifying dangers.’ Facebook’s VR Metaverse (VRChat) has become a cesspool for predators who prey on children

Nickie Louise Posted On January 25, 2022

Late last year, we wrote about why Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ plan and Facebook’s vision to take over people’s lives should terrify and scare everyone. As it turns out, the situation with Facebook’s Metaverse is a lot worse than we originally […]

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The rise and fall of Peloton: How this fitness startup went from Kickstarter to $50 billion valuation and then to losing 75% of its value in one year; now its executives and insiders were caught selling $500 million stocks

Daniel Levi Posted On January 19, 2022

We first covered Peloton three years ago after Citron Research wrote a scathing report today saying “Unless Peloton invents a piece of equipment that works out for you – this is going to $5 (which is still a $1BN-$2BN market cap).” Two days earlier, Peloton […]

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Microsoft buys video game giant Activision Blizzard in $68.7 billion all-cash deal

Nickie Louise Posted On January 18, 2022

Microsoft announced Tuesday it will buy video game giant Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal. The acquisition also bolsters Microsoft’s Game Pass portfolio with plans to launch Activision Blizzard games into Game Pass, which has reached a new […]

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VR tech startup AmazeVR raises an additional $15 in funding to usher in a new era of immersive concerts

Daniel Levi Posted On January 11, 2022

Immersive entertainment has grown in popularity in recent years, thanks to virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR) glasses. Prior to the onset of the covid-19 pandemic, the immersive entertainment industry was valued in 2019 at $61.8 billion. Today, the market […]

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China’s largest private education provider New Oriental laid off 60,000 people following Chinese government’s crackdown on the education sector

Nickie Louise Posted On January 10, 2022

In the summer of 2021, China banned kids from playing online games for more than 3 hours per week to safeguard their physical and mental health. A few weeks later, China’s Ministry of Education enforced new sweeping rules that barred Chinese education and […]

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FarmVille game creator Zynga acquired for $12.7 billion by Take-Two Interactive

Nickie Louise Posted On January 10, 2022

Take-Two Interactive said Monday it is acquiring FarmVille game creator and mobile gaming company Zynga for $12.7 billion, marking it one of the largest acquisitions in the video game industry. In an announcement, Take-Two said the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement, under […]

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Snoop Dogg fan pays $450,000 to be his next-door neighbor in the metaverse

Daniel Levi Posted On January 8, 2022

The era of the Internet is upon us and the metaverse is here to change the internet as we know it. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, the ‘metaverse’ is now the latest buzzword in technology and among the […]

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