AddictingGames.com, a gaming platform founded by entrepreneur Bill Karamouzis (Bill Kara) has been acquired for $35 million dollars by Toronto-based Enthusiast Gaming Holdings. As part of the acquisition agreement, Addicting Games and its 28 employees will be joining the 200 or […]
As you may recall, on Monday China said it would ban kids from playing online games for more than 3 hours per week to safeguard their physical and mental health. China’s National Press and Publication Administration announced that under 18 years old kids […]
Globally, there are at least 748 Online Gaming Marketplaces companies and continue to rise. With many gaming marketplaces to choose from, the challenge for many players is finding the best gaming marketplace to trade in-game currency, items, boosts, and accounts. These […]
Nifty Games is a new sports startup aiming to reshape the mobile gaming strategies of national sports leagues. The company was founded three years ago by game veterans Jon Middleton and Pete Wanat to make head-to-head sports games. The two co-founders […]
Millions of Chinese minors are addicted to playing hours of online games every week. Now the Chinese government is doing something about it. On Monday, China’s National Press and Publication Administration announced that kids and teens under 18 years old in […]
The red hot online gaming industry continues to grow without any signs of slowing down. As you may recall, we reported back in April that DraftKings acquired Blue Ribbon, an Israeli jackpot and gamification startup that provides platform-agnostic, real-time gamification tools that […]
The Kindred Group has made a name for itself as a leading iGaming operator, which includes 9 of the biggest names including Unibet, Maria Casino, and 32Red. As the company expands its online presence and branding, Kindred Group announced it […]
When the coronavirus pandemic started in early 2020, telecom giant Verizon reported that gaming usage went up 75% (between March 12-19) and 102% (April 2) as people spend more time at home amid coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to vaccines, life is slowly […]
The red-hot video gaming industry continues to grow with no sign of slowing down. However, we’re beginning to see some consolidation in the space as big players acquired smaller gaming companies. No sector of the market is consolidating faster or […]
Smartwatches are the new battlefield for the world’s biggest and best phone manufacturers. Apple and Samsung, the two leaders in the field, have been constantly improving and innovating to try and gain the upper hand in this market. This is also […]
It was just four months ago that Electronic Arts (EA) acquired gaming developer Glu Mobile for $2.1 billion. Since then, EA has been on a buying spree. Now with billions of dollars war chest, the company just announced another acquisition. This […]
Good evening! Below is a list of the top tech startup news for today, June 9, 2021. Bain Capital Private Equity and Crosspoint Capital Partners acquired ExtraHop for $900 million. ExtraHop, a Seattle, Washington-based startup and a provider of cloud-based network detection […]
The gaming industry is growing at such a fast rate almost nobody can believe it. According to the data analytics and consulting firm Global Data, the gaming industry is estimated to reach over $300 billion by 2025, with over 2.5 billion […]
Every few decades an unexpected development in semiconductor availability will arrive to have a wide-reaching negative effect on the technology market. The last time this occurred was in 2011, where the Japanese earthquake created a limited supply for parts in […]
With non-fungible token (NFT) mania sweeping across the Internet, new startups are answering the challenge to meet the growing demands for specialty NFT marketplaces. Even GameStop, the video game chain with brick-and-mortar game stores, wants a piece of the action. As we reported last […]
Mobile gaming continues to explode worldwide and represents one of the fastest-growing forms of digital entertainment, accounting for 52% of the global games market, which reached $177.8 billion in value in 2020 and is expected to surpass $200 billion in […]
The gaming industry is one of the most exciting places to look for new tech innovations. In over two decades since its creation, the iGaming industry has enjoyed explosive growth. With the explosion of smart devices, online gamers now have […]
GRIND is a sports equipment startup founded by 26-year-old Thomas Fields, who also appeared on the May 7 episode of “Shark Tank.” GRIND is revolutionizing sports equipment with its world’s first Portable Shooting Machine, which is designed for basketball players to […]
Online gaming has grown in popularity in recent years. Thanks to the lockdowns, online gaming exploded amid the covid-19 pandemic. Millions of people flocked to online casino sites to play games as land-based casinos were shut down to slow the […]
X World Games (XWG) is a virtual world of the new internet where anyone can trade NFT at any time from anywhere in the world. Today, the Singapore-based gaming startup announced it has raised $1.2M in funding from institutional investors, including […]
