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Minecraft is reviving lost Universal Studios rides

February 14, 2024
Universal and Minecraft are teaming up for an in-game theme park experience. The Minecraft DLC, dubbed Universal Studios Experience, is out now. It lets you visit classic Universal rides, including some that have long left the real world. This is especially exciting for a theme park fan like me who has deeply missed Back to the Future: The Ride and Jaws. It will also include some rides…
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Midnight plans to aggregate games inside Web3 Evergreen MMORPG

February 13, 2024
In a white paper, Midnight announced that it plans to aggregate a bunch of games inside its Evergreen massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Evergreen is a game as well as a first publishing platform that operates as a deconstructed, composable MMORPG, delivering an…
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Why Gaming for Good is a cause to get behind | interview

February 13, 2024
I’ve caught up with Mathias Gredal Nørvig, CEO of Sybo, and Jude Ower, CEO of Playmob, to hear them talk about their book Gaming for Good in the past year. Their book is finally out today. We talked about it during the Game Developers Conference in 2023, the Games for…
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Knuckles Super Bowl trailer spins off Sonic movies into streaming

February 12, 2024
The trailer for the upcoming Knuckles series aired during the Super Bowl. The upcoming Paramount+ show — debuting April 26, 2024 — marks the first spin off of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies starring James Marsden, Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz. The titular echidna debuted in 2022’s Sonic the Hedgehog voiced by Idris Elba, who will reprise his role in the series. The trailer itself debuted…
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Take-Two FY3Q results down as NBA 2K24 and mobile ads fall short

February 9, 2024
Take-Two Interactive reported results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31 that fell short of its expectations as mobile ads and NBA 2K24 revenues were lower than expected.As a result of the shortfall, Take-Two said that it is planning a cost-reduction program that…
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Disney invests $1.5B in Fortnite maker Epic Games to build a persistent game universe

February 8, 2024
Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Fortnite and Unreal Engine maker Epic Games as part of a broader partnership to create a new Disney gaming universe. The companies plan to create an expansive and open games and entertainment universe. I would say they’re building a metaverse, if the word weren’t so overused late and out of favor with some. They didn’t actually use that…
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Flaunt raises $1.8M for enterprise loyalty cloud for Roblox and Shopify Plus

February 7, 2024
Flaunt has raised $1.8 million in funding to boost its enterprise loyalty cloud for Roblox and Shopify Plus. Indianapolis, Indiana-based Flaunt got funding in a round led by High Alpha, with participation from Square Deal Capital, Service Provider Capital, and executives at Roblox, among others. The additional funding is set to propel Flaunt’s growth and advance its mission to improve digital…
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