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Warner Music Group Launches Music World In Metaverse With Sandbox: What Investors Should Know
Friday, January 28, 2022 - 4:39pm | 783Read More...One of the largest music publishers is pushing into the metaverse with a partnership with a leading digital land company. Here’s the details and what it could mean in the future. What Happened: Warner Music Group Corp (NASDAQ: WMG) announced a partnership with The Sandbox to create the first...
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Epic Sidesteps Apple To Reenter iOS Devices Through Nvidia's Cloud Gaming Service; Analysts Say Move Isn't 'Viable Business Alternative'
Friday, January 14, 2022 - 3:31pm | 573Read More...Epic Games' Fortnite, which was removed from Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) app store in August 2020, has managed to circumvent the restriction and reenter Apple's iOS-powered iPhone and iPads. What Happened: Graphics chip giant Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced that...
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Zynga Acquired By Take-Two: What's Next For The World Of Mobile Gaming
Monday, January 10, 2022 - 10:24am | 1071Read More...Mobile game company Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is being acquired by Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) in a move to combine two gaming companies. Here’s what investors should know and what could be ahead for the gaming sector. What Happened: Take-Two is acquiring Zynga at an enterprise...
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Is The Metaverse A 'Marketing Buzzword' Or Multitrillion-Dollar Opportunity? Elon Musk, Cathie Wood Have Differing Opinions
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 - 4:01pm | 1011Read More...One of the hottest topics of 2021 for public companies, cryptocurrency and NFTs is the metaverse. Here’s what industry experts and real estate experts see for the metaverse opportunity. What Happened: Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said Monday that the metaverse is a “marketing...
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Apple Gets Court Reprieve In 'Fortnite' Case: Doesn't Have To Make App Store Changes By Thursday
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 11:17pm | 511Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) does not have to make forced changes by Thurssday to its App Store as it has won a reprieve from the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case filed by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games. What Happened: The Tim Cook-led company was ordered by a judge to make...
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Could Tencent Be The Ultimate Play On Metaverse? Here's What The Company Says
Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 3:09pm | 694Read More...The largest video game company in the world is the latest big company to announce plans to invest heavily in growth of the metaverse. What Happened:Tencent Holdings Inc (OTC: TCEHY), the owner of popular video game companies and games, is planning to connect its video games to the metaverse....
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Apple Chided By Judge Over 'Incipient Antitrust Conduct' And Fails To Secure Stay On 'Fortnite' Orders
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - 11:47pm | 510Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) failed to stay orders handed in an antitrust case involving “Fortnite '' maker Epic Games. What Happened: The Tim Cook-led company appealed a ruling from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dating back to September. The company asked the judge to keep the ruling in...
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Epic Games Opposes Apple's Effort To Pause Antitrust Trial Orders
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 3:26pm | 393Read More...On Friday, Epic Games opposed Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) efforts to hold orders handed down in an antitrust trial. Epic argued in a court filing that Apple had not met the legal standard for that pause, which requires Apple to show that it will be irreparably harmed by even temporarily...
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Apple Gets $6M From 'Fortnite' Maker Over Flouting Of App Store Rules
Monday, September 13, 2021 - 11:04pm | 676Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been paid $6 million by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games, as per the latter’s CEO Tom Sweeney. What Happened: Sweeney posted the announcement on Twitter on Monday complete with an Apple Pay logo in an apparent dig at the iPhone maker. Epic has paid...
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'Fortnite' Maker Epic, Discontent With Mixed Ruling, To Continue Legal Fight Against Apple
Monday, September 13, 2021 - 2:17am | 381Read More...Epic Games, the maker of "Fortnite," plans to appeal a court ruling in its antitrust case against Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Reuters reported on Sunday, citing a legal filing. What Happened: A federal judge on Friday delivered a mixed decision that favored the Cupertino, California-...
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Apple Shares Slide Following Judge's Ruling In Epic Games App Store Lawsuit
Friday, September 10, 2021 - 12:49pm | 587Read More...Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares, which touched a 52-week high earlier this week, are in reversal mode Friday. What Happened: Apple was hit by the ruling issued by a U.S. judge on the antitrust lawsuit brought about by Epic Games over the company's restrictive practices in its App Store...
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Apple Should Bring 'Fortnite' Back On iPhone App Store, Says Epic Games, Armored With New South Korean Law
Friday, September 10, 2021 - 12:16am | 605Read More...Epic Games wants to bring back its “Fortnite” game on to Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store after South Korea enacted a new law. What Happened: Epic Games, tweeting through the Fortnight Twitter account, said it has asked Apple “to restore our Fortnite...
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You Can Play As Ryan Reynolds In This Fortnite-'Free Guy' Crossover
Thursday, August 12, 2021 - 5:49pm | 511Read More...Crossovers with music and movies are nothing new to the popular video game “Fortnite.” That continues with an unlockable character outfit that models the “Dude” character from the upcoming “Free Guy” movie. What Happened: Fortnite, a game from Epic Games,...
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Google Considered Buying Epic Games During Legal Battle: What Investors Should Know
Friday, August 6, 2021 - 5:27pm | 541Read More...Video game company Epic Games is waged in a “David vs. Goliath” battle filing lawsuits against both Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) last year. The latest unsealed documents in the Google lawsuit reveal how the tech giant considered lowering the...
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Ariana Grande To Headline Fortnite Concert Series: Why It's Important For Video Games, Tencent
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 3:31pm | 607Read More...Ariana Grande becomes the latest to host a virtual concert inside a video game, a move seen as part of the continued shift to metaverses. Here are the details on Grande’s concert and how other video game concerts have performed. What Happened: Epic Games, partially owned by Tencent Holdings (...
















