mobile gaming

Applovin Corp (NASDAQ:APP) is soaring Thursday after the company beat analyst estimates with first-quarter financial results Wednesday. Here's what analysts are saying about the results and the company's guidance. The Applovin Analysts Bank of America Securities analyst Omar Dessouky reiterated a...

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is marking its entry into mobile gaming with adventure titles “Stranger Things: 1984” and “Stranger Things 3.” What Happened: Netflix Poland made the announcement in a tweet, first noted on Apple Insider, on Thursday. See Also: How To Buy Netflix (...

Streaming giant Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has confirmed its much-anticipated move into video games, even as it reported slowing subscriber growth in the second quarter. What Happened: Netflix said Tuesday in its quarterly letter to shareholders that it sees gaming as another "new content...

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management believes the mobile gaming company Skillz Inc (NYSE: SKLZ) has been a victim of misunderstanding after recent short-seller allegations against the company related to its revenue recognition practices and its NFL partnership. What Happened: Skillz shares...

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management on Thursday snapped up 1.2 million shares of the mobile gaming company Skillz Inc (NYSE: SKLZ), its biggest trade of the day among a total of two dozen stocks that it bought and sold during the day. The investment firm deployed the Ark Innovation ETF (NYSE...

One of the largest video game companies in the world could be pushing further into mobile games with a recent job posting. What Happened: Sony Corp (NYSE: SONY) has a job posting for a “Head of Mobile, Playstation Studios.” Playstation Studios is owned by Sony and home to some of the...

Mobile games platform Skillz Inc (NYSE: SKLZ) shares tanked Monday after Wolfpack Research classified the latter’s top games as “stagnant to declining.” What Happened: The short seller said on Twitter that Skillz’s top three games — which make up for 88% of its...

The week of Jan. 11 is shaping up to be a busy one for the initial public offering market. This week’s lineup of IPOs includes fintech, esports, automotive and e-commerce companies offering a diverse range of investment opportunities.  Affirm Holdings: After delaying its IPO in 2020,...

Unity Software (NYSE: U) saw a string of bullish calls from analysts initiating coverage Tuesday thanks to the company’s growth potential outside of its gaming business.  Unity Analysts On Its Gaming Platform: Unity has relationships with many of the top gaming companies, including...

Skillz, the first mobile esports platform, will go public via SPAC Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp (NYSE: FEAC). About Skillz: Skillz is a leading mobile esports gaming platform for competitive tournaments. “Today we’re a leader in casual esports and are well-positioned to capture the...

KeyBanc started coverage of two mobile video game publishers with bullish ratings, saying mobile gaming is an attractive market and Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU) and Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) are among the companies best poised to benefit. The Analyst KeyBanc's Tyler Parker started coverage of...

In the past year, attention to esports outside of its own community started to really grow, which in turn boosted the size of the esports market. Millions of people around the world tuned in just to watch gamers play, and the money in the gaming industry grew to an all-time high. Just this weekend...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Executives from 25 OTC-traded companies in the consumer and materials sectors recently gathered together for the largest Virtual Investor...

In a show of how Americans are increasingly able to bet legally on sports, a big Heartland state became the second this year and the 10th overall to legalize sports betting. And two companies announced the biggest media investment yet in sports betting. The developments sum up the...

Perhaps downtime and boredom are increasing: lots of people were playing "Candy Crush" on their phones in recent months. That’s good for the game’s maker, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), which otherwise has had a rough start to the year, including a major layoff...