Andreessen Horowitz Debuts $600 Million Gaming Fund to Add to Web3 Bets
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venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz debuted a $600 million fund dedicated to gaming…
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DraftKings, FanDuel Battle Tribes for Control of California Sports Betting
A measure seeking to legalize online sports betting backed by three of the nation’s largest online gambling companies has qualified for California’s November…
WSJ News Exclusive | Slot-Machine Developer Scientific Games to Change Name to Light & Wonder
Slot-machine and game developer
Scientific Games Corp.
SGMS -8.30%
said it plans to rebrand as Light…
Microsoft Promises Openness on New App Store as It Seeks Approval for Activision Deal
Microsoft Corp.
MSFT 1.35%
executives promised that their new app store for videogames would operate by…
Microsoft’s Videogame Boss and the Long Battle to Reinvent the Company
The $75 billion deal that
Phil Spencer
engineered for
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI…
Sinclair Unit Secures Financing Amid Push Into Streaming
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.,
SBGI 2.77%
the largest owner of regional sports…
Apple Doesn’t Make Videogames. But It’s the Hottest Player in Gaming.
Apple Inc.
AAPL 0.81%
doesn’t make hot videogames such as “Fortnite,” or consoles such as the Xbox. But…
Nvidia’s Gaming Chips Drive Record Quarterly Results
Graphics-chip maker Nvidia Corp. benefited from continued hot demand for devices from computer videogamers and cryptocurrency miners, pushing its…
Penn National Agrees to Buy TheScore App in $2 Billion Deal
The deal comes amid heated competition for…
Tencent Plummets as China Calls Online Gaming ‘Opium for the Mind’
Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd. and rivals plummeted Tuesday after a state-owned Chinese newspaper criticized online gaming as “opium for the…