Gaming
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Why Griffin Gaming Partners Is Making a 9-Figure Bet on Social Gaming (But Not VR)
“Gaming is the fastest growing consumer trend in the world (and) eclipses every other form of media,” Managing Director Peter Levin tells TheWrap
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How ‘Pick Up and Play’ Games Pay Off for Game Developer Zynga
Zynga’s Social Slots game, a mobile adaptation of casino slots with chat features, was the highest-earning game in the quarter
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FaZe Clan’s ‘Crimson’ Shows How to Turn Social Mega-Influencers Into Movie Stars
“These kids from a viewership standpoint have numbers that in many ways make linear television certainly jealous,” Invisible Narratives co-head Andrew Sugerman says
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Movies
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Gamers Spent $10.7 Billion in September, Mostly on Sports
Simulated sports title “NBA 2K21” outsold all other games in September, SuperData finds
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Tom Holland Becomes Nathan Drake in First Look at ‘Uncharted’ (Photo)
Actor also got to meet the video game character’s voice actor Nolan North on set
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Hired Guns: How Gamelancer Helps Amateur Gamers Earn Money From Their Consoles
“It’s hard to become an esports professional, but if you’re putting in hours a day doing something you’re passionate about, you should be compensated for that,” CEO Razvan Romanescu tells TheWrap
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Culture
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‘Genshin Impact’ Earns $60 Million in First Week to Become Second Fastest-Growing Mobile Game
The game is second to Tencent’s ‘Honor of Kings,’ which made $64 million in a week
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Move Over, Facebook: How Gaming Is Becoming the New Social Network
TheGrill 2020: Gaming and esports experts agree that the online multiplayer community is quickly becoming the destination for community fun
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Tribeca Film Festival Launches New Award for Video Games
Newly created Tribeca Games will honor video games that show “artistic excellence in storytelling”
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Inside ‘Fortnite’ Creator’s Epic Legal Battle With Apple and Google – And Who Has the Upper Hand
“Fortnite” has made $1.2 billion on mobile since it launched on the App Store two years ago, SensorTower analyst Craig Chapple tells TheWrap
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Olivia Munn in Final Talks for On- and Off-Camera Deal With the Relaunching G4 Network (Exclusive)
“The Newsroom” star got her start on gaming channel, which is expected to return next year
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Why Are There Still So Few LGBTQ Characters in Gaming? (Guest Blog)
More games are featuring LGBTQ characters in prominent roles but some sectors of the industry still lag behind
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‘Ghost of Tsushima’ Art Director Says Yes, You Can Play Entire Game in Kurosawa Mode
“We wanted it to be something that you can first of all turn on as soon as you start the game,” Jason Connell says of black and white filter inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s films
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Sony to Invest $250 Million in ‘Fortnite’ Developer Epic Games
Sony backs Epic Games in a bid to expand its live in-game services
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‘The Last of Us 2’: How to Easily Open Any Safe Without the Combination
You don’t have to search for all those safe combinations if you don’t want to
