Gaming

Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ Is the Underdog Doc of 2022

‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ Is the Underdog Doc of 2022

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Gaming  #BusinessDirector Jonah Tulis and producer Blake J. Harris reveal how their documentary, produced on a tight timeline, managed to beat competing Hollywood projects to the punch.For documentary filmmaker Jonah Tulis, stepping into the world of GameStop was all about timing.In January 2021, the video game retailer became a global news story when its once-moribund stock skyrocketed to unprecedented heights. Ordinary investors, organized on the internet, had outsmarted Wall Street hedge funds and were being rewarded handsomely. Bucking conventional wisdom, these friends — gathering on YouTube and Reddit — poured their…
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Jan
26
2022
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By Troy Warren
Will Hollywood’s Streaming Ambition Lead to Big Gaming Buys?

Will Hollywood’s Streaming Ambition Lead to Big Gaming Buys?

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BY GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Business  #Gaming  #NFT As Microsoft snaps up Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion to shore up its streaming platform, and Netflix also enters the sector, Sony — or even Disney — may be next to strike a deal. In May 2016, Disney sent shock waves through the video game sector when it ended its stint as a publisher of console titles to, it said, “transition exclusively to a licensing model.” It later replicated that move in the mobile games space and let outside studios create projects built on its intellectual property…
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Jan
18
2022
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By Troy Warren
Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard in $68.7B Video Game Mega-Deal

Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard in $68.7B Video Game Mega-Deal

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Digital  #Business  #GamingThe sale comes as the video game publisher has grappled with its own #MeToo reckoning.Tech giant Microsoft will buy the video game publisher Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal that would reshape the gaming landscape.The deal, if completed, would bring together Microsoft, which owns the Xbox game platform and Xbox Game Studios (which owns Bethesda Softworks and 343 Industries, among other game publishers) and Activision, owner of the Call of Duty, Warcraft and Tony Hawk franchises, among others.Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent…
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Dec
26
2021
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By Troy Warren
Dr Disrespect Teams With ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Halo’ Veterans to Launch Game Studio

Dr Disrespect Teams With ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Halo’ Veterans to Launch Game Studio

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital  #Gaming The banner, titled Midnight Society, is currently in development on its first title. Guy Beahm, better known as streamer Dr Disrespect, and industry veterans Robert “fourzerotwo” Bowling and Quinn DelHoyo have co-founded game studio Midnight Society. Bowling, who served as creative strategist and community manager for Call of Duty at Infinity Ward, will take the role of studio head. DelHoyo, who designed levels and weapons for Gears of War and later worked on the Halo series, will serve as creative director. The studio, which is backed by gaming entrepreneur Sumit Gupta, will aim to involve communities and influencers…
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Nov
28
2021
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By Troy Warren
Zynga Unveils ‘Disco Loco 3D’ Game Exclusively for TikTok

Zynga Unveils ‘Disco Loco 3D’ Game Exclusively for TikTok

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.com Troy Warren for CNT #Gaming The single-player endless runner will be the first HTML5 title from an official game studio partner to debut on the video-sharing platform. Mobile gaming giant Zynga unveiled on Monday that its music and dancing-themed game Disco Loco 3D is entering soft launch in select markets exclusively for TikTok. Disco Loco 3D is a single-player endless runner game where players collect their own dance moves while challenging their friends and followers and avoiding obstacles on an increasingly challenging catwalk. As well as dancing to funk music, players can enter “fever mode” and use their dance moves to swipe…
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Nov
27
2021
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By Troy Warren
The Independent Gamer: Interactive Thriller ‘Twelve Minutes’ Launching on PlayStation and Nintendo Consoles

The Independent Gamer: Interactive Thriller ‘Twelve Minutes’ Launching on PlayStation and Nintendo Consoles

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Gaming Elsewhere, U.K.-based publisher and Italian studio LKA are releasing their first-person psychological horror 'Martha Is Dead' on consoles in February 2022. The Independent Gamer is a curated roundup of news from indie gaming, landing here every other Friday. Interactive Thriller Twelve Minutes Launching on PlayStation and Nintendo Consoles Luis Antonio’s Twelve Minutes, an interactive thriller starring the voices of Willem Dafoe, Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy, is set to launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on Dec. 7 (it released in August on Xbox systems). The game, which is published by…
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Nov
26
2021
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By Troy Warren
Game Awards Creator Geoff Keighley Looks Ahead to December’s Ceremony: “There’s Not a Frontrunner”

Game Awards Creator Geoff Keighley Looks Ahead to December’s Ceremony: “There’s Not a Frontrunner”

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Gaming Keighley, who executive produces and hosts the video game event, teases what is to come at the in-person, vaccinated only occasion and talks about how global the industry has become. Looking ahead to The Game Awards next month, host and executive producer Geoff Keighley recognizes that its been a unique year for video games. “It’s anyone’s game this year,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter, adding that because “there’s “not a frontrunner” for ‘game of the year,’ the nominated titles — Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and Resident Evil Village —  have…
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Nov
23
2021
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By Troy Warren
Streamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop Renews Deal With YouTube Gaming (Exclusive)

Streamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop Renews Deal With YouTube Gaming (Exclusive)

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital  #Gaming The gamer boasts over 3 million subscribers on the video-sharing platform, where he streams a variety of titles from 'Warzone' to 'Among Us.' Streamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop has renewed his exclusive deal with YouTube Gaming. Dunlop, 27, a former esports commentator turned content creator, boasts 3.47 million subscribers on the platform where he streams popular games including Warzone, Grand Theft Auto, Cyberpunk 2077, Breath of the Wild and Among Us. He also hosts a second channel with Apex Legends content and more. “YouTube is the place where every online creator wants to be,” Dunlop tells The Hollywood Reporter. “One…
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Nov
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
The Independent Gamer: Narrative Adventure ‘Road 96’ Recognized at Indie Live Expo

The Independent Gamer: Narrative Adventure ‘Road 96’ Recognized at Indie Live Expo

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Gaming New releases include VR puzzler 'Gravitational' from Brazilian studio Electric Monkeys and roguelite village builder 'Kainga: Seeds of Civilization' from solo developer Erik Rempen. The Independent Gamer is a curated roundup of news from indie gaming, landing here every other Friday. Indie Live Expo Winter 2021 Spotlights 500 Titles From Around the World The Indie Live Expo winter showcase saw adventure game Road 96 — from French developer Digixart — win the grand prize, with additional prizes given to action-adventure Death’s Door for best “game feel” award, social deduction game Among Us for most “stream-friendly” award, 2D…
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Nov
20
2021
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By Troy Warren
Weta’s $1.6B Deal With Unity: How It Will Work

Weta’s $1.6B Deal With Unity: How It Will Work

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BY CAROLYN GIARDINA | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business #Gaming The sale of the 'Lord of the Rings' helmer’s tech division to Unity is viewed as a shrewd move for the publicly traded firm to make gains in the rapidly evolving area of virtual production: "The space is exploding." On Nov. 9, publicly traded tech firm Unity — maker of the Unity real-time game engine used in production from games to movies — surprised many in Hollywood when it unveiled a deal to acquire the tech assets of Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital for $1.6 billion. This included roughly 275 engineers, a…
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