GameStop

Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
GameStop partners with blockchain startup for its NFT marketplace

GameStop partners with blockchain startup for its NFT marketplace

Business, NFT, ,
Carrie Mihalcik | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #NFT The marketplace is expected to launch later this year. GameStop confirmed Thursday that it plans to launch an NFT marketplace, saying it's partnered with blockchain startup Immutable X to develop the project. The NFT marketplace is expected to launch later this year, GameStop said in a release. An NFT, or nonfungible token, is a blockchain-based technology used to determine ownership of unique digital or physical items such as art, music or even a tweet. NFTs began popping up everywhere in 2021, from the NFL to Twitter to Variety, and have…
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Feb
04
2022
By Ellen Britt
NFTs In Games Must Take Gamers Into Account

NFTs In Games Must Take Gamers Into Account

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFT Although there has been a frenzy of positive adoption of all things NFT from industries as diverse as music, fashion, sports and even food companies, the adoption of NFTs into the video gaming industry has not been the initial smooth road some had predicted. Most people thought gamers would be early adopters of NFTs, as they are computer and tech-savvy, and are already used to spending money within games to purchase such items as skins, tools, weapons of war, and other things to make their gaming experience more enjoyable. Hey! Not So Fast!! But as NFTs began to be talked…
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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

Business, Entertainment, Gaming, , ,
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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