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How Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service compares to Stadia, xCloud, and GeForce Now
The Verge
Amazon has just taken the wraps off Amazon Luna, its long-rumored cloud gaming service, meaning the company is officially going head to head with Google Stadia, Nvidia’s GeForce Now, and Microsoft’s cloud gaming service built into Game Pass Ultimate. We’ve compared all of the services in this post.
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Esports and the next frontier of brand sponsorships
McKinsey
Data from Germany and Western Europe indicates that sponsorship of esports can open a valuable marketing channel for brands that know how to use it.
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Gamification and developer ethics
Medium
Even if you haven’t heard the term, if you’re a user of the the internet or own a smart phone, you’re likely to be intimately familiar with the concept of gamification. From dating apps to…
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Three hours a week: Play time's over for China's young video gamers
Reuters
China has forbidden under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours a week, a stringent social intervention that it said was needed to pull the plug on a growing addiction to what it once described as "spiritual opium".
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A voice game boom is giving kids a break from screen time
Technology Review
Voice games are emerging as an attractive option for parents wary of the health effects of screen time.
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There’s a platform war brewing in NFT gaming. Here’s what it means.
Protocol
Blockchain-based video games and technologies like NFTs are promising a paradigm shift in how video games are funded, developed and distributed by creating an all-new, “play-to-earn” business model that could upend the industry. But Valve wants no part of it for now, and it’s not clear Apple and Google are ready to take on the market, either.
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Top 10 crypto gaming projects + bonus
Medium
Top 10 Crypto Gaming Projects + Bonus. Axie Infinity Game, Enjin Game, Sandbox Game, Illuvium Game, Star Atlas Game, Solana Game, Crypto Games, Blockchain Games, Alice Game
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Are video games really addictive?
The Economist
A revolution in games-makers’ business models has bolstered the case | International
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$2000 a month: The metaverse, play-to-earn and the new economic model to making a living online.
Medium
The gaming industry is growing at a rapid pace, and the emerging play-to-earn model coupled with blockchain and the Metaverse is the future. The gaming industry, which has always been synonymous with…
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Why Microsoft is splashing $69bn on video games
The Economist
The tech giant’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is its biggest-ever deal | Business
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Edward Snowden says 'war on whistleblowers' trend shows a 'criminalization of journalism'
News Week
"What we see is an increasing tendency to silence journalists who say things that are in the minority," Edward Snowden said.