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Will 2025 be the Year Regulation Comes for Sports Betting?

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The odds of an increase in regulation of the massive, and growing, sports-betting industry may be shifting.

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Nintendo Takes Big Profit Hit After Failing to Switch It Up

Nintendo revealed on Tuesday that it had suffered a 69% drop in its profits year-over-year for the most recent financial quarter.

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Ubisoft Shares Take a Hit Over Investor Unease

Shares in major video game publisher Ubisoft took an over 7% hit on Monday after a minor investor’s letter.

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Patent Drop

Electronic Arts’ Patent Highlights Risks and Rewards of AI in Game Development

Though generative AI could make game development faster and easier, the industry is divided on where AI fits into the picture.

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Patent Drop

Meta VR Cloud Gaming Patent Could Clear the Way for Lighter Headsets

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While cloud gaming platforms through Microsoft’s Xbox and Nvidia are already available to consumers, artificial reality cloud streaming isn’t quite…

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Roblox Gets into Video Ads

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The gaming industry, like every other sector including banking and rideshare apps, is enmeshing itself even deeper into advertising.

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Patent Drop

EA Makes Internet Friends (plus more from Snap & Facebook)

gaming as a social network, detecting VR intrusions & personalized media.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Gets into Gaming (plus more from Nvidia & Zynga)

Gamer-audience interaction, trajectory projection, and in-game economic management.

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