Video games and online gaming

Video games, online games, and more

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A collection of articles and videos about Video games, online games, and more

• Article How to Get Rich Playing Video Games Online
• Article The cost of games (game economics)
• Article The (still) uncertain state of video game streaming online | Ars Technica
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Video and Mobile games business - industry

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a collection of articles about the Video and Mobile games business - industry

• Article Ready, player four billion: the rise of video games | The Economist - Special Report on the Video Game Industry
• Article How Blizzard's reputation collapsed in just 3 years | PC Gamer
• Article CWA launches campaign to unionize video game and tech workers
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Sony PlayStation - Video games, online games, and more

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A collection of articles and videos about the Sony PlayStation - Video games, online games, and more

• Article Sony's Deal With Microsoft Blindsided Its Own PlayStation Team - Bloomberg
• Article The legacy of PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi, in 24 stories - Polygon
• Article PlayStation's secret weapon: a nearly all-automated factory

Minecraft - AR game

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a collection of articles about Minecraft and their VR/ AR game

• Video Minecraft Earth: AR Game - Official Reveal Trailer
• Article Minecraft Dungeons has charm and potential, but needs lot more time in the furnace

Microsoft, XBox and Video Games - strategy, business model

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a collection of articles about Microsoft - business model (Microsoft)

• Article Microsoft wants to reduce its Xbox store cut and shake up console gaming - The Verge
• Video Metaverse competition - Facebook vs. Microsoft
• Article Five reasons Microsoft is making Activision Blizzard its biggest deal ever
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Microsoft, Activision merger - Video Games, metaverse - strategy, business

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Microsoft, Activision merger - Video Games, metaverse - strategy, business

• Article U.K. Blocks Microsoft’s Activision Bid - The New York Times
• Video Metaverse competition - Facebook vs. Microsoft
• Article Five reasons Microsoft is making Activision Blizzard its biggest deal ever

Fortnite and video games

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a collection of articles about Fortnite and video games

• Article Fortnite, the unlikely shooter game everyone’s obsessed with, explained - Vox
• Article Teens And Teachers Say Fortnite Mobile Is Destroying Some Schools
• Article 'Fortnite' teaches the wrong lessons - The Conversation
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Epic Games - Fortnite - business, strategy

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a collection of articles about Epic Games - Fortnite - business, strategy

• Article Fortnite-developer Epic Games and Lego partner to build a metaverse aimed at kids – TechCrunch
• Article Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp as 'Fortnite' Maker Expands Into Music - Variety
• Article Epic Games buys artist community ArtStation, drops commissions to 12% – TechCrunch
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Video games and Embedded education: Using mixed-media as tools for teaching

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A collection of articles and videos looking at how education can be embedded in books, movies, activities and more...

• Article 'Fortnite' teaches the wrong lessons - The Conversation
• Website Synthesis - Where kids learn to solve problems together
• Article Playing Games Can Build 21st-Century Skills. Research Explains How. | EdSurge News
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Roblox - online video game hub

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Roblox - video game hub

• Article The Roblox Microverse – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
• Article Kids Flock to Roblox for Parties and Playdates During Lockdown - Bloomberg (2020)
• Article While parents Zoom, their kids are flocking to an app called Roblox to hang out and play 3D games
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Apple, Epic Games and the App Store

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Apple, Epic Games (Fortnite) and the App Store

• Article App Store Arguments – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
• Article Epic Games' Tim Sweeney calls out Apple's 'bitter griping' after its EU fine over anticompetitive practices | TechCrunch
• Podcast Babbage: Apple's Epic battle - The Economist | Podcast
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Unity - gaming engine

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Unity - a gaming engine

• Article Improbable and Epic Games establish $25M fund to help devs move to ‘more open engines’ after Unity debacle
• Article Unity snaps up Vancouver-based studio building AR/VR tech
• Article With new raise, Unity could nearly double valuation to $6 billion

Among Us - a social video game

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Among Us - social video game

• Article Among Us: You're the Impostor - The New York Times
• Article MIT: AOC’s Among Us livestream hints at Twitch’s political power

Discord - video and text chat - for gamers

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a collection of articles about the tech (and the business model) of Discord - video and text chat - for gamers

• Article Threads on Discord
• Article On Discord, Music Fans Become Artists’ Besties, Collaborators, and Even Unpaid Interns
• Article Discord’s new Clubhouse-like feature, Stage Channels, is available now - The Verge
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Rocket chat - alternative to Discord - chat, communication

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Rocket chat - alternative to Discord - chat, communication

• Website Rocket.Chat - The Ultimate Communication Platform
• Article The New freeCodeCamp Chat Room System – Simple, Secure, Self-hosted

Niantic - Pokémon, games

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Niantic - Pokémon, games

• Article Pokémon card collection - All hail King Pokémon!
• Article Codename: Urban Legends is a taste of what Niantic thinks 5G could do for AR gaming - The Verge
• Article 20 Years of ‘Pokémon’ in America - The Ringer
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Video game - platforms, online stores, distribution

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Video game - platforms, online stores, distribution

• Article Epic vs. Steam: the console war reimagined on the PC - The Verge
• Article Ready, player four billion: the rise of video games | The Economist - Special Report on the Video Game Industry
• Article Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018 – TechCrunch
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Digital Collectables - Pokémon, sports cards, NFTs and more

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Digital Collectables - Pokémon, sports cards, NFTs and more

• Article NBA Top Shot, the new crypto highlight phenomenon, explained - SBNation.com
• Article Loot is a viral social network that looks like nothing you’ve ever seen - The Verge
• Article CryptoKitties and the KittyVerse: The exciting potential of programmable assets - Version One
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Activision Blizzard - World of Warcraft (WoW) - Video games business, industry

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a collection of articles about Activision Blizzard - World of Warcraft (WoW) - Video games business, industry

• Article The perfect storm striking World of Warcraft - BBC News
• Article Five reasons Microsoft is making Activision Blizzard its biggest deal ever
• Podcast a16z Podcast: Gaming Goes Mainstream – 2019 - Andreessen Horowitz
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Video games - industry, business

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Video games - industry, business

• Article Five reasons Microsoft is making Activision Blizzard its biggest deal ever
• Article Ready, player four billion: the rise of video games | The Economist - Special Report on the Video Game Industry
• Podcast a16z Podcast: Cloud Gaming: The Progress and the Mind-Bending Promise
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