A sheep game is going viral in China despite tight gaming regulation

A young Beijing company’s game called “Sheep a Sheep” went viral in China in September 2022. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — A new game that’s gone viral in China hit people̵...

Netflix opening video game studio in Finland

Netflix gift cards are seen in a shop in Krakow, Poland on June 13, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Netflix said Monday it will be opening an internal game studio in Finland. This is th...

Walmart enters the metaverse with Roblox

Walmart is entering the metaverse with two experiences premiering Monday on online gaming platform Roblox. The retail giant’s first foray into the virtual world will feature a blimp that drops t...

Singapore’s Temasek leads investment in Chinese start-up Well-Link

In just three years, Beijing-based Well-Link Technologies has built a business on real-time cloud rendering, including helping miHoYo launch the cloud version of the hit game Genshin Impact. Ina Fassb...

Disney CEO Bob Chapek says ESPN will never take bets

Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek said Thursday that the company’s sports network ESPN is looking for a partner to help it step into sports gambling. “We at ESPN have the ability to do tha...

GameStop Gods Unchained NFT trading cards to loyalty program perks in digital world push

Pedestrians pass a GameStop store on 14th Street at Union Square, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. John Minchillo | AP GameStop is adding NFT trading cards for the virtua...

FaZe Clan goes public in $725 million SPAC, a deal for creator economy

Digital entertainment and esports brand FaZe Clan began trading on the Nasdaq Wednesday after completing a SPAC merger in a deal valued at $725 million, a big step for creator economy companies to be ...