The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) put out a statement on Jan. 26, 2024, hitting back at two AI scandals in recent weeks: explicit AI deepfakes of musician Taylor Swift circulating on X (formerly Twitter) and the wider internet, and a comedy special …
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Get the most out of your game’s subscription plans Best practices for designing and managing your subscription strategy Access guide here Call of Duty hit new records in the past year as net bookings crossed $ 3 billion, according to Activision Blizzard. Meanwhile, the new Call of Duty: Black Ops …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Call of Duty: Warzone grew to more than 75 million players in 146 days as the free-to-play battle royale became a popular pastime during the pandemic. The news comes as Activision announced it will launch Season Five …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Take-Two announced today during its latest earnings report that Grand Theft Auto V has now sold over 135 million copies. That number was at 130 million when Take-Two reported it in May during the previous earnings report. …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Thatgamecompany said its Sky: Children of the Light mobile game has topped 35 million downloads, including 15 million in the past month, thanks to its launch on Android and in China. The soulful game from the makers …
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Google will expand free shopping results from a narrow experiment in its shopping tab to the main search engine, dramatically expanding their reach. The company announced the move today in a blog post written by commerce president Bill Ready. The shift is part of a continuous move away from paid …
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You’ve heard the reports that more people turned to video games for entertainment and socialization in April. But now, industry-tracking firm The NPD Group is putting some more numbers to that narrative. Consumers in the United States spent $ 420 million on new Nintendo Switch, Xbox Ones, and PlayStation 4s …
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Millions of Americans turned to video games as a source of entertainment and social connection in March. And that led to a significant increase in spending, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. The total U.S. video games business generated record spending of $ 10.86 billion during the first quarter. …
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Magic Leap just announced its intention to focus on the enterprise market, after years of branding itself as a consumer device company. The corporate press release blamed COVID-19 for the required pivot, and nearly 1,000 employee have been laid-off; almost half its workforce. However, this shift toward the enterprise market is …
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