Games/Entertainment

Disney Tech Exec Aaron LaBerge Steps Down for Personal Reasons

Aaron LaBerge, the chief technology officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, is stepping down from his role at the company.


In the Era of Shrinkflation, Cinemark Sued for Allegedly Swindling Customers by Shortchanging Them on Beverages

Cinemark is allegedly duping its customers by offering 24-ounce drink cups that can only hold a maximum of 22 ounces, according to a proposed class-action suit filed in a Texas federal court...

Netflix to Stop Reporting Subscriber Numbers By 2025; Tells Wall Street to Just Focus on Profits

Netflix's decision to cease reporting quarterly subscriber numbers heralds a shift in focus towards financial metrics like revenue and free cash flow, indicating its evolution beyond the "streaming wa..

CI Games, Developer of Lords of the Fallen, Reports Best-Ever Year With 400% Revenue Surge After 10% Job Cuts

Lord of the Fallen developer CI Games reports a record-breaking 400% surge in company profits, just after implementing a 10% job cut that it received criticism for earlier in the year...


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Sony surpasses PS4 sales target by selling 5.3M units in 3 months
Tokyo, Japan-based electronics giant Sony surpassed its sales target for the PlayStation 4 by selling 5.3 million units worldwide just three months after the latest game console went on sale.
Michigan's Varsity News Network pockets $3M in Series A funding
Grand Rapids, US-based high school sports website Varsity News Network (VNN) pocketed $3 million in a Series A funding round led by Arsenal Venture Partners for the expansion of its school athletic pl
Kingsoft to sell $20M stake in gaming subsidiary to Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi
Beijing, China-based software company Kingsoft will sell a a 4.7% stake worth $20 million in its game developing subsidiary Westhouse to Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi.
US encourages banks to do business with licensed pot suppliers with new guidelines
The Obama administration has unveiled new guidelines that will encourage lenders to do transactions with state-licensed cannabis shops that are now constrained to doing business only in cash, Reuters
Walt Disney Company rolls out own Techstars-powered Accelerator
The Walt Disney Company is launching its own Disney Accelerator powered by Techstars to incubate early stage companies possessing unique ideas about products in the consumer media and entertainment se
California-based six-month old ad tech startup AppScotch helps turn games to ads
AppScotch, an ad tech firm, has decided to pull itself out of stealth mode to give advertisers the opportunity to give their audience a playable, interactive ad, TechCrunch reported.
Beijing-based mobile game portal Joyme.com secures $21.5M in Series B round
Joyme.com, a mobile game portal company based in Beijing, has received $21.5 million in funding in a round led by Fosun Venture Capital Investment and joined by existing investor BlueRun Ventures.
Russian investor Yuri Milner backs American cloud graphics firm Otoy
Russian tech investor Yuri Milner, together with Morgan Stanley chief John Mack, invested an undisclosed amount in Los Angeles, US-based cloud graphics firm Otoy to commercialize its suite cloud-based
German crowdfunding project The Dash builds wireless smart earphones with fitness sensors
Munich, Germany-based firm Bragi launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to build wireless smart earphones called The Dash, which has sensors that can track fitness activity and vital signs.
Flappy Bird craze continues in HTML5 after pulling out of app stores
Flappy Bird, the popular mobile game created by Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen, proliferated in app stores and even on the Internet in the form of HTML5 games after the original game was pulled from
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