News Apr 14th, 2025

PCs are exempt from upcoming wave of Trump tariffs

Charges also not applicable to smartphones

• China
• tariffs
• us

News Jan 7th, 2025

US adds Tencent to Chinese military blacklist

The company says that it is "not a military company or supplier"

• China
• us

News Nov 1st, 2021

US investigating Tencent Sumo Group acquisition

Duo says that the matter should be resolved by the end of the year

• China
• Acquisition
• us

News May 6th, 2021

Tencent in talks with US to keep stakes in Epic and Riot

Discussions so far focusing on risk mitigation when it comes to personal data

• China
• us
• us-china trade war

News Mar 8th, 2021

Microsoft ZeniMax acquisition given nod in EU

Deal is worth $7.5 billion

• Acquisition
• eu
• us
• sec

Job News Jul 29th, 2020

Esports firm Vindex to buy Belong brand from GAME

CEO Gibbs departs the High Street chain to head up this new venture

• Acquisition
• UK
• esports
• pro-gaming
• us

News Apr 22nd, 2020

US game spending up 35% in March 2020

Nintendo Switch exclusive Animal Crossing was the big winner

• data
• sales data
• america
• us
• game sales
• coronavirus

News Dec 4th, 2019

US politician pleads guilty of using campaign funds to buy games on Steam

Though this is a tiny amount of the $150k he is accused to misusing

• politics
• us

News Oct 21st, 2019

Bipartisan US politicians slam Activision Blizzard over Blitzchung ban

“Your company claims to stand by ‘one’s right to express individual thoughts and opinions,’ yet many of your own employees believe that Activision Blizzard’s decision to punish Mr. Chung runs counter to those values"

• China
• Hearthstone
• hong kong
• politics
• us
• political drama

News Dec 20th, 2018

US School Safety Commission says more game age rating education is needed to help reduce school shootings

Games industry gets off light into US' investigation into reducing gun violence

• international
• gun crime
• gun violence
• age ratings
• us