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Hasbro Consensus Estimates Appear Conservative, Does Not Reflect Success Of Digital Gaming Strategy, Says Bullish Analyst
Friday, June 14, 2024 - 12:09pm | 276Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) shares were climbing Friday morning, with more analysts turning bullish on the stock. The current consensus does not fully reflect the success of the company's digital gaming strategy with Monopoly Go!, according to BofA Securities. The Hasbro Analyst: Alexander Perry...
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Can You Draw Better Than AI? Mattel's New Pictionary Game Is A Battle Between Hand, Chip
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 1:04pm | 382Mattel Inc (NASDAQ: MAT) introduced a unique twist to its classic quickdraw game, Pictionary. This iteration, Pictionary Vs. AI, integrates cutting-edge AI technology, allowing the AI to guess as players sketch. In the latest release, players not only sketch but can also...
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Elon Musk Says This Hit Video Game Features The 'Most Beautiful Art' He Has Ever Seen
Monday, May 23, 2022 - 4:09am | 418Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk may have his fingers in many pies but that doesn't deter him from engaging in a discussion about his gaming prowess and his favorite game. Musk tweeted about "Elden Ring," a videogame developed by Japanese video game studio...
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Addictive Word Game Wordle Bought Over By NYT For 'Low Seven Figures:' What You Need To Know
Monday, January 31, 2022 - 10:44pm | 524The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) said in a statement Monday it has acquired the popular word-guessing game Wordle for an undisclosed amount “in the low seven figures.” What Happened: The newspaper said the five-letter, addictive word game quickly grabbed...
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EXCLUSIVE: DPCM Capital And Jam City CEOs Talk Growth, Games, SPAC Deal On 'SPACs Attack'
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 6:10pm | 486Mobile entertainment company Jam City Inc entered into a definitive agreement to go public via special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Dpcm Capital Inc (NYSE: XPOA) on May 20. The transaction values the combined company at an enterprise value of $1.2 billion. DPCM...
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Nvidia Option Trader Makes $4.8M Bet On 10% More Upside
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - 4:14pm | 943Shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) were up another 3.8% on Wednesday and are now up 114% in 2020. Nvidia is benefiting from booming demand for high-end gaming graphics cards from bored Americans living in a shelter-in-place environment. Even after the stock’s impressive...
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'Fall Guys' Going Mobile In China Thanks To Bilibili
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 1:14pm | 711After launching in early August, the battle royale “Fall Guys” has quickly become one of the hottest video games. Instead of gamers shooting at each other, “Fall Guys” centers around 60 jelly bean-style players competing in mini-games, with contestants eliminated over time...
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Ninja's Weekly 'Fortnite' Series Puts The 'Battles' Back In The Battle Royale
Friday, May 29, 2020 - 2:09pm | 605Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, famous streamer and "Fortnite" player, has developed his own weekly championship series called Ninja Battles. The online competition is broadcast live on Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Mixer platform, where Ninja hosts the action on his own channel. Each...
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Lamborghini Roars Into Esports With 'The Real Race' Championship
Friday, May 29, 2020 - 12:36pm | 356Like other sim racing ventures, Lamborghini is making its move into esports with an official racing championship: "The Real Race." The project, which the Italian supercar manufacturer announced Friday, is a collaborative effort between the supercar manufacturer and Kunos Simulazioni...
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Games To Play While High During The Quarantine
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 3:30pm | 609By WeedMaps' Erin Hiatt, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. COVID-19 has managed to sneak its way into every aspect of our lives, including the time-honored tradition of getting a bunch of friends together, playing games, and getting high. However, with stay-at-home directives...
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Are We Bidding Farewell to Paid Mobile Apps?
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 1:34pm | 571According to Flurry Analytics, the percentage of paid apps on the App Store fell from 20 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2013. That’s a 10 percent drop in two years, and the trend is likely to continue. In general, Flurry said, people seemed to want free content even if it meant putting up...