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Recent moves by Fortnite maker Epic Games, videogame platform Discord and Amazon Prime Video are dramatic steps toward aggregating media experiences on a grander scale, in the view of one Wall Street analyst. Kannan Venkateshwar of Barclays, in his weekly “Signal in the Noise” roundup for clients, wrote Thursday that…

The worldwide best-selling game franchise Fallout is headed to television via Prime Video. Following months of dealmaking, Amazon Studios has licensed the rights to the games for Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy to develop a TV adaptation, which has received a series commitment. This marks the first major project to come…

Microsoft is shutting down its videogame streaming venture Mixer, announcing it will instead migrate its streaming community to Facebook Gaming. The move, which will take effect July 22, is expected to enable a number of high-profile streaming personalities from the gaming world to potentially return to Amazon-owned Tw…

Sony lifted the veil Thursday on PlayStation 5, the video game console it hopes will be a significant lure for consumers this holiday season. In a live-streamed video presentation lasting more than an hour, Sony Interactive Entertainment  revealed new details for the PS5, including its design and lineup of new games…

Santa Monica-based game giant Activision Blizzard has appointe Dawn Ostroff to its board as an independent director effective immediately. The longtime entertainment executive currently oversees content and advertising at Spotify. Previously she co-founded and served as president of Condé Nast Entertainment through…

Santa Monica-based Snap Inc. announced plans to stream its Snap Partner Summit on June 11. Doors open at 9:45 a.m. PT with a keynote address by co-founders Evan Spiegel, CEO, and  Bobby Murphy, chief technology officer, kicking it off. Execs from across the company will showcase new product features and announce…

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is the most recognizable professional gamer in the world. On Wednesday, Blevins announced Ninja Battles Featuring Fortnite, a live competition series featuring 60 of the world's best Fortnite players and gaming personalities. Confirmed participants, including Nick Eh 30, Bugha, Ewok, NateHill…

French video game giant Ubisoft Wednesday named IMG the first exclusive licensing agency for iconic franchises Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege in Europe and Asia. Assassin's Creed has more than 100 million unique players and 16 games released over the past decade IMG will expand its robust…

Fortnite is celebrating a milestone in audience size, and has set the next edition of its onsite concerts. DJs Steve Aoki and deadmau5 are expected to headline Fortnite's latest in-game concert this Friday night. They arrive as the game has announced it has an Fortnite said it crossed 350 million registered…

Sales across video game hardware, software, accessories and game cards totaled $1.6 billion in March, up a whopping 35% from a year ago. It's the highest reported spend for the month since 2008, according to industry research firm NDP Group, and reflects the overall higher engagement with all forms of at-home media…

VENN, a lifestyle channel for and about gamers, will launch in July with 30 hours of original programming, its founders said. That's several months earlier than planned to help connect fans at a time when video game popularity and TV viewing are soaring. Ariel Horn and Ben Kusin said VENN will ramp up both remotely…

Peter Chernin’s investment firm The Chernin Group has boosted its investment in interactive entertainment company Scopely, which announced that TPC and media giant Advance have just injected $200 million to help it grow its business. Scopley said that brings its latest round of funding – Series D – to $400 million…