Marianne Ayala/Insider Insider and other media have identified numerous US lawmakers not complying with the federal STOCK Act.Their excuses range from oversights, to clerical errors, to inattentive accountants.Ethics watchdogs — and even some in Congress — want to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks.See more stories on Insider’s business page […]
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Biden regulators could rain on Trump’s SPAC parade
Former President Donald Trump is plotting a return to Wall Street with a new media company taking aim at Big Tech.But Trump Media & Technology Group’s path to the stock market faces a formidable obstacle: President Joe Biden’s regulators.Biden’s top cop on Wall Street, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler , is […]
In VR, there are no rules, so parents are making up their own
(CNN) Last summer, Allen Roach saw something that really disturbed him: His then-11-year-old son, Peyton, used a sword to slice off the arms and legs of characters in a virtual reality medieval fantasy game, Blade & Sorcery , then threw the dismembered digital bodies off a bridge. Sure, it all […]
Take-Two, the publisher behind some of the biggest names in
Take-Two, the publisher behind some of the biggest names in gaming like Grand Theft Auto and NBA 2K , today announced a deal to buy mobile game company Zynga for $12.7 billion.If the acquisition of the FarmVille creator goes through, it will mark the biggest sale in video game history.Advertisement […]
All cross-platform games (PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Cross-platform support is becoming more important in the world of video games.Multiplayer hits like Call of Duty: Warzone and Fortnite have pushed crossplay into the limelight, and now most AAA multiplayer games release with at least partial cross-platform support.Finding every cross-platform game is no easy feat, though, so we did […]
Microsoft appears to be testing Age of Empires 4 for Xbox
An Xbox version of real-time strategy Age of Empires 4 looks like it’s currently in testing within Microsoft. The console port was apparently sniffed out by Twitter user ALumia_Italia (thanks, VGC ), after seeing a new file uploaded for internal testing via the Xbox Insider Hub. The file in question […]
Take-Two Buys Zynga For $12.7 Billion
Take-Two Buys Zynga For $12.7 Billion In What Might Be Video Game Industry’s Biggest Acquisition Ever The GTA company is acquiring all outstanding shares of Zynga for $12.7 billion. Grand Theft Auto company Take-Two is acquiring FarmVille company Zynga for $12.7 billion, the company announced on Monday morning.This is a […]
Take-Two Buys Zynga For $12.7 Billion, Says There Is “Clear Path” To Bring Console/PC Games To Mobile
Take-Two Buys Zynga For $12.7 Billion, Says There Is “Clear Path” To Bring Console/PC Games To Mobile The GTA company is acquiring all outstanding shares of Zynga for $12.7 billion. Grand Theft Auto company Take-Two is acquiring FarmVille company Zynga for $12.7 billion, the company announced on Monday morning.This is […]
Take-Two Buys Zynga For $12.7 Billion In Video Game Industry’s Biggest Acquisition Ever
Take-Two Buys Zynga For $12.7 Billion, Says There Is “Clear Path” To Bring Games To Mobile The GTA company is acquiring all outstanding shares of Zynga for $12.7 billion. Grand Theft Auto company Take-Two is acquiring FarmVille company Zynga for $12.7 billion, the company announced on Monday morning.This is a […]
Grand Theft Auto, meet FarmVille
New York (CNN Business) Zynga, the mobile game developer known for hits like FarmVille , Words With Friends and a popular Texas Hold’em poker game, is pairing up with Take-Two Interactive, the developer of the Grand Theft Auto franchise of games. Take-Two said Monday it is buying Zynga in a […]