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Netflix Doesn't Need to Buy Take-Two. It Needs a Better Deal.

31 million views, an $82 billion walk-away, and the licensing template Netflix already used on Arcane point to something cheaper than an acquisition.
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The Freaks Are Back, and They Brought Their Marketing Budgets
Inside Gamescom 2026's record numbers, Balenciaga's cultural strategy, and why PubMatic and Digital Turbine's APAC leads say the experimental budget…
 • Bastian Bergmann
Comcast Already Tried to Buy Gaming. Now NBCUniversal Gets a Second Shot.
Brian Roberts chased Activision, EA, and a piece of Epic Games but never closed. The Comcast split just handed his old ambition to someone new, with a…
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The Prancing Horse Just Found Greener Pastures (In a Battle Royale)
Ferrari's $640,000 EV tanked its stock and its reputation two months ago. A mobile game most boardrooms have never heard of is already doing more for…
 • Bastian Bergmann
It's the Measurement, Stupid.
Gaming already won the audience advertisers care about the most. It just hasn't won the argument that matters to a CFO, and a blunt conversation at…
 • Bastian Bergmann
Fox Paid $22 Billion for Roku. The Real Bet Is a 19-Minute Gaming Habit.
At Cannes Lions, a Roku executive laid out the data behind streaming's next engagement war. Most analysts haven't caught up yet.
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Gaming Has Arrived at Cannes. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Two days on the Croisette, one very clear signal — and one very expensive problem still standing in gaming's way.
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Inside Skate: The Immersive Game Where Brands Get to Be Themselves
Part 3 of 4: The Nike SB blueprint, the in-game jobs frontier, and why skateboarding's cultural reach extends far beyond its 62 million participants.
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Games Don't Just Extend IP. They Create It.
Paramount's new gaming studio is built on a conviction most entertainment companies haven't acted on yet — and the New York Times already proved it…
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