Tech Dermot Smurfit sells $2m worth of shares in gaming company GAN Former founder and chief executive cashed out after Sega deal valued firm at $85 million
Companies Closure of Irish operation to cost GameStop €13mCompany closed Irish units in June following years of recorded losses
Tech Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition attempt revived as firms submits new deal UK regulator Tech giant says it will give Activision game right to Unisoft to dispel competition concerns
Gaming Call of Duty to remain on Sony PlayStation as Microsoft closes in on Activision Blizzard dealAgreement reached by Microsoft and Sony on Sunday sought to address concerns that merger would make popular Activision games exclusive to Xbox
Fashion News LVMH joins with Epic Games to offer virtual experiencesThe French goods group is the latest luxury business to partner with a gaming platform to increase its presence in the metaverse
Tech Sandbox VR planning to open first Irish locationThe company has an arrangement with BCP to create five virtual reality gaming areas on Dawson Street
Connected Magazine Gaming, guns and virtual valueThere is good money to be made through straightforward trades in online virtual goods, as a recent half-million dollar deal proves.
Companies Keywords Studios appoints Don Robert as chairman following sudden death of Ross GrahamThe company said Graham had overseen the firm’s growth “from a small business into an industry leader”
Company Watch Keyword Studios relocated over 400 employees from Russia in 2022After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Keywords, which has its HQ in Dublin, began the process of relocating most of its staff to countries like Poland, Serbia, Armenia and Malta
Gaming Keywords signals its intent with acquisition of video game studioThe Dublin-based firm last week agreed to buy US development outfit Forgotten Empires for up to €32.5m
Entertainment What to watch and listen to this week: An old European favourite gets a compelling reBootThe modern incarnation of the classic German submarine saga Das Boot is back for a third season, while historian Lucy Worsley takes a closer look at the impact of the bubonic plague
Entertainment What to watch, play and listen to: Ardal O’Hanlon searches for the first Irishman and an LGBTQ comedyDylan Llewellyn from Derry Girls stars in a new comedy on Channel 4 and Stranger Things is back for its fourth season
Entertainment What to watch, play and listen to: Conversations with Friends, an in-depth look at the Liffey and Joe Wicks on his childhoodA six-part RTÉ series looks at life on Dublin’s main river while the first episodes of the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends starts on Wednesday with a double bill
What to watch and listen to this week: Hugh Wallace returns with a new series of The Great House Revival The well-known architect runs the rule over a Victorian house in Cork, while consumer journalist Conor Pope takes a look at the ongoing cost of living crisis in The Price of Everything
A whole new level: Why Microsoft is paying $68.7bn to acquire Activision-Blizzard The gaming giant owns a series of popular franchises allowing Microsoft to attract more users to its Game Pass service
It’s all in the game: The rise and rise of esportsWith traditional sports intermittently shutting down during the pandemic, the burgeoning genre of esports – playing video games competitively – has filled the gap for huge numbers of people, and its appeal shows no sign of diminishing
Dressing the MetaverseIn the limitless world of gaming, NFTs and virtual fashion, luxury brands are unlocking value streams that engage young consumers while finding new avenues to creativity, capital and community
E-sports group Wylde raises €375,000 from angel investorsThe Irish professional gaming group has signed up top gamers to compete in video game tournaments
Zeitgeist: Video games that are truly user friendlyGaming doesn’t have to be all about machine-guns and kung-fu kicks: here are ten titles that will chill you out in these troubled times
