• Mobile gaming firm Skillz to go public through merger with blank-check company

    Mobile gaming firm Skillz to go public through merger with blank-check company

    Mobile gaming firm Skillz will float its shares on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with Flying Eagle Acquisition, a blank-check company founded by Hollywood executives Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky. The transaction will value Skillz at around $3.6 billion, according to Skillz. Wellington Management, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton Investments and Neuberger Berman …
  • Epic Games won’t remove feature that got Fortnite booted from Apple App Store

    Epic Games won’t remove feature that got Fortnite booted from Apple App Store

    Epic Games said Wednesday it will not remove a direct payment feature it enabled on Apple devices recently, a move that would mean iPhone users will not receive the latest version of the popular video game “Fortnite.” A legal battle ensued after Epic rolled out its own method of in-game purchases for “Fortnite” on Apple’s …
  • HQ Trivia returns as lockdowns continue amid coronavirus pandemic

    HQ Trivia returns as lockdowns continue amid coronavirus pandemic

    HQ Trivia has returned to smartphones around the world — as the coronavirus pandemic gives the app-based quiz show a captive audience. HQ on Sunday night broadcast its first live trivia game since it shut down and laid off all its staff in mid-February. An anonymous investor helped resurrect the app by providing funding for …