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Yesterday, Fortnite made an aggressive move in hopes of re-engaging its player base. Save your V-Bucks, this one’s on us. Everyone who completes 13 free Overtime Challenges by February 27 will receive the upcoming Season 8 Battle Pass for FREE!…

Shares of NVDA are trading up 5% after hours, as final results for Jan-19 were in-line with the disappointing pre-announcement. While we are believers in the Nvidia story and expect the company to be one of the more notable winners…

It’s been a rough six months for video game publishers. Shares of Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), and Electronic Arts (EA) have each fallen more than 25%. However, after last Wednesday’s earnings misses and weak guidance that sent the…

Sean Higgins is the founder and CEO of BetterYou, a product that “nudges” you to make better decisions and work toward your goals. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Techstars, a partner at Router Ventures, and previously founded…

Apple has appointed longtime marketing leader Frank Casanova to Senior Director, Worldwide Product Marketing at Apple Augmented Reality, according to Casanova’s LinkedIn profile. Here’s our quick take: Apple remains committed to AR but is likely not satisfied with its AR marketing…

A little over a week ago, Blizzard permanently reduced the price of its popular title Overwatch. The standard version of the game now costs $19.99 from the prior $39.99 and the legendary version has dropped to $39.99 from $59.99. Blizzard…

When a new generation of products and services are unveiled, it’s easy to get caught up in the novelty and advances of the underlying technology. We see it all the time at conventions like CES where LG displayed an array…

Angela Ahrendts, head of Apple Retail, is leaving the company in April after a five-year tenure. While we view Apple’s physical retail experience as the best in tech, there’s room for improvement. The Genius Bar is a victim of its…

Google shares traded off ~3% in after-hours trading as investors weighed the benefits of impressive revenue stability (essentially 21% in each of the past 12 quarters) against the prospect of increased costs related to mobile traffic acquisition and YouTube TV…

On Saturday, popular electronic dance music (EDM) artist Marshmello performed a live 10-minute set on Fortnite, the free-to-play game that continues to transform the gaming space. Here’s our favorite video and here’s Marshmello’s video. In our view, the concert is a great example of…

Tesla reported Dec-18 mixed results, beating revenue but missing earnings. Shares are down 4% after hours, reacting mostly to news of CFO Deepak Ahuja leaving the company. Bottom line: the company’s fundamentals are trending in the right direction, and the list…

Facebook shares are up ~11% after hours as the company showed users and advertisers have not gone anywhere despite 2018’s privacy backlash. Strong average revenue per user (ARPU) growth shows Facebook is getting better at monetizing its massive user base…