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Microsoft Backs Wemade’s Blockchain Push in $46 Million Investment Round

DIGIT — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 10:30:31 +0000

Software giant Microsoft has made a $14.8 million investment in Wemade, a Korea-based blockchain gaming services company that has recently launched its own stablecoin, named Wemix. The company was part of a $46 million investment round, that also saw the participation of two more companies: Shinhan Asset Management and Kiwoom Securities. Microsoft Backs Korea-Based Gaming […]

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Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Calls Today’s Metaverse a ‘Poorly Built Video Game’

DIGIT — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 23:30:27 +0000

Phil Spencer, CEO of gaming at Microsoft and head of Xbox, directed some criticism at the idea of the metaverse and how it is being executed. Spencer remarked that for him, the current metaverse is a “poorly built video game,” but also that the sector was still in its early stages and will surely evolve. […]

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Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Skeptical About Metaverse, Criticizes Play-to-Earn Models

DIGIT — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:00:32 +0000

Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox brand, believes that the metaverse has been with us since 30 years ago, when digital gaming was largely introduced. However, Spencer criticized play-to-earn (P2E) models, stating that they create a workforce out of a kind of gamer who needs to monetize the time spent playing. Xbox Boss Phil Spencer […]

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Xbox boss keen on Metaverse but ‘cautious’ about play-to-earn games

DIGIT — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:51:57 +0000

Phil Spencer argues that “gamers have been in the Metaverse for 30 years” as games already offer 3D shared worlds for people to communicate in.

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Microsoft’s massive Metaverse move: Buying Activision for $69B

DIGIT — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:47:59 +0000

Following the Activision Blizzard acquisition announcement, Microsoft CEO and chairman Satya Nadella stated that gaming “will play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms.”

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Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Addresses Rise of NFT Gaming; Feels Some of It Is “Exploitive”

DIGIT — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:30:30 +0000

Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft and the individual responsible for the Xbox program, has addressed the NFT gaming phenomenon trending recently. To Spencer, some of the platforms that leverage the use of NFTs feel more exploitive than entertaining. Some of the biggest developers and publishers in the gaming industry have already […]

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Nifty News: YGG partners with 8 P2E games, Ice Cube and Quiznos drop NFTs

DIGIT — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:36:37 +0000

Microsoft’s head of gaming Phil Spencer said he is cautious about integrating NFTs with the Xbox Store.

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