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U.S. Veterans Say Games Support Their Mental Health And Well Being | ESA Report

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GamesBeat reports: “The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) showed survey results highlighting the benefits of games for U.S. veterans, with 77% of veterans saying they believe games have a positive impact on their lives. The ESA said vast majority of respondents indicated that video game play provides a healthy outlet for stress and anxiety (86%), helps them cope with difficult times (81%), offers a valuable means of staying connected with others (77%) and that video game communities have a positive impact on their mental and emotional well-being (74%), said Stanley Pierre-Louis, CEO of the ESA, in an interview with GamesBeat”

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Universal Music Adopts Newly Launched Connex Platform For Music Credit Management

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Music Business Worldwide reports: “Universal Music Group has become the first client of Connex, a new A&R administration platform designed to collect and manage complete credits and audio files for creators. The platform launched Thursday (May 1) after four years of development and consultation with music professionals. STAGE, which specializes in music rights and royalties management systems like Session Studio, Salt and RDx, was also involved in the development.”

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Amazon Launches Nova Premier, Its Most Capable AI Model Yet

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TechCrunch reports: “Amazon on Wednesday released what the company claims is the most capable AI model in its Nova family, Nova Premier. Nova Premier, which can process text, images, and videos (but not audio), is available in Amazon Bedrock, the company’s AI model development platform. Amazon says that Premier excels at “complex tasks” that “require deep understanding of context, multi-step planning, and precise execution across multiple tools and data sources.”

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MoviePass’ Next Big Bet: A Fantasy Box Office App

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The Hollywood Reporter reports: “MoviePass is launching its own kind of fantasy sports league, but for film releases, box office results and more. The company behind the subscription service is launching a fantasy gaming platform called Mogul in which users can compete in tournaments, head-to-head matchups and solo challenges in which they predict box office results, weigh in on per screen averages, sentiment scores and awards.”

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Microsoft Was The Top Publisher On The PlayStation Store By Pre-Orders In Q1 2025

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VGC reports: “During an earnings call on Wednesday for the company’s financial results for Q3 FY25 – covering January to March 2025 – Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella noted that the company’s games had the most pre-orders and pre-installs on both the PlayStation Store and the Xbox Store during that period.”

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Fortnite Plans Return To The US iOS App Store Next Week

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Yahoo! Finance reports: “Epic Games’ mega-popular Fortnite is returning to the US iOS App Store next week after a surprising ruling in a years-long legal battle with Apple. The dispute between Epic and Apple began in 2020, when Apple removed Epic Games from the iOS store. Because Apple takes 30% of all in-app purchases, Epic had introduced support for direct payments in Fortnite to bypass Apple’s fee.”

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Meta Enters The AI Arena: New App Takes On ChatGPT With Llama 4 Power

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Tech Funding News reports: “Earlier this year, it was reported that Meta is planning to launch a ChatGPT rival. Now, Meta has officially entered the standalone AI assistant arena with the launch of its new Meta AI app, aiming to challenge established players like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Announced at Meta’s inaugural AI developer conference, LlamaCon, the app is now available on Android and iOS platforms in select countries, including the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.”

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TiVo Report Shows Consumers Want Quality Over Quantity

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Broadband TV News reports: “Consumers have begun to declutter their video libraries in a bid to simplify their entertainment experiences. TiVo’s 2024 Video Trends Report found that consumers in the United States and Canada have reduced their entertainment spending by nearly $20 year-over-year, with the average number of services used declining from 11.1 to 9.9 in the same period.”

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Udio And Audible Magic Team Up To Tackle Rights Management In AI-Generated Music

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Music Business Worldwide reports: “New York-based Udio on Tuesday (April 29) said it will integrate Audible Magic‘s audio fingerprinting and content identification technology directly into its generative music platform. Audible Magic is a California-based company that provides content identification services to social networks, record labels, music publishers, and TV and movie studios.”

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PlaysOut Launches Web3 Mini-Game Platform For Superapps

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GamesBeat reports: “PlaysOut, the startup redefining how mini-games scale, launched its on-chain mini-game Platform and SDK toolkit, fully integrated with WeChat’s mini-game publishing framework. PlaysOut recently raised $7 million in seed funding at a $70 million valuation, with backing from top-tier investors including KBW, OKX Ventures, Kenetic Capital, and Pacific Century Group.”

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