Cecilia D'Anastasio
Games Industry Reporter at Bloomberg News
reporter covering the games industry and digital culture for Bloomberg News @technology email: [email protected] Discord: ehvee Signal: cecilia.01
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5 days ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Cecilia D'Anastasio
For decades, Chinese video games and American gamers just didn’t mix. US audiences were receptive to all manner of weird and wonderful experiences, from Finnish Angry Birds to Japanese Pokémon, but sidestepped anything coming out of China. That was until Genshin Impact arrived five years ago with two dozen plucky anime characters that fought monsters and took on quests.
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5 days ago |
bloomberg.com | Cecilia D'Anastasio
An illustration from Genshin Impact, the first major Chinese-made mobile hit in the US. (Bloomberg) -- For decades, Chinese video games and American gamers just didn’t mix. US audiences were receptive to all manner of weird and wonderful experiences, from Finnish to Japanese but sidestepped anything coming out of China. That was until arrived five years ago with two dozen plucky anime characters that fought monsters and took on quests.
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1 week ago |
bloomberg.com | Olivia Solon |Cecilia D'Anastasio
The AppLovin logo arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. AppLovin Corp., which provides marketing services to app developers, shed more than $32 billion in value as investors unwound some of the blistering rally that saw shares rise eight fold last year. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- AppLovin Corp. agreed to sell its video-games unit to London-based Tripledot Studios to focus on its advertising technology business.
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1 week ago |
financialpost.com | Cecilia D'Anastasio
Article contentFrench-Canadian entrepreneur Stephan Tétrault has acquired GameStop Corp.’s Canadian stores, according to a Monday press release. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
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news.bloomberglaw.com | Cecilia D'Anastasio
French-Canadian entrepreneur Stephan Tétrault has acquired GameStop Corp.’s Canadian stores, according to a Monday press release. The video-game retailer operates 185 stores across the country. The business will be renamed EB Games Canada—its name from before GameStop rebranded it in 2021. No terms were available. The transition will occur over the next several months. “This isn’t just a business decision—it’s about bringing something back that Canadians truly loved,” Tétrault said in the release.
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