Games industry roundup: GAME Digital board pushes for Sports Direct sale, Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, and FTC investigating YouTube

15 articles from PocketGamer.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockchainGamer.biz

• 1 PC game news and insights

  Here are the five hottest stories from our sister-site PCGamesInsider.biz for the last week.

  So, what is Auto Chess?

  It's happened again - a small game developer has produced something that is now one of the hottest ticket in the world

  Updated: EA confirms UK and Ireland boss Campbell's move to new role, Samantha Ebelthite replaces him in top job

  Exec took on the role in October 2014

  Here are six things we learnt from EA and Epic Games' time at the DCMS select committee

  How much money is Fortnite making, how much is FIFA actually played and what EA likes to call loot boxes

  GAME Digital board pushes for Sports Direct sale

  But bosses sad they are unable to forge on and transform without extra help

  Ubisoft, Microsoft, Nvidia and AMD make Glassdoor's Top CEOs lists

  French firm's boss Guillemot only pure video games exec to make the cut

  
  

• 2 Blockchain games news and insights

  Here are the top stories from BlockchainGamer.biz

  Craft your own NFTs through the WAX Creator

  There are plenty of dimensions to the WAX platform that users, developers, and dApps can benefit from. According to William Quigley, this is where the value of the platform comes in, and with the introduction of its new creator, this value just got more substantial.

  Facebook releases whitepaper for its global currency – Libra 

  Facebook has been developing its cryptocurrency concept for some time. Now, the whitepaper for what we now know as ‘Libra’, has officially been published. There has been a lot of noise and speculation along with the currency’s ongoing development.

  FCFL teams up with WAX to bring football collectables to blockchain

  WAX The Worldwide Asset eXchange, or WAX as we know them, offers its various partners a great deal of potential with its platform and services. One of the newest entrants to the WAX ecosystem is the Fan Controlled Football League (FCFL) ahead of the beginning of its 2019 season.
  
  0xGames introduces us to its third title

  0xGames is the development team behind a number of well-received games like 0xUniverse; one of its first titles, and 0xWarriors – the first to integrate with multiple chains. But now, the team has revealed its latest title – 0xRacers.

  F1 Delta Time’s Monaco 2019 Racer sells for $33,200

  While not rising to the same kind of heights as the ‘1-1-1‘ NFT, F1 Delta Time has concluded its latest auction. On sale was the digital love letter to the Monaco Grand Prix, rightfully dubbed ‘Monaco 2019’, which officially sold for a winning bid of 108 ETH.

  
  

• 3 Influencer marketing news and insights

  Here are the top stories from InfluencerUpdate.biz

  YouTube under FTC investigation for failure to protect children

  YouTube is reportedly under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following allegations that the platform has violated children's privacy.

  Twitch has acquired social media relic Bebo for $25m

  Streaming behemoth Twitch has quietly bought social networking site Bebo.

  Ninja announces debut book on how to be good at games

  Gaming superstar Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins has unveiled his first book as part of a deal with Ebury Books.

  55% of children born after 2010 create regular video content

  A recent study by Beano Studios shows that 55 per cent of children under 10 are creating regular video content across a range of devices.

  Twitch and Teespring announce new partnership for streamers to sell merch with ease

  Twitch has announced a new partnership with Teespring, the platform allowing independent artists to design and sell products.