Playable ads are the next big thing for mobile game advertising, if the latest tech coming out of companies like Agawi and AppSponsor is to be believed. App streaming company Agawi revealed its own playable ads tech back in January, and now San Francisco-based studio AppSponsor has launched its own SDK for playable ads. The company says that, rather than being force-fed an advert, users are able to demo other gaming experiences from within a game, with the possibility of rewards being provided as a result. AppSponsor says these demo ads result in less complaints about ads, and boosted revenue per user. It's essentially a "try-before-you-buy" demo model, whereby players can choose to visit the App Store directly after playing a demo to buy t…

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Accel Entertainment has announced a major strategic acquisition, the planned purchase of the FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing venue in Collinsville, Illinois for approximately 35 million dollars in stock. The acquisition will include both Fairmount Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary, Fairmount Park Inc., which currently hosts the only active horse racing venue in the greater St. Louis area.

Once approved by the Illinois Racing Board, the transaction, valued at 3.45 million shares of Accel stock, will mark a significant expansion for Accel Entertainment, which is primarily known for operating gaming terminals in non-casino venues such as bars and restaurants. The company owns and operates around 25,000 electronic gaming machines across seven states, servicing four…

Black Myth: Wukong blasted off in August with 10 million copies sold in its first three days, and the figure has since climbed to 18 million copies sold in two weeks. The new sales figure was confirmed by Bloomberg, which also reported that the game had a $70 million production budget and was in development for more than six years.

Black Myth: Wukong was developed by Chinese game developer Game Science, whose biggest external investor is Daniel Wu’s Hero Games. Wu told the site the game is capable of selling 30 million copies over its lifetime, and can bring in more money with an expansion that’s on the way.

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During today’s Nintendo Direct, Fantasian: Neo Dimension–a port of the previously Apple Arcade-exclusive turn-based RPG Fantasian–was confirmed to be headed to consoles and PC later this year.

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• God Of War Rumors Shut Down By Kratos Actor Christopher Judge

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  Actor Christopher Judge, who plays Kratos in Sony’s God of War series, has shut down a rumor about the future of the series. Writing on social media, Judge said rumors that he teased news about the God of War series during a recent Instagram Live are “absolutely not true.”

  He said, “You can’t tease something you know nothing about.”

  During an Instagram Live, Judge said his fans can look forward to news about his next projects soon. He never mentioned God of War or Sony, but that didn’t stop some from theorizing he might have been teasing a new God of War project.

  “I will be making announcements in the near future; I can guarantee none of them will be about OUR beloved God of War,” he said, adding that, like fans, he’s waiting to hear about what’s next for the series.