There was nearly a mutiny on the Starship Enterprise last week.
On Friday—the third day of an auction of a large assortment of Hollywood memorabilia from Profiles in History, a Calabasas, Calif.-based auctioneer of Hollywood memorabilia—investors got into an all out bidding war over a few “Star Trek” collectibles.
Read more at CNBC.com: Star Trek, Star Wars memorabilia fetch top dollar at auction
Alongside the burgers, cookouts and fireworks this holiday weekend, there are two other constants: adult beverages and ice cream. And this year, you might see them combined.
Alcohol-infused frozen treats aren’t exactly new. They first started appearing regionally about eight years ago – and national brands started spreading four years ago. But they’re hitting their stride in 2016 – with a growing number of companies offering ice cream, sorbet and popsicles with a kick.
Read more at Money.com: Booze-Infused Ice Cream (and We’re Not Talking About Fake Rum Raisin) Is a Thing
As investors and political leaders struggle to determine the impact of the U.K.’s decision to withdraw from the European Union, some U.S. travelers are weighing a change to their summer travel plans. The British pound has plunged against the dollar, making it more tempting to pop across the Atlantic.
Experts say that impulse is understandable, but there are a few factors to consider before you make a final decision.
Read more at Money.com: 5 Things You Need to Know About Traveling to the U.K. Post-Brexit
Sony’s taking pains not to compare the launch of PlayStation VR to that of a new video game console, but Andrew House, president and group CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, is warning fans that there could be some similar frustrations.
“We have growing confidence that we’ll be supply constrained with this product, but we’ll do our very best to meet demand,” House said in an exclusive conversation with CNBC.com. “Virtual reality is a medium that’s in its infancy. With such a nascent, very new form of storytelling, it’s difficult to predict what user uptake is going to be.”
Read more at CNBC.com: Sony: Expect PlayStation VR shortages
Can’t get your kids to quit playing video games? Good news: Depending on what they’re playing, they might actually be learning to be smarter about money.
Granted, games like “Mario Kart” or “Doom” aren’t going to do much to help increase anyone’s financial IQ, but a number of popular titles incorporate economic principles into their gameplay, which not only adds to a game’s immersive nature, but can impart a few lessons for younger players as well.
You can’t walk 15 feet down the halls of the E3 show floor without someone thrusting a virtual reality headset at you this year. If there’s one overlying theme at the videogame trade show’s biggest convention, it’s that VR is coming in a big way.
But Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive Software, said he’s still skeptical about the technology.
Read more at CNBC.com: ‘Grand Theft Auto’ maker ambivalent about VR
In his three-year run as CEO of Electronic Arts, Andrew Wilson has done the seemingly impossible.
In 2013, core gamers held a hostile view of the company – and investors weren’t much happier. It was a gaming giant that made money, but not a lot of friends in the process. But since Wilson took over, shares are up over 175 percent, and the company has turned things around with players, going so far as to host a pair of open-to-the-public events in lieu of a show floor presence at E3, the annual video game trade show.
Read more at CNBC.com: EA’s strategy to maintain its momentum
Five years ago, Activision created another multi-billion dollar empire with “Skylanders” — a brilliant fusion of video games and real world toys that immediately captivated players of all ages and engaged young players like nothing at the time.
Imitators were inevitable, of course — and it wasn’t long before Disney entered the market with its own take on the category, which had, by then, been labeled “toys to life,” after the figurine toys that could be placed on a peripheral and then became a part of the onscreen action. Last year, Warner Bros. and Lego jointly entered the fray as well.
Read more at CNBC.com: Rough skies may be ahead for Activision’s ‘Skylanders’
The CEO of Ubisoft said he’s confident the French videogame publisher will be able to fend off a move by Vivendi to obtain a seat on the company’s board of directors. However, he says, the company is exploring other options – just in case it can’t.
Vivendi, for the past eight months, has steadily been buying shares of Ubisoft – raising its stake to 17.7 percent. (The founders own just 9 percent of shares and hold 16 percent of the voting rights.) This comes on the heels of Vivendi’s hostile takeover of Gameloft, a mobile game company that was founded by the same brothers.
Read more at CNBC.com: Ubisoft CEO open to a merger – but not with Vivendi
The video game publisher that accuses Oculus of stealing its intellectual property to create its flagship virtual reality headset isn’t planning to stay on the sidelines as VR games grab a foothold in the industry.
Bethesda Softworks on Sunday announced the launch of a VR division — Bethesda VR — with two of its flagship games leading the charge. A virtual reality version of “Fallout 4” will be released for the HTC Vive headset in 2017. The company also showcased a VR version of the just released “Doom.”
Read more at CNBC.com: ‘Doom,’ ‘Fallout’ creator dives into virtual reality
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