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    Steve Nix named GM of VR at Reel FX

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    DALLAS --

    Digital studio Reel FX Dallas/Santa Monica has added Steve Nix as general manager of its virtual reality division, Reel FX VR. Nix will oversee all aspects of development, strategy and technology for the division. He joins David Bates, who was recently named general manager of the studio’s commercial division.

    Nix has spent nearly two decades embracing new technology as a senior leader in interactive entertainment. Prior to joining Reel FX, Nix was CEO and co-founder of Yvolver, a mobile gaming technology developer, acquired by Opera Mediaworks in 2015. His extensive experience in the gaming industry spans digital distribution and game development for major industry players such as id Software, Ritual Entertainment and GameStop.

    Nix said, “Reel FX has shown incredible foresight establishing itself as an early leader in the rapidly emerging VR content space.  This foundation, combined with the studio’s resources will allow us to aggressively expand our VR content offering, combining storytelling, visual and technical expertise in a medium that I firmly believe will change the human experience.”

    Nix got his start in the gaming industry as CEO of independent game developer, Ritual Entertainment, an early pioneer in action games and digitally distributed PC games. Ritual developed and co-developed many titles including Counter Strike Xbox, Counter Strike: Condition Zero, Star Trek Elite Force II, Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre, and 007: Agent Under Fire. He moved on to join id Software as director of business development, prior to its acquisition by ZenMax Media, transitioning to the position of director of digital platforms at the company. There he led digital distribution and mobile game development for some of the biggest brands in gaming including DOOM, RAGE, QUAKE and Wolfenstein. In 2011, Nix came on board as GM of digital distribution at GameStop, where he led the growth of new digital businesses.

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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