Sept 29 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group, owned by sovereign wealth fund PIF, will invest 142 billion riyals ($37.8 billion) in initiatives aimed at making the kingdom a global hub for gaming, state news agency SPA said on Thursday.

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Runaway inflation and the reopening of offices and schools have led people to spend less on PCs than they did during lockdowns when many bought computers for work and school as they stayed home during the pandemic.

Last week memory chip maker Micron Technology warned of tougher times and said it was cutting its capex investments in fiscal 2023 by over 30% to a total of $8 billion. Nvidia Corp and Intel Corp both delivered much worse than expected earnings in their latest reports.

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Another 20 billion riyals will be invested in mature industry partners who bring expertise to Savvy’s portfolio and 2 billion riyals will target industry disruptors «to grow early-stage games and esports companies.»

Oct 6 (Reuters) – Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Thursday provided third-quarter revenue estimates that were about a billion dollars less than previously forecast, signaling the chip slump could be much worse than expected.

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«In some ways Intel is the biggest software company that you’ve never heard of,» said Nick McKeown, who leads Intel´s Network and Edge group, adding that there are over 20,000 software developers at Intel.

Sept 27 (Reuters) – Intel Corp plans to expand the Intel Developer Cloud to allow customers to try a range of new chips before they hit the market, a move it hopes will lure more application developers to use its processors, the company said on Tuesday.

But gamblers’ loss in online sports betting swelled A$3.2 billion or 80% to A$7.1 billion in the same period, showed figures supplied by industry consultancy H2 Gambling Capital, which excluded credit often rewarded in promotions.

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«Savvy Games Group is one part of our ambitious strategy aiming to make Saudi Arabia the ultimate global hub for the pkv games and esports sector by 2030,» Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said, according to SPA.

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The investments will include 70 billion riyals to take several minority stakes in companies that support Savvy’s game development agenda and 50 billion riyals to acquire «a leading game publisher to become a strategic development partner».

An Entain spokesperson said the firm had «more player safety tools than any other operator in the market, including the use of algorithms which help us to detect problematic behaviour and then intervene.»

It has five independent subsidiaries, including esports arm EFG, as well as Nine66, which «is building an ecosystem for game developers and studios», and VOV company, which is building gaming and competition venues. ($1 = 3.7580 riyals) (Reporting by Ahmed Tolba and Enas Alashray in Cairo; writing by Yousef Saba in Dubai; editing by David Evans, Alexandra Hudson)