Second Life pioneer Philip Rosedale shows off virtual toy room in High Fidelity
SEATTLE — Philip Rosedale wants to build the Metaverse, the virtual reality experience depicted in the Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash so many years...
Virtual reality enterprise software startup Envelop VR raises $4M
Virtual reality is one of the hottest sectors in the tech economy, and today’s $4 million in funding for software maker Envelop VR announced...
Blue Crystal Labs unveils skill-based slot machine games for mobile
Blue Crystal Labs, a startup created by former Zynga social-casino executive Jesse Janosov, is unveiling its skill-based social-casino game today. The whole point of...
Quantic Dream unveils Detroit: Become Human for the PlayStation 4
Game developer David Cage announced that Quantic Dream is making a new PlayStation 4 title about androids dubbed Detroit: Become Human. He made the...
Sony shows off new game Boundless for 2016
Sony showed off a new game called Boundless at its Paris Game Week media briefing today. It shows that Sony continues to invest in...
Even in Siberia, you can make a game with 30M downloads in today’s global game market
Perhaps the most unusual game company I met while in Israel was MyTona, a studio founded by twin brothers who grew up in one...
Internet gambling startups get a new event
Internet gambling is hot, from esports betting to online gambling. That’s why the industry is getting a new event dubbed the iGaming Entrepreneur Conference. Michael...
Sony to encourage Australian game development students to publish on PlayStation Network
Sony said today that it is creating a partnership that will result in more student-made games for the PlayStation 4 game console. The PlayStation...
How Israel’s $1B game business thrives in a cutthroat global industry
TEL AVIV — I traveled to Israel for the first time last week to get a good look at the country’s $1 billion game...
VCs favor putting their money into esports and virtual reality
Many venture capitalists are shy about investing in games. And for the first nine months of 2015, game investments were down about 35 percent from...