Netflix will launch Exploding Kittens animated cartoon series and mobile game
Netflix is doubling down on games with the upcoming launch of an Exploding Kittens mobile game and an animated cartoon series. The entertainment streaming...
Mytaverse raises $7.6M for enterprise metaverse platform
Mytaverse has raised $7.6 million for a platform that enables enterprises to launch metaverse applications. Gaming companies aren’t the only ones with a newfound...
Mystic Moose partners with One Tree Planted to offset NFT energy costs for Planet Mojo game
Mystic Moose has partnered with nonprofit One Tree Planted to offset the environmental costs of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for its upcoming web 3 game...
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart devs look back on showcase game for Sony
During the Dice Summit, I joined a group of journalists in the offstage winners’ room for the DICE Awards celebrating the best of video...
The DeanBeat: Women in Gaming breakfast kicks off diverse lineup at GamesBeat Summit 2022
I’m glad that we’re done with recruiting our 124 speakers for our 55 sessions at the GamesBeat Summit 2022 event on April 26-28. And...
Mod.io: How modding is moving into the mainstream of gaming
Modding platform Mod.io is one of the companies that believes modding has moved into the mainstream, and it has 300 million downloads to prove...
Making the Rebuild Ukraine mobile game in the middle of a war zone
When I was interviewing Pavel Izotov, the maker of the Rebuild Ukraine mobile game, he paused multiple times to wipe tears from his eyes....
Coda Payments raises $690M for cross-border payments and alternative app stores
Coda Payments has raised $690 million in funding to enable cross-border payments for games and other digital products, as well as alternative app stores....
American Idol will have NFTs built around contestant digital trading cards
For its 20th season, American Idol is changing things up by launching contestant-based digital trading cards as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). These unique collectibles will...
Crypto Raiders raises $6M for play-to-own RPG with NFTs
Crypto Raiders has raised $6 million in funding for its “play-to-own” role-playing game (RPG) with non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company is one of many...