Virtual reality game studio Alta raises $12.4M
Virtual reality game studio Alta has raised $12.4 million in a funding round that shows that “metaverse” companies are in a boom. The Sydney...
Gaming will lead us to the metaverse
When CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s name to Meta and committed to the metaverse, he said that gaming would lead the way. That’s an...
Activision Blizzard reorganizes Raven tester department that voted for union
Activision Blizzard game-testing workers in Wisconsin are expected to file for a union with the National Labor Relations Board. In the meantime, the company...
Microsoft’s Halo: Infinite crosses 20M players
Microsoft said that its Halo: Infinite video game has crossed more than 20 million players, making it the biggest Halo game in the franchise’s...
Jason Rubin on Meta’s strategy for the metaverse
When Jason Rubin joined Oculus VR in 2014, he was handed a copy of Ready Player One, one of the books that helped define...
Israeli studio Spring Games raises $7M from Playtika
Israeli startup Spring Games has raised $7 million in a seed round funding from Playtika to develop NFT-powered games on the blockchain. The first...
Randy Pitchford: Games as a hobby trumps games as a service
Randy Pitchford started Gearbox back in 1999, and since that time, the company’s games such as the Borderlands series have sold more than 100...
Meta’s Rick Kelley on what to expect for gaming in 2022
Rick Kelley has a unique window on gaming trends as vice president of global gaming at Meta/Facebook. And so we asked him what to...
Kidas raises money from Overwolf to protect young gamers from cyberbullies
Overwolf, the platform for building in-game apps and mods, has invested in Kidas, the creators of the ProtectMe anti-cyberbullying and predator protection software for...
Metaphysic, AI startup behind Tom Cruise deepfakes, raises $7.5M
Metaphysic, the company behind the Tom Cruise deepfakes, has raised $7.5 million. The London-based company develops artificial intelligence for hyperreal virtual experiences in the...