Osso VR raises $27M to train surgeons via simulations
Osso VR has raised $27 million to train doctors and other medical professionals using virtual reality surgery simulations. The San Francisco-based Osso VR said...
Amazon shifts Lumberyard to open source 3D game engine supported by 20 companies
Let the OSS Enterprise newsletter guide your open source journey! Sign up here. Amazon is contributing its Lumberyard game engine to open source, and it will be...
Newzoo: Game market will hit $200B in 2024
The global game market will grow from $175.8 billion in 2021 to more than $200 billion in 2024, according to the 2021 Global Games...
Robin Block: Diving deep into the golden age of first-person shooter games
The creators of the documentary FPS: First Person Shooter hit their goal for their Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in a single day. CreatorVC launched the campaign...
The DeanBeat: How fun finds a way around friction
In an old Saturday Night Live skit, actor Garrett Morris rubbed two balloons on his sweater, and they stuck to his chest. It was...
Drake Star Partners: Game deals surpassed $60B in first half of 2021
Game deals surpassed an unparalleled $60 billion in the first half of 2021, according to investment bank Drake Star Partners. Spurred by pandemic lockdowns...
Bling enables game devs to give players Bitcoin rewards
Bling has raised seed funding to enable game developers to give Bitcoin rewards to players who engage with games. The Irvine, California-based Bling’s vision...
Logitech partners with BIPOC creators to bring down racial barriers
Logitech has announced it is partnering with Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) creators to help them overcome challenges to succeeding in video...
Animoca Brands completes funding round with an additional $50M raised
Animoca Brands, the company bringing digital property rights to gamers via nonfungible tokens (NFTs), raised another $50 million today, bringing its latest funding round...
Buzz Capital invests $594K to finance 2 game projects
Buzz Capital said it has invested $594,000 in two different game companies: Dream Harvest and Fundamentally Games. Game studio Dream Harvest is working on...