Genies raises $3 million from Bandai Namco for Asia expansion
Genies has raised $3 million from Bandai Namco and is opening an office in Tokyo as part of an Asia expansion for its 3D...
The DeanBeat — Here’s my Thanksgiving DeanBits
This is my last column before Thanksgiving and before the Black Friday frenzy, and so I thought it would be better to write a...
Lightfox Games raises $3.3 million for ‘hypercore’ mobile games
Lightfox Games, a Seattle-based mobile game developer and publisher, has raised $3.3 million in seed funding to make accessible mobile titles that they have...
On the Edge Conservation creates virtual animal influencers
On the Edge Conservation is launching “virtual animal influencers” on YouTube and other digital platforms to draw attention to endangered species. It’s a novel...
Roblox files for IPO, a first for user-generated game platforms
User-generated game platform Roblox publicly disclosed its filing to go public on the U.S. stock market today. The company did not say how much it...
Fable Studio teases AI virtual character Lucy on Zoom and other platforms
Fable Studio won an Emmy Award for its Wolves in the Walls virtual reality project. Now it’s relaunching Lucy, a next-generation AI character, to...
Pllay raises $3 million so gamers can wager on duels in popular games
Pllay has raised $3 million in funding for its skill-based video game wagering platform. It enables gamers to wager on 1-on-1 duels in their...
GeForce Now debuts on iOS via the web, with Fortnite coming
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Blocked by Apple’s strict policies on cloud gaming apps, Nvidia has launched the GeForce Now cloud gaming...
Gunzilla raises $25 million to make triple-A games with ex-Crytek leader
Gunzilla Games has raised $25 million to make triple-A projects. It was started by former Crytek Kyiv studio leader Alex Zoll and serial entrepreneur...
Apple cuts commissions: Industry reacts, regulators watch
As regulators watch closely, Apple today announced it would cut its App Store commission for small businesses, taking its cut down from an industry...