Niantic taps ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson for Pokémon Go Fest video
Niantic has tapped Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out director Rian Johnson to create a commercial for the Pokémon Go Fest. Niantic...
The DeanBeat: How the rest of 2020 looks for the game industry
The main reason for this column today is to wish you a happy Fourth of July and thank you for reading GamesBeat and VentureBeat....
Genies creates an investment arm for companies using its digital avatars
Genies has built technology for creating expressive digital avatars for everyone from rockstars who want to give online concerts to influencers who can’t go...
Ubisoft CEO details plan to address workplace sexual misconduct and toxicity (Updated)
French video game giant Ubisoft today detailed how it will address toxic behavior and sexual misconduct in the workplace following multiple reports of incidences...
Ubisoft’s Hyper Scape is a sci-fi battle royale with audience participation
Ubisoft is unveiling its new science fiction battle royale game called Hyper Scape, where 100 players battle each other in first-person combat to be...
With $5.7 million, One More Game comes out of the shadows
One More Game raised $5.7 million for a new studio in Seattle last fall, and now it is coming out with more details of...
ControlZee raises $3 million for ‘massively interactive swarm games’
ControlZee has raised $3 million to bring instantly playable multiplayer worlds to life. The company refers to its titles — which are controlled by...
CrazyLabs invests $500,000 in Indian hypercasual game accelerator
CrazyLabs has made a big business out of hypercasual games, and now it’s investing $500,000 in CrazyHub, a new accelerator for hypercasual games in...
Voicemod raises $8 million for silly or serious voice filters in games
Voicemod has raised $8 million to expand its business of offering voice filters. People use these filters to change their voices in video games...
Spiketrap raises $3 million for AI-based social media intelligence platform
Spiketrap has raised $3 million for its AI platform that helps brands understand how they are engaging with consumers on social media. The San...