Musical AI raises $4.5M for rights management for generative AI
Musical AI, the attribution and rights management platform for generative AI, has closed a $4.5 million round. Heavybit led the round, which was supported...
Liftoff Mobile files to go public in ad-tech IPO
Liftoff Mobile, an adtech firm focused on performance marketing and monetization solutions for the mobile app economy, has filed to go public. The company...
Meta closes Sanzaru Games, Armature Studio and Twisted Pixel
Meta is the latest major company in the games and tech industries to lay off staff, as it has cut a number of jobs...
ARC Raiders crosses 12M players across all platforms
Embark Studios said that ARC Raiders has surpassed 12 million Raiders worldwide across all platforms – a major milestone for the studio’s multiplayer extraction...
One Rule Games closes seed round led by Griffin Gaming Partners
One Rule Games, a new mobile studio based in Montpellier, France, announced today it has successfully closed its seed funding round for an undisclosed...
‘There is still work going on to continue to improve the game, driven by passion’ | The BIG Show with Tim Morten
Tim Morten is both an optimist and a realist. In 2020, Morten and his business partner Tim Campbell launched Frost Giant Studios, with the...
Gaming M&A saw landmark year with EA and Warner Bros. deals | Drake Star exclusive
Gaming mergers and acquisitions (M&A) saw a landmark year thanks to two mega deals announced: the $55 billion Saudi-led leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts...
The 15 best ideas, products and services of CES 2026 | The DeanBeat
CES 2026 came to a close yesterday in Las Vegas, after six grueling days for press folks like me. I wrote 55 stories that...
Kinetic Games expands beyond Phasmophobia with new Kinetic Publishing arm for indie games
After turning Phasmophobia into one of the most successful indie games of the past decade, Kinetic Games is formally expanding its ambitions beyond development....
Why T-Minus Zero Entertainment is going into 2026 with a new, film-inspired business model
After splitting off from NetEase last year, T-Minus Zero Entertainment is leaning into a project financing model that it believes represents the most promising...