Solana Labs launches GameShift beta to simplify blockchain game development
Solana Labs has launched a beta for GameShift, a platform that makes it easier for game developers to create blockchain games. The platform makes...
Silent Hill: Ascension premieres tonight as spooky audience participation game
Time for some Halloween scares. In a collaboration between Genvid Entertainment and Konami Digital Entertainment, Silent Hill: Ascension will debut tonight at 6 pm...
Atari agrees to buy classic game maker Digital Eclipse for up to $20M
Atari has agreed to buy classic video game maker Digital Eclipse for up to $20 million in cash and stock. The deal includes $6.5...
GamesBeat’s Women in Gaming breakfast discusses non-linear careers
During its Next event last week, GamesBeat held its 7th Women in Gaming breakfast event, sponsored by Amazon Games, where women in the games...
Thankmas 2023 with World Central Kitchen will include a live stage show
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time once again for the Thankmas charity event, this year once again benefiting World Central Kitchen. Originally...
Bungie becomes the latest studio to lay off employees
One of 2023’s most depressing trends is major games studios laying off employees in an increasingly crowded job market. Now Bungie has become the...
Saga launches Pegasus incentivized testnet for Web3 gaming
Saga, a Layer-1 blockchain protocol and developer ecosystem for Web3 games, has officially launched its incentivized testnet Pegasus. This marks the first step in...
Playbite raises $1M to bring back the magic of arcades for mobile games
Playbite has raised $1 million to bring back the magic of arcades on mobile gaming devices. The company is making casual games that are...
Animoca Brands acquires Azarus to bring streaming to Web3 games
In a quest to expand metaverse gaming, Animoca Brands has announced the acquisition of Web3 streaming platform Azarus. Azarus is pioneering blockchain-based game streaming....
Finding game jobs and other emotional sessions from GamesBeat Next | The DeanBeat
We had 31 sessions and 96 speakers at our GamesBeat Next event this week in San Francisco. We had 555 people come out for...