Launchbay Capital raises $100M VC fund for secondary growth investments
Launchbay Capital announced the first close of funding for its $100 million venture capital secondary growth fund. This means that London-based Launchbay Capital has...
Riot Games lays off 530 people as it focuses on high-impact projects
Riot Games cofounder/chief product officer Marc Merrill and CEO Dylan Jadeja announced in a post they have laid off 530 people at the company,...
Paper Ventures launches $25M blockchain VC fund
Paper Ventures has launched a $25 million venture capital fund for blockchain startups. It’s surprising to see a new player enter the blockchain venture...
Unstoppable Domains and The Sandbox create Unstoppable metaverse experience
Unstoppable Domains, Tuschay Studio and The Sandbox have partnered to create a metaverse gaming project dubbed Unstoppable Experience. Unstoppable Domains is a Web3 domain...
RallyHere teams up with Titan Forge Games on live service operations
RallyHere, a division of Hi-Rez Ventures, has partnered with Titan Forge Games to handle Smite 2 live service operations. Alpharetta, Georgia-based RallyHere started out...
Mirror Digital helps brands reach diverse content creators
Mirror Digital has built a business helping brands and advertisers reach its network of diverse multicultural content creators and influencers. Founded in 2012 by...
YouTube gaming chief Leo Olebe was among 100 staff laid off this week
When Google’s YouTube video division confirmed 100 layoffs on Wednesday, Leo Olebe, who was head of YouTube Gaming, was among those let go. Olebe...
Justin Kan’s Stash gives game devs a platform for alternative web shops
Fractal renamed itself as Stash and launched a platform to create direct-to-consumer (D2C) web shops for game developers. Justin Kan, CEO of Stash (formerly...
War Robots returns to China in My.Games/iDreamSky partnership
War Robots has teamed up with Chinese publisher iDreamSky to bring War Robots back to the Chinese market. Amsterdam-based My.Games has teamed with third-party...
Talofa Games raises $6.3M to build fitness games for good
Talofa Games has secured $6.3 million in seed funding to build fitness games for good. Focused on the idea of “healthy gaming,” the San...