Xsolla invests in ‘phygital’ fashion startup Pillz
Gaming payment platform Xsolla has invested in “phygital” fashion startup Pillz. Pillz is the latest to combine physical and digital when it comes to...
Sega agrees to acquire Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment for $776.2M
Sega has agreed to acquire Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment for $776.2 million (706 million euros) as the consolidation in gaming continues. Sega, a...
Young generations consume a ‘tapestry’ of games and other media | Deloitte
The way younger generations are consuming media is changing, as evidenced by the rise of user-generated content in games, watching shows on the run,...
An interview with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman on games and Hollywood | The DeanBeat
Robert Kirkman, chief creative officer and cofounder of Skybound Entertainment and the creator of The Walking Dead, has been crossing media borders for decades. I’m very...
Inside DreamHack’s ambitious strategy to double its audience
DreamHack has always been an outlier compared to other gaming conventions and esports tournaments. At its core, DreamHack is a grassroots convention that scaled....
War Robots reaches $750M in revenue on 9th anniversary
War Robots is celebrating its ninth anniversary by reaching new milestones: $750 million in revenue. Last year, publisher My.Games reported 200 million lifetime registered...
NBC Universal’s Peacock will stream on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro
NBC Universal‘s Peacock streaming service is going live today on the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro virtual reality headsets. Peacock will be...
Minnapad, Japanese gaming icons launch ‘create-to-earn’ DAOs
Minnapad, a “create-to-earn” DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) launchpad and NFT marketplace focused on connecting fans with Japanese creators, has announced its first two partnerships....
VideoVerse acquires Reely.ai for AI-driven video creation
Video editing software firm VideoVerse has acquired Reely.ai, which uses AI to automatically create esports and gaming videos. The price wasn’t disclosed. VideoVerse is...
Socket Supply wants to replace the cloud with peer-to-peer apps
Socket Supply Co. is launching Socket Runtime, an open-source runtime that aims to replace cloud datacenters and servers with peer-to-peer apps. It sounds like...