Courtside Ventures raises $100M fund for sports, collectibles, wellness and gaming
Courtside Ventures has closed a total of $100 million for its third early-stage venture capital fund focused on sports, collectibles, wellness and gaming. Fund...
Jam City appoints Josh Yguado as CEO as Chris DeWolfe leaves for Plai Labs startup
Jam City announced that cofounders Chris DeWolfe and Aber Whitcomb have left for a new mobile game startup and Josh Yguado will step up...
FaZe Clan and Porsche rev up multi-year partnership
Esports and lifestyle brand FaZe Clan has announced a multi-year partnership with luxury auto maker Porsche. In 2023, the deal will focus on original...
Roblox says 70 user-created games have crossed a billion plays
Roblox announced that 70 player-created games have crossed a billion plays on the Roblox platform, which has grown to 58.8 million daily users. Back...
Gaming sees record year for deals with $127B in value | Drake Star
Gaming saw 1,320 announced and/or closed deals for mergers and acquisitions as well as investments, with deal values hitting $127 billion, according to a...
Lightspeed picks up Moritz Baier-Lentz to lead game investments
Lightspeed, a venture firm with $18 billion under management, has hired Moritz Baier-Lentz as its latest partner to lead the firm’s gaming practice. Baier-Lentz...
Web3 RPG Guild of Guardians releases esports team summons
Web3 RPG, Guild of Guardians has partnered with eight top esports teams and today, fans can buy and earn in-game summons featuring team branding....
Zebedee and Viker launch Bitcoin Chess and Bitcoin Scratch with crypto rewards
Gaming payment processor Zebedee and mobile game studio Viker have launched two rewarded games, Bitcoin Chess and Bitcoin Scratch. These new releases continue Viker’s...
Anzu gets patent for tracking ad viewability in 3D environments
Anzu.io, an in-game ad company, said it has been granted a patent for its ad tracking technology which measures viewability in 3D environments. The...
ElectricNoir debuts Dark Mode as an AI-generated horror game
ElectricNoir is launching Dark Mode, an AI-generated horror anthology that is a kind of visual novel or game. The game uses generative AI technology...