Unity unveils Metacast real-time 3D platform for sports broadcasts
Unity sports exec Peter Moore unveiled Unity Metacast, a new technology for capturing and analyzing sports moves in real time. In an interview with...
Gaming companies raised a record $71B in 844 deals so far this year
Game industries deals surpassed an unparalleled $71 billion in the first nine months of 2021, according to a report by investment bank Drake Star...
Epic Games to launch achievements and new XR project
Epic Games today announced it’s adding achievements to some of the games in the Epic Games Store, starting next week. It’s also announced that...
Flavourworks pioneers a new kind of immersive touch mobile game
Flavourworks is about to give the game industry a touch of innovation with its next live-action cinematic mobile game using a patented touch video...
Gilles Langourieux interview — How Virtuos grew with gaming and deals with labor shortages and crunch
Virtuos recently raised $150 million from private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asia, a new kind of investor coming into the growing game industry....
StreamElements acquires YouTube multichannel network Paragon
StreamElements announced today they’re acquiring the YouTube multichannel network Paragon, which includes YouTubers such as SypherPK, xNestorio, and Kiingtong. Paragon is “a YouTube Network...
The DeanBeat: What’s coming next for the games industry
The core of the game industry is doing just fine. By various measures, it grew users and revenues by 23% last year when the...
Game Jolt raises $2.6M to expand social platform for Gen Z gamers
Game Jolt has raised $2.6 million to expand its social platform where millions of Gen Z gamers and creators share and discover content around...
Nintendo denies the existence of the Switch Pro-totype
Nintendo issued a denial of a recent news story about the existence of the Switch Pro, saying the story “falsely claims” that the company...
EA promotes Laura Miele to chief operating officer
Electronic Arts promoted studios chief Laura Miele to chief operating officer. She replaces Blake Jorgensen, who will step down from his roles of chief...