Robin Block: Diving deep into the golden age of first-person shooter games
The creators of the documentary FPS: First Person Shooter hit their goal for their Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in a single day. CreatorVC launched the campaign...
The RetroBeat: Summer Games Done Quick 2021 runs to watch
I always love Games Done Quick, which hosts two speedrunning marathons each year that raise millions of dollars for charity. From July 4 to...
The DeanBeat: How fun finds a way around friction
In an old Saturday Night Live skit, actor Garrett Morris rubbed two balloons on his sweater, and they stuck to his chest. It was...
Drake Star Partners: Game deals surpassed $60B in first half of 2021
Game deals surpassed an unparalleled $60 billion in the first half of 2021, according to investment bank Drake Star Partners. Spurred by pandemic lockdowns...
Bling enables game devs to give players Bitcoin rewards
Bling has raised seed funding to enable game developers to give Bitcoin rewards to players who engage with games. The Irvine, California-based Bling’s vision...
Buzz Capital invests $594K to finance 2 game projects
Buzz Capital said it has invested $594,000 in two different game companies: Dream Harvest and Fundamentally Games. Game studio Dream Harvest is working on...
Hideo Kojima’s deal with Xbox reaches key milestone
Hideo Kojima and Microsoft have signed a letter of intent that states the two parties intend to work out the details on a publishing...
Hearthstone’s next expansion is United in Stormwind
Blizzard has announced Hearthstone‘s next expansion. It is called United in Stormwind. This is the digital card game’s second expansion of the year, following...
Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut comes to PS5 and PS4 on August 20
Sony announced Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut today for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. It launches on August 20. Ghost of Tsushima launched for...
Karat Financial raises $26M for corporate cards for creators
Karat Financial has raised $26 million to create corporate cards that extend credit for the creator economy. The San Francisco company wants to extend...