Active investors in game devs could fall in 2025 | Pitchbook
The number of investors active in gaming will fall further as the sector remains underinvested relative to public market capitalization. And venture capital-backed content...
Sophon launches mainnet blockchain with $500M in locked value
Sophon has launched its mainnet, introducing the first-ever Validium on the Avail network. It has over $500 million in Total Value Locked (TVL) through...
Moon Beast Productions raises $4.5M for action RPG
Moon Beast Productions, an independent game studio founded by industry veterans Phil Shenk, Peter Hu, and Erich Schaefer, has secured $4.5 million in seed...
Devcom will launch leadership summit with Shawn Layden and more in Lisbon
Devcom is launching its Leadership Summit in February in Lisbon, Portugal, with key participants such as Shawn Layden, former president of Sony Interactive. With...
Ex-dev leader Chris Barrett accuses Sony/Bungie of firing him to avoid a $45M payment (updated)
Chris Barrett was one of the prominent developers who was fired in March 2024 in the wake of the Me Too scandals that hit...
Beam Ventures launches $150M fund to make Abu Dhabi into a global gaming hub
The Beam Foundation said it plans to launch Beam Ventures in Abu Dhabi, a $150 million venture fund focused exclusively on gaming. The gaming...
James Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision will make exclusive 3D entertainment on Meta Quest
Meta announced that James Cameron‘s Lightstorm Vision will create new 3D entertainment experiences exclusively on Meta Quest’s mixed reality hardware. The companies said they...
93% of Web3 game projects are dead | ChainPlay
ChainPlay reported today that 93% of GameFi projects (the fusion of gaming and decentralized finance, or Web3 games) are dead. But that doesn’t mean...
Our star-filled agenda — GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games on December 12 in LA (updated)
We’re excited to unveil our agenda for our much-anticipated GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conference. And I’m excited to say that the event...
Virtuix launches Omni One Core full-body VR system for PC gamers
Virtuix, maker of the Omni brand of omni-directional VR treadmills, announced the launch of Omni One Core to deliver full-body VR experiences for PC...