The metaverse will bring new forms of toxicity and will require new tools
As the adoption of the metaverse approaches, one factor that seems like an inevitability is toxic behavior. Such behavior is unfortunately prolific in online...
Raph Koster’s real talk about a real metaverse
Not many people can say “been there, done that” on the metaverse. But Raph Koster, CEO of Playable Worlds, has been making online worlds...
Can the Omniverse help us make a better world with a digital twin?
Most of our focus on GamesBeat is… well, games. Games are a huge part of the current world and have led, in interesting ways,...
Blockchain game advocates aim for the mainstream
Blockchain games are on the defensive lately, and resistance from hardcore gamers and game developers could reverse the progress that nonfungible tokens (NFTs) made...
Moving forward in the metaverse — are DAOs the future of the web?
The way our society works today, in regards to technology and progress, is mostly in the hands of the large companies. Corporations decide what...
The Elder Scrolls Online charts a new course with High Isle in June
The Elder Scrolls Online today announced its next expansion, High Isle, which will launch for PC, Mac, and Stadia on June 6 and on...
Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon to be inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame
Ed Boon, the co-creator Mortal Kombat, will be inducted into video game’s hall of fame. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the...
Epic Games Store has 194M users, readies new features for 2022
Epic Games today published its Year in Review for 2021, in which it gathered details about how the Store has grown in the last...
Meta Music Studios unveils Apollo Project metaverse for music and games
Meta Music Studios is unveiling The Apollo Project as a metaverse for music and games. The so-called MusicVerse will is being created by Steve...
Why representation now means a much better metaverse-to-come
Building out the metaverse, where users interact in a virtual world in real time, raises many big questions, including, will this metaverse or new...