What to make of the game investment boom
Game industries deals surpassed an unparalleled $71 billion in the first nine months of 2021, according to a report by investment bank Drake Star Partners. More...
Subspace aims to enable the real-time metaverse
Subspace is launching its parallel and real-time internet service for gaming and the metaverse on November 18. And I talked about it today with...
Xbox explains its acquisition strategy
Xbox has been all about investments the past few years, including in subscription models like Game Pass, cloud gaming with xCloud, and of course...
Steam Deck delayed to 2022 due to ongoing supply-chain disruptions
I will not get to play on my Steam Deck this Christmas. That is the key thing I’m taking away from Valve’s announcement today...
Platin Monaco 5.1 sound system review — A simple-yet-powerful audio upgrade
If you asked me one thing that most people could do to improve their gaming experience, it wouldn’t be a new TV — I...
Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick loves NFTs but not VR and the metaverse
Strauss Zelnick is CEO of Take-Two Interactive, one of the biggest game publishers in the world. That’s why it was interesting to hear his...
Sandbox VR prepares for expansion following $37M fundraise
Sandbox VR announced today it has raised $37 million in a new round of fundraising and that it intends to use that investment to...
Unity is paying $1.6B for the Weta Digital tools that created Gollum
Weta Digital is one of the most accomplished visual-effects teams in the world. And now Unity is acquiring Weta’s tools with the goal of...
Even with Amazon’s unlimited money, Amazon Games has limitations
Amazon Games finally has a hit with New World, but with seemingly unlimited money, shouldn’t this have happened sooner? Well, that’s one misconception that...
How blockchain’s unicorns see the future of NFTs and games
How hot are nonfungible tokens (NFTs), a blockchain tech that makes it possible to sell one-of-a-kind collectibles in games? Well, our four panelists (three...