Sensorium demos AI-driven avatars as latest virtual beings
Sensorium Galaxy is an upcoming virtual world that will blend human and AI characters so that people can have unscripted conversations with virtual beings....
Mythical launches Burberry NFTs in Blankos Block Party
Luxury clothing brand Burberry is dropping its non-fungible token (NFT) collection in Mythical Games’ Blankos Block Party blockchain game. The launch of the limited-edition...
Planetarium nabs $2.6M for decentralized RPG Nine Chronicles
Planetarium said its decentralized role-playing game Nine Chronicles, which uses nonfungible tokens (NFTs) so players can own and make their game assets, has raised $2.6 million....
Take-Two spells out its diversity efforts amid Activision Blizzard problems
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick took some time during the company’s analyst call Monday to spell out the company’s efforts on diversity, equity, and...
Goodgame launches Big Farm Story on PC
Goodgame Studios has launched Big Farm Story on the PC as its latest farm simulator and role-playing game. It’s available for PC players on...
J. Allen Brack’s short, tumultuous run in charge of Blizzard is over
Activision Blizzard announced today on its site that J. Allen Brack is no longer president of Blizzard. Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will be...
Take-Two boss: ‘Development cycles are not getting shorter’
Do not expect a return to the old release cadence for Take-Two Interactive’s publishing labels like Rockstar Games. While a decade ago, Rockstar used...
Take-Two beats guidance with $711.4M in bookings, down 29%
Take-Two Interactive reported revenue for its first fiscal quarter (second calendar quarter ended June 30) today that beat its own and Wall Street’s expectations,...
Niantic recruits Oculus’ Dan Morris to run developer relations as it ramps third-party content
Pokémon Go creator Niantic is gearing up to recruit more developers to its next-generation augmented reality tools using its Niantic Lightship platform. And today it...
#1ReasonToBe: Tales of women game developers in emerging regions
The #1ReasonToBe panel has had a strong legacy at the Game Developers Conference. This year, it featured seven women from different parts of the...