Playgama launches Wrap to help developers run games outside app stores
Playgama has launched Wrap, a free tool that turns any HTML5 game into a standalone website complete with its own domain, built-in monetization, purchases,...
Astromech raised $20M to advance predictive AI models of biological evolutionary change
Astromech has raised $20 million to advance its evolutionary biology AI predictive models of biological change. The Dallas startup created by the founders of...
UNICEF prepares game bundle with PlanetPlay as a way to reach broader audiences | interview
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been helping children in need of emergency help since 1946 after World War II. It helps with...
Makers Fund raises $250M for its 4th fund to back next-generation interactive entertainment
Makers Fund, the venture capital firm built around interactive entertainment, has closed its $250 million fourth fund. The new raise means the venture firm...
Discord launches Play Quest+ ad format, with EA’s Battlefield 6 as first campaign
Discord is rolling out a new ad format and a slate of platform updates aimed at making it easier for players to discover, play,...
Xreal Aura reservations hit 10,000 as global launch nears
Xreal, the maker of lightweight XR hardware, said early reservations for Xreal Aura have surpassed 10,000 reservations globally. Xreal Aura is the company’s next...
ZBD launches financial infrastructure for game rewards
ZBD launched embedded financial infrastructure that powers the money lifecycle in games: money in, money through, and money out. The tech enables money to...
Dirac Labs raises $1.8M to build quantum universal positioning system for defense/commerce
Dirac Labs, a quantum-enabled navigation company, raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding for sensors that can pinpoint your location when GPS doesn’t work. The...
Doug Bowser, Shawn Layden and Peter Moore unite for historic GamesBeat Next gaming legends panel
It’s our honor to announce a dream panel of game legends that will kick off our GamesBeat Next 2026 conference in San Francisco on...
Skillprint launches Signal Benchmark to use AI to move players to better mental state
Skillprint today launched the beta for Skillprint Signal Benchmark, the first public benchmark that scores how effectively AI models can enhance real human performance....