2K acquires Elite3D, rebrands it as 31st Union and Global Services offices
2K announced today it has acquired Platygobian, better known by its trade name Elite3D, a Valencia-based studio specializing in 2D and 3D artwork. 2K...
How Ericsson is using Omniverse to simulate 5G network reception in a city
The Omniverse is Nvidia’s “metaverse for engineers,” and Ericsson is using it to simulate reception for 5G networks in a six-block part of the...
Nvidia’s Omniverse adds AR/VR viewing, AI training, and AI avatar creation
Nvidia’s Omniverse, billed as a “metaverse for engineers,” has grown to more than 700 companies and 70,000 individual creators that are working on projects...
An expired domain caused issues launching games
On November 7, consumers of many different titles found themselves unable to launch their games. The range of affected games seemed wide, leading users...
Roblox bookings grow 28% to $637.8M for Q3 2021
Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the third quarter ended September 30 were $637.8 million, up 28% from the...
Zynga’s Q3 2021 bookings of $668M are up 6% from a year ago
Zynga beat analysts’ expectations today, reporting strong bookings and revenues in the third quarter that ended September 30 thanks to the performance of games...
Niantic opens Lightship augmented reality platform to all developers
Niantic today announced it’s opening its Lightship AR platform to all developers. More specifically, it’s offering the Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK) to...
How indie publisher Serenity Forge is shipping physical games during a supply-chain crisis
[iframe src=”https://anchor.fm/how-games-make-money/embed/episodes/How-Serenity-Forge-ships-physical-games-when-China-runs-out-of-cardboard-e18nvl0″ height=”102px” width=”100%” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] How Games Make Money is back to have a conversation with Colorado-based Serenity Forge. The studio develops and...
Forza Horizon 5 is great, Activision Blizzard is a mess, and more | GamesBeat Decides 221
[iframe src=”https://anchor.fm/gamesbeat-decides/embed/episodes/221-IS-OVERWTACH-2-EVER-COMING-OUT-e19rcas” height=”102px” width=”100%” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] So many games are getting delayed that it’s even happening to games that don’t have release dates. Also,...
Rider’s Republic review: Fast-paced fun, surprisingly peaceful
Riders Republic, Ubisoft’s extreme sports playground, is much more relaxed than its premise and advertising would have you believe. I spent large portions of...