The ethics of the metaverse
Richard Bartle hopes the metaverse will be a place where we can be our best selves, and where the operators of the virtual universe...
ESA CEO: Why diversity matters for the metaverse
When it comes to diversity, the metaverse will represent a huge opportunity to amplify diverse voices and creators. That’s the view of Stanley Pierre-Louis,...
What will it take to make good on the promise of the metaverse?
The “How to Build the Metaverse” panel during GamesBeat’s two-day all-digital metaverse event brought together speakers who are tackling the challenges in bringing the...
G4 will revive Attack of the Show! and X-Play for network relaunch
G4, the once-popular gaming broadcast network that went off the air in 2014, will bring back two fan-favorite shows — Attack of the Show!...
The metaverse will feel alive once ‘storytelling’ becomes ‘storyliving’
Storytelling is as old as civilization itself. Before we had formalized language, there were stories in pictures. Our picture stories these days are much...
Metaverse startups must heed the mistakes of the past 40 years of virtual worlds
When it comes to the development of the metaverse, we think of companies like Epic Games with Fortnite and Roblox with its huge world,...
AppOnboard raises $20 million for no-code game creation
AppOnboard has raised $20 million for its game creation tool that doesn’t require users to know how to program. Raine Ventures led the round,...
What did you expect?
I have two kids. And if that has taught me anything, it’s that words are useless. I can ask my young daughters to do...
Epic Games Store reached 160 million customers in 2020
Epic Games released the 2020 stats for its digital PC store, revealing that it reached 160 million customers in 2020. Epic Games Store launched...
Pocket Worlds raises $7 million to expand High Rise mobile MMO
Pocket Worlds has raised $7 million to expand its High Rise mobile massively multiplayer online game. The game is a social sandbox where players...