From sci-fi to reality: Evidence that the metaverse is closer than you think
Presented by Subspace “You’re in a world based on the motto that behind every avatar, there is an enterprising human who can expect nothing...
How PopCap ported the first Frostbite game to Nintendo Switch | How Games Make Money
The team at PopCap ported its latest game, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, to the Nintendo Switch. And producer Melvin Teo talked with...
Sonantic uses AI to infuse emotion in automated speech for game prototypes
Sonantic has figured out how to use AI to turn written words into spoken dialogue in a script, and it can infuse those words...
Vungle acquires mobile game analytics firm GameRefinery
Mobile performance ad platform Vungle has acquired GameRefinery, a mobile game analytics service firm in Finland. GameRefinery’s Game Intelligence platform has 70 customers around...
Ubisoft and Belgian Pro League partner for One Shot League blockchain fantasy soccer
Ubisoft and the Belgian Pro League have partnered to develop One Shot League, a new blockchain-driven fantasy soccer game. Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab and...
China’s TiMi Studios joins the UN’s Playing for the Planet Alliance
TiMi Studios, the studio behind Call of Duty: Mobile and Arena of Valor, has joined the United Nation’s initiative to battle climate change, Playing...
President Biden should care that no one can find the new PS5 or Xbox
I don’t know what you think of when you read the word “microchip” or “semiconductor,” but I think of the Cold War. In particular,...
Rivalry raises $20 million for sports and esports online betting
Rivalry has raised $20 million for its business of sports and esports betting. The company has a mobile and PC platform that makes it...
Ads are back in: Monetizing beyond subscriptions and transactions in gaming
The rapid growth of direct-to-consumer streaming platforms has proven that subscriptions are viable. Subscription options have seen a massive increase as console, platform, and...
The time for esports’ professionalization is now
With traditional sports and entertainment evaporating overnight amid the COVID-19 outbreak last spring, esports became the solution for stakeholders across many industries to ensure...