Compulsion Games pulls off management buyout and separates from Xbox | exclusive
Compulsion Games, the maker of compelling games like South of Midnight, has pulled off a management buyout and is now separated from Xbox. Guillaume...
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...
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...
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,...
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked release date confirmed
Resolution Games and Wizards of the Coast have announced the release date for Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked on Xbox.
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...
Video game workers and allies rally across North America against Xbox layoffs
CWA-represented video game workers, community organizations, and local labor allies held coordinated “Save Our Devs” rallies in the U.S.
Imagine Island raises funding round after hitting a million players in beta
Magic Potion Games, the studio behind Imagine Island, said it grew the game to more than one million players in its beta and it...