Village Studio raises $2.3M for cross-game Playken avatars
Village Studio has raised $2.3 million to create cross-game Playken avatars based on non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with...
How Equinix wants the internet to be ready for the metaverse
Equinix is one of the companies that provide the backbone of the internet, and it has more than 10,000 companies using its more than...
Supercell acquires majority of Love & Pies maker Trailmix and invests $60M more
Supercell has acquired a majority stake in Trailmix, the maker of the Love & Pies mobile game, and it plans to invest a further...
How tech companies can help users dance in the metaverse
If you think of the metaverse as a mostly ephemeral concept, then you might not imagine what role physical movement and expression will play...
Kaser Focus: Return of BD-1 (oh, and the other guy)
Just a quick personal note: For those of you who don’t know, I’m a Texan. Something unspeakably awful happened in my home state this...
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor revealed at Celebration
Respawn Entertainment brought something to help with the Star Wars Celebration festivities in Anaheim this weekend. The game studio finally confirmed details of the...
PGA launches mobile golf game for kids made with Niantic Lightship
PGA announced a new mobile title today: PGA Jr League Safari Par-Tee, a golf game with animal avatars. It was created with Niantic’s Lightship...
Sony schedules a State of Play event for June 2
We’re getting a PlayStation reveal event for the summer, and it’s coming even sooner than some of the other summer events. Sony announced it’s...
The DeanBeat: What would Orwell think of big tech vs gaming?
I happened to start writing this column while I was in the city of Barcelona, which has a square dedicated to George Orwell, author...
Candivore raises $10M for casual multiplayer games
Candivore, the maker of the popular mobile game Match Masters, has raised a $10 million funding round to make casual multiplayer games. Unlock premium...