Core Loop raises $12M to develop sandbox MMO with blockchain
New game studio Core Loop has raised $12 million to develop a sandbox massively multiplayer online game using blockchain technology. The company was started...
How even nontechnical founders can launch their startup fast, with AWS (VB)
Presented by Amazon Web Services A successful startup needs to start with a minimum viable product (MVP). It can be a complex job, but...
Nexon boss wants to move past the vague promises of the ‘metaverse’
Nexon chief executive officer Owen Mahoney wants to put a sanity check on all the buzz around the metaverse. In particular, he wants to...
Call of Duty: Vanguard review — Aligning history, narrative, and gameplay
Call of Duty: Vanguard is a decent game that balances a love for history, a strong fictional narrative, and familiar and fun gameplay. You...
Zynga launches FarmVille 3 for Android and iOS
Zynga today announced the launch of FarmVille 3, the most recent iteration of its casual game series. The game is now available on iOS...
Devolver Digital raises $261M at $950M valuation on LSE
Devolver Digital has gone public on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM submarket in a deal that gives it $261 million in proceeds for both...
Imagination launches its most-advanced ray tracing GPU for mobile
Imagination Technologies unveiled its most-advanced ray-tracing graphics processing unit (GPU) for games and other markets. The new IMG CXT will bring desktop-quality visuals to mobile...
Faraway raises $21M to make social games with player-driven economies
Faraway has raised $21 million to enable blockchain games with player-driven economies. Not bad for a company that started in June. Miami-based Faraway is...
Eve Fanfest 2022 to be held in-person again in Reykjavik
CCP Games, the developers of Eve Online, announced today that the Eve Fanfest will be an in-person event once again in 2022. The event...
Mythical raises $150M at $1.25B valuation for playable NFT game platform
Mythical Games has raised $150 million at a $1.25 billion valuation to launch its Blankos Block Party open-world multiplayer game as well as its...