Pokémon Go studio is closing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is coming to an end. Developer Niantic announced today that it is closing the game down on January 31. On...
Mythical Games announces partners for blockchain game economy tech
Mythical Games announced today its first developer partnerships for the Mythical Platform, a blockchain-based game economy system. The company will partner with three game...
Game creation startup OCP raises $4.3M to develop its first product
Omni Creator Products Corporation (OCP), founded by former Epic Games employees, announced today it has raised $4.3 million in funding to build its first...
Beamable raises $5M for live operations platform for game devs
Beamable has raised over $5 million in a new round of funding to expand its platform for live operations. The Boston-based company has more...
Aim Lab developer Statespace acquires ProGuides training platform
Statespace, the parent company behind Aim Lab, announced today it has acquired ProGuides, the esports coaching platform. Statespace recently raised $50 million in funding...
Upland raises $18M at $300M valuation for NFT-based virtual real estate game
Upland has raised $18 million at a $300 million valuation for its nonfungible token (NFT) virtual real estate game, which is kind of like...
SoftBank invests $93M in The Sandbox’s ‘metaverse’ game
The Sandbox has raised $93 million in a funding round led by SoftBank to help grow its virtual world based on nonfungible tokens. It’s...
Fortnite is shutting down in China
After more than two years of testing, Fortnite is shutting down in China on November 15. The game never officially launched in that territory...
World of Warcraft cross-faction raiding is on Blizzard’s radar
World of Warcraft‘s upcoming 9.1.5 patch is adding a lot of features that the community has long asked for, like more cosmetic options and...
Metaverse social app Flickplay raises $5M
Metaverse-ready wallet app Flickplay announced that it raised $5 million from investors to fund a social platform that will allow metaverse users to flex...