Forte’s PTI gets financial transaction licenses for blockchain games
Forte said that Provenance Technologies (PTI), the money services business that Forte incubated and incorporates into its platform for game developers, has received important...
Bowser sentenced to 3 years in jail for Nintendo Switch pirating
A U.S. court has sentenced Gary W. Bowser, the leader of the Team Xecutor hacking group, to 40 months in jail. Bowser was arrested...
Mario Kart 8 DLC could signify a longer wait for Nintendo Switch 2
Mario Kart fans got some welcome news yesterday in the form of fresh downloadable content. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is getting 48 new tracks...
Kyro raises $10M for next-gen crypto marketplace platform
Kyro Digital has secured $10 million in funding for its software-as-a-service platform for crypto marketplaces. The funds came from large blockchain companies and crypto...
Call of Duty Endowment found jobs for 16,138 veterans in 2021
Despite the pandemic and the end-of-year Omicron variant, the Call of Duty Endowment charity found jobs for more than 16,138 veterans in 2021. That’s...
Apocalypse Studios raises seed funding from Tyr for Deadhaus Sonata game
Denis Dyack‘s Apocalypse Studios has raised a round of seed funding from Tyr Ventures for its Deadhaus Sonata game. Dyack said the company is...
Ethernal Labs raises $20M for its metaverse gaming studio
Ethernity today announced it has raised $20 million towards its new studio, Ethernal Labs. This new venture is a technology studio and incubator dedicated...
Warner Bros. and NetEase will launch Harry Potter: Magic Awakened mobile game in 2022
Warner Bros. Games and NetEase announced today Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, a free-to-play immersive collectible card game (CCG) and massively multiplayer (MMO) wizard dueling...
Strider raises $3M to use blockchain DAOs to enable game creators
Strider has raised $3 million to enable creators to take control of their projects through blockchain-based decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). The startup is creating...
UN: Game studios are getting serious about climate change
The United Nations’ Playing for the Planet annual report shows that games studios are getting serious about supporting climate change causes. More than 32...