Virtual reality game studio Alta raises $12.4M
Virtual reality game studio Alta has raised $12.4 million in a funding round that shows that “metaverse” companies are in a boom. The Sydney...
The industrial metaverse: Where simulation and reality meet
No other topic took 2021 by storm quite like the metaverse. As we all experienced yet another year of living through a pandemic, the...
RTX 3050 vs. 6500 XT: Can they handle God of War and more?
Nvidia and AMD have each launched mainstream graphics cards to kick off the new year. The GeForce RTX 3050 and Radeon RX 6500 XT...
Can this triple-A game usher in the promise of the metaverse?
This article is part of the VB Special Issue — The metaverse: How close are we? A fully realized metaverse is, maybe first and...
Gaming will lead us to the metaverse
When CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s name to Meta and committed to the metaverse, he said that gaming would lead the way. That’s an...
Activision Blizzard reorganizes Raven tester department that voted for union
Activision Blizzard game-testing workers in Wisconsin are expected to file for a union with the National Labor Relations Board. In the meantime, the company...
Microsoft’s Halo: Infinite crosses 20M players
Microsoft said that its Halo: Infinite video game has crossed more than 20 million players, making it the biggest Halo game in the franchise’s...
How popular content creators are building inclusive community with Facebook Gaming
What does it take to build an online gaming community — and why is a commitment to diversity and representation so important? It’s the...
Jason Rubin on Meta’s strategy for the metaverse
When Jason Rubin joined Oculus VR in 2014, he was handed a copy of Ready Player One, one of the books that helped define...
Achieving inclusive game design
It’s readily apparent that ‘inclusive game design’ is a broad goal for the industry. Ask anybody making games, and it’s possible to receive wildly...