Building on the social aspect of games will expand the metaverse
One of the principles of the metaverse as we currently understand it is that it’s a social space. It’s intended to be a world...
GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 opening speech — Blue shirt or red shirt?
Here’s Dean Takahashi’s opening speech at the GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 event. Let me start with a question. Would you like to...
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...
Kippo 2.0 pivots gamer dating app to the metaverse
Kippo opened its dating and social community for gamers in September of 2019. And now it is pivoting to turn its experience into a...
Improbable: Poll says gamers and game devs expect metaverse to arrive in one to five years
American and British consumers believe that the metaverse will likely come to fruition in one to five years. But while gamers and developers are...
Bobby Kotick interview: Why Activision Blizzard did the deal with Microsoft
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard announced the biggest deal in gaming history today with Microsoft’s $68.7 billion cash offer to buy the decades-old independent game...
GamesBeat Summit metaverse event will feature Women in Gaming virtual breakfast
Our GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 event will feature our third Women in Gaming virtual breakfast on January 27. Women can sign up...
Mythical Games buys Polystream for real-time 3D streaming for the metaverse
Mythical Games, the maker of the Blankos Block Party game, has acquired Polystream for real-time 3D streaming for the metaverse. The purchase price wasn’t...
Animoca Brands raises $358.8M at $5B valuation for NFT games and open metaverse
Animoca Brands has raised a new round of funding — the fourth time since May — and this time the company has scooped up...
The DeanBeat: The problem of the sniper and the metaverse
I’ve been talking with our speakers for our upcoming metaverse event to get a preview of their views on challenges in building the metaverse....