Cristiano Ronaldo joins $40M funding for UFL soccer game
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has stepped into the realm of video game investments, joining the backers committing over $40 million to UFL, an upcoming...
What went wrong with ‘the Metaverse’? An insider’s postmortem
It’s now two years since Facebook changed its name to Meta, ushering in a brief but blazing enthusiasm over “the Metaverse”, a concept from science...
U.S. children want video games for the holidays | The ESA
The top item on the holiday wish lists of American children between the ages of 10 and 17 is video game-related presents, the ESA...
Players sue AviaGames for racketeering for disguising bots as humans in skill-based games
AviaGames’ legal troubles grew as players filed a class-action lawsuit against the company for allegedly using bots in what are supposed to be human-to-human...
Readygg partners with Aptos Labs to bring more players to Web3 games
Readygg has partnered with Aptos Labs to bring as many as 15 million Web2 gamers into Web3 games. This move, initiated through Readygg‘s network...
Peridot uses Gen AI to make its virtual beasties more lifelike
Niantic announced today that it’s making an update to its mobile title, Peridot that will supposedly give its virtual pets, the Dots, more life....
Trivia Crack marks 10th anniversary with major upgrade
Trivia Crack, the popular trivia-based interactive knowledge platform, is celebrating a decade of success since its initial mobile launch in 2013. To commemorate #10YearsOfTrivia,...
Transcend Fund raises nearly $60M for second seed fund to invest in games and entertainment
The Transcend Fund is announcing the closing of its second seed fund of nearly $60 million to invest in games and digital entertainment. If...
Feds seek info on allegations AviaGames uses bots to scam humans in skill games
Skillz told a federal court on Monday that a federal grand jury was seeking access to information on AviaGames and its top executives in...
e.l.f. Cosmetics launches Roblox game to teach entrepreneurship
e.l.f. Beauty is launching a Roblox game, e.l.f. UP!, to help Gen Z and Alpha strengthen their entrepreneurship skills. In the game, players custom...