29 blockchain game studios and groups blast Valve for NFT games ban
A coalition of blockchain groups and game companies blasted Valve today for its ban on games with nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Last Friday, Valve’s Steam...
Dice Summit 2022 returns to Las Vegas with ‘Better Together’ theme
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) today announced registration for the annual Dice Game Summit is open. The event will run from...
Sipher raises $6.8M for PC-based blockchain game World of Sipheria
Sipher has raised $6.8 million to build World of Sipheria, a multiplayer dungeon PC game based on blockchain technology. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based...
Why Chris Akhavan left EA to join blockchain gaming platform Forte
Yesterday, I wrote about my rule of game journalism: follow the money. That was all about the flow of money into blockchain games. And...
Piepacker raises $12M in funding round led by Lego Ventures
Piepacker announced today that it has finished a Series A funding round that brought in $12 million. Lego Ventures led the round. The funding...
Animoca Brands raises $65M at $2.2B valuation from Ubisoft and others
Animoca Brands has raised a new round of funding — the third time since May — and this time the company has scooped up...
Steam reportedly blocks cryptocurrency and NFT games
Valve is reportedly blocking cryptocurrency and NFT games on its Steam digital distribution network, according to Age of Rust developer SpacePirate Games. The studio said...
Metaverse studio Melon announces its first original game in Roblox
Roblox-centric developer Melon today announced it was releasing its first original game within the metaverse. It’s called Jump Kingdoms. In Jump Kingdoms, gamers play...
Roblox shows new bits of the metaverse to its developers
Roblox doesn’t want to create the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One....
Anzu teams up with Roblox creators for in-game ads
Anzu is teaming up with Roblox creators to develop in-game advertising on the Roblox gaming platform. Anzu said that its dynamic in-game ad solution...