Poolhouse raises $34M for gamified pool from the creators of Topgolf
Poolhouse, an effort from the Topgolf founders to build entertainment clubs around the game of pool, has raised $34 million. Much like Steve and...
Xsolla and Altava teamed up to bring luxury fashion IP into gaming
Xsolla, a global game commerce company, has partnered with Altava Group, a digital fashion and virtual entertainment company, to bring fashion IP to games....
Game layoffs slow down faster than expected in 2025
Layoffs in the game industry have slowed down somewhat in the first few months of 2025, according to game job champion Amir Satvat. Of...
Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders in the U.S. over tariff impacts
At Nintendo’s big Switch 2 Direct, the company revealed the launch date for the new console, and also when preorders would go live. However,...
How do you design a Museum of the Future? | Brendan McGetrick interview
If you’ve seen images of the Museum of the Future in Dubai, you’ll know that it’s something from out of this world. Brendan McGetrick,...
CleanPlay has launched on PS5 with rewards for gamers who choose clean energy
CleanPlay has launched its energy-saving app on PlayStation 5, helping to raise renewable energy consciousness among players. Founded by games industry pioneers David Helgason...
GDC’s #1ReasonToBe panel will celebrate women game devs in a tough climate
The emotional and sometimes controversial #1ReasonToBe panel is returning to the Game Developers Conference. The session is happening in a climate in the U.S....
Territory Studio designs future-facing interfaces for everything from cars to games | The DeanBeat
Marti Romances, creative director and cofounder of Territory Studio, has created “future-facing” designs for everything from a GM concept car to the user interfaces...
Game services firm PTW rebrands as Side
PTW, a 30-year-old game developer services firm, has rebranded as Side, bringing its various brands under one brand identity. PTW started out in 1994...
Nvidia CEO: Someday we’ll have 1B robotic cars on the road
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicted that someday we’ll have a billion cars on the road and they will all be robotic cars. It sounds...