The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2020
Many people’s memories of 2020 will reflect a horrible year. But games offered us an escape from that reality. They let us maintain social...
Spellbreak interview: The challenges and benefits of launching in a pandemic
Launching online games is not an easy task, and doing so during a pandemic throws bigger, nasty curveballs into the process. So when Proletariat...
Navi esports club launches ‘metaverse’ with DMarket in-game trading platform
Esports club Navi (also known as Natus Vincere, or “born to win”), is launching a new gaming portal, or “metaverse,” with the help of...
Partie launches matchmaking and communications for gamers
Partie is unveiling its matchmaking and communications platform for gamers on the PC, Mac, and the web. The service is launching today. The goal...
Roblox acquires Loom.ai for realistic avatars and delays IPO to 2021
Roblox has acquired Loom.ai for an undisclosed price to enable its users to create realistic 3D avatars. In addition, Roblox said that the company...
Pearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert will debut in the winter of 2021
Pearl Abyss revealed a new gameplay trailer for Crimson Desert at The Game Awards today. The open-world massively multiplayer role-playing game is coming out...
Cyberpunk 2077 is a game about following the yellow line
Cyberpunk 2077 is out for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Stadia this week, and that means you’ll finally get a chance to explore...
VCOIN: Real world value in the Metaverse
Presented by IMVU This is an exciting time in the virtual space. Even before the pandemic we’ve seen the virtual worlds of games like...
Vorhaus Advisors: 63% of gamers want virtual goods with real-world value
Sixty-three percent of gamers say they would spend more if virtual goods had real-world value,and could be traded or sold. And 64% say they...
Aglet raises $4.5 million to make a mobile game out of sneakers
Aglet is not your run-of-the-million gaming startup, or shopping startup, or sneaker startup. In fact, it’s hard to classify, but that may be why...