Upland lets players trade virtual property for real money using Tilia Pay
Upland is launching virtual asset trading using Second Life’s payment network, dubbed Tilia Pay. That means that you’ll be able to acquire real-world properties...
Tencent leads $25 million round for Avakin Life maker Lockwood Publishing
Tencent has led a $25 million investment in Lockwood Publishing, the maker of the 3D virtual world Avakin Life. It’s a bet that makers...
GamesBeat and Oculus team up to present exclusive games content
Part of what makes GamesBeat special is the audience it attracts and the community we’ve forged. Lead writer Dean Takahashi along with the GamesBeat...
Alethea AI makes it easy to create AI avatars from a single photo
Synthetic humans are a thing of the future, and the latest project to come along in pursuit of that is Alethea AI, a startup...
How Hearthstone’s designers crafted Duels and Madness at the Darkmoon Faire
Thursday was a big day for Hearthstone. Blizzard Entertainment’s digital card game behemoth announced a new expansion — Madness at the Darkmoon Faire —...
GamesBeat and Facebook partner on the next big gaming event
From major ad ecosystem changes to the imminent arrival of the metaverse, the gaming world is flush with change that industry folk need to...
Genies will let consumers create their own 3D avatars with Giphy and Gucci
Genies is expanding its focus from celebrities to everyday consumers with its 3D avatars for social apps from the likes of Giphy and Gucci....
Xsolla launches Unconventional for game-like virtual events
Game payments firm Xsolla is launching Unconventional, a platform for holding virtual events with 3D avatars inside 3D worlds for the game industry. Xsolla...
Roblox files papers with SEC for public offering
User-generated game platform Roblox confirmed a recent report that it has filed papers today to go public on the U.S. stock market. CNBC previously reported...
Cryptic Studios interview: Surviving Atari, working with Wizards, and a changing business model
Cryptic Studios is entering its third decade in the massively multiplayer online game market, where it started (like everyone else) in paid subscriptions before...