Upland raises $7M for virtual land Web3 metaverse
Upland has raised $7 million in funding for its virtual land metaverse based on Web3 technology. Palo Alto, California-based Upland got an early start...
Ready Player Me launches premium skin catalog for metaverse avatars
Ready Player Me, the virtual avatar platform, has launched its Premium Skins Catalog, which will enable developers to sell premium skins for avatar personalization....
Get ready for Neal Stephenson’s open metaverse as Lamina1 unveils Avalanche Web3 plans
Neal Stephenson has unveiled the plans of his Lamina1 blockchain company for an open metaverse in partnership with the Avalanche chain. Now as breathless...
Macy’s goes for the fashion metaverse with Mstylelab
Macy’s is blending the physical and digital realms with a fashion platform called Mstylelab. The big New York-based retailer introduced Mstylelab as an innovative...
Exploring Warcraft Rumble’s road to release
Blizzard has already had a busy year with the launch of Diablo IV (and, you know, that whole getting acquired by Microsoft thing), but...
Cocone prepares launch of Centennial fashion virtual world
Cocone, a Japanese immersive entertainment studio, is preparing to launch its virtual world experience with its upcoming major service release, Centennial. Led by artist...
Lockwood Publishing pushes digital fashion with New Codes event
Lockwood Publishing, the British metaverse game company behind Avakin Life, is sponsoring the New Codes digital fashion summit. That comes just after Lockwood‘s support...
Meta Quest 3 hands-on review — A big bet on mixed reality
We’re just a day away from the launch of the Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset, upon which many metaverse dreams depend. Here’s our...
GamesBeat Next agenda will feature 94 speakers on the future of games
I’m delighted to reveal the agenda for our GamesBeat Next 2023, which takes place in San Francisco on October 23-24. We’ve got at least...
Gamefam brings Barbie and her Dreamhouse to Roblox
Metaverse developer Gamefam announced today that it is partnering with Mattel to bring Barbie to Roblox. More specifically, it’s developing a Roblox experience called...