How Rec Room looks at the metaverse opportunity
Nick Fajt, CEO of Rec Room, is one of the contenders to run the metaverse. The social virtual world hit more than 82 million...
AI Games and AI Film Festival will highlight how generative AI is taking root
Generative AI is exploding and leading to the first AI-generated games and AI-created movies. And to mark the moment, a group of companies is...
The Sandbox acquires Germany’s Sviper to add metaverse gaming talent
The Sandbox has expanded to Germany with the acquisition of game development studio Sviper. Sviper will add senior-level development, engineering and creative talent based...
Avalon raises $13M to build an interoperable digital universe
Avalon Corp. has raised $13 million in funding to build a new interoperable digital universe. Or maybe you could call it a chunk of...
Habytat announces AI-powered pets for its social metaverse
Habytat, a social metaverse platform powered by DatChat, announced today that it is launching pets for users, powered by proprietary AI. These animals —...
Why Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says this is generative AI’s moment
Nvidia reported this week that its earnings for the fourth quarter ended January 29 were $6.05 billion, down 21% from a year ago. But...
How generative AI is changing game development (and UGC)
Artificial intelligence has been a fundamental part of games for decades. It’s neither a new nor revolutionary part of game development. However, generative AI...
Amazon Games and NCSoft to publish MMO Throne and Liberty
Amazon Games and NCSoft announced today that they’re partnering to bring the latter’s upcoming MMO, Throne and Liberty, to Western and Japanese audiences. Amazon...
Roblox shows its vision for UGC and generative AI
Roblox showed off its vision for the combination of user-generated content and generative AI. Dan Sturman, CTO of Roblox, said in a blog post...
Gaming’s renewal of vows with Hollywood and more on UGC/generative AI | The DeanBeat
I worked a couple of days in Santa Monica, California, this week to get a fresh perspective on games. It was my third visit...