The RetroBeat: Blizzard’s legacy grows cold
The past couple of weeks have been intense for the industry. The stories coming out of Activision Blizzard and other studios are awful. Above...
Respawn shows off Apex Legends: Emergence season starting August 3
Respawn Entertainment unveiled a glimpse of its new Apex Legends Emergence season for its popular battle royale game. It debuts August 3. The 10th...
Epic Games acquires 3D content marketplace Sketchfab
Epic Games has acquired the 3D content marketplace Sketchfab, as it needs a ton of art to fill up the metaverse that Epic Games...
Wolf3D launches Ready Player Me cross-game avatars for the metaverse
Wolf3D has launched its Ready Player Me cross-game avatars for the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels...
Roblox CEO podcasts about the rise of the metaverse
If you ever wondered about science fiction inspiring tech in real life, look no further than Roblox. Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki and chief technology officer...
Final Fantasy XIV details plan to handle the surge of new players
Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida posted an online letter today detailing the MMO’s plans to address the recent influx of new...
New World hands-on — A promising start
The MMO world is buzzing as Final Fantasy XIV grows more popular as World of Warcraft seems to be losing players. But the genre...
Manticore and Deadmau5 team up on dystopian worlds game jam
Electronic music artist Deadmau5 has teamed up with Manticore Games, the maker of the user-generated game platform Core, on a dystopian worlds game jam. In...
The Walking Dead will shuffle its way into The Sandbox metaverse
The Walking Dead is coming to The Sandbox. That’s a big boost for this decentralized gaming virtual world, which is built on blockchain-based nonfungible...
Newzoo: Game market will hit $200B in 2024
The global game market will grow from $175.8 billion in 2021 to more than $200 billion in 2024, according to the 2021 Global Games...