The DeanBeat: Why NFT game startups will win while big publishers wait for regulation
Just like the metaverse has captivated the imagination of the game industry, so to have nonfungible tokens (NFTs). But while the metaverse has been...
Zynga launches FarmVille 3 for Android and iOS
Zynga today announced the launch of FarmVille 3, the most recent iteration of its casual game series. The game is now available on iOS...
Subspace will launch its parallel and real-time internet for gaming and the metaverse
Subspace is officially launching its parallel and real-time internet service for gaming and the metaverse on November 16. In the past couple of years,...
The DeanBeat: Among the believers of the NFT gaming revolution
I made it out to a party for the first time in a while in San Francisco. Friends of Gabby Dizon, founder of Yield...
Animoca Brands raises $65M at $2.2B valuation from Ubisoft and others
Animoca Brands has raised a new round of funding — the third time since May — and this time the company has scooped up...
GamesBeat Summit Next: Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, Niantic’s John Hanke, Xbox’s Sarah Bond
Sometimes you need people to inspire you to greater heights and to believe that some amazing technology is just around the corner. That’s what...
How Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker decided on Reaper and Sage
When Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, Endwalker, releases on November 23, players will get access to two new job classes: Reaper and Sage. But...
Clash raises $9.1M and enables creators to earn money with digital Drops
Clash has raised $9.1 million in funding and today is launching Drops, which are in-app digital goods that fans buy to give to their...
Facebook Gaming now supports co-streaming for creators
Facebook Gaming now supports co-streaming for all of its gaming video creators. Based on community feedback, Facebook heard that co-streaming would greatly improve the...
The DeanBeat: What’s coming next for the games industry
The core of the game industry is doing just fine. By various measures, it grew users and revenues by 23% last year when the...