Together Labs teams up with Immutable X to grease NFT transactions
Together Labs has teamed up with Immutable X to enable nonfungible token (NFT) transactions in its social avatar and commerce platform IMVU. The Redwood...
The DeanBeat: Riz Virk interview — Do we live in The Simulated Multiverse?
Rizwan “Riz” Virk is a successful entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer. We’re also not quite sure if...
Playco launches the first third-party game on TikTok: Sway Stories
Playco, a maker of instantly playable games for social platforms, announced Sway Stories for TikTok. The game is a first in terms of third-party...
Discord improves conversations by finally adding threads
Discord conversations can often get into the hundreds of messages, and to simplify that chatter, the company is launching “threads.” And as simple as...
Polygon Studio will offer $100M to fund gaming NFT projects
Polygon, a maker of a crypto-based platform for nonfungible tokens (NFTs), has set up a $100 million fund for projects aimed at combining the...
Jellysmack hits 10B monthly views and more than 200 creators
Global creator company Jellysmack has added more than 200 creators to its program for boosting internet personalities. And the company said its owned network...
Together Labs unveils debit card for users to spend virtual currency in real life
Together Labs is announcing the launch of a debit card for its VCoin currency. This will enable IMVU players to withdraw their in-app virtual...
Yield Guild Games raises $4 million for the play-to-earn era of games
Yield Guild Games has raised $4 million in funding, and that’s a big validation of the company’s belief that players should be able to...
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on the metaverse: ‘I’m always allergic to buzzwords’
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in an earnings call today that he is allergic to buzzwords like the metaverse, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs),...
How a rural Filipino community is earning a living playing an NFT game
Yes, it is possible to make a living playing games. A rural community in the Philippines has figured that out, as chronicled in a...