Genies raises $65M to boost avatars for virtual identity and wearable digital goods
Genies has raised $65 million to boost its avatar creator, which the company is touting for virtual identity and wearable digital goods. Genies wants...
Bobby Kotick reflects on 3 decades running one of gaming’s giants
With 30 years of experience, Bobby Kotick has the longest record of any CEO of a major video game company. His company, Activision Blizzard,...
SuperWorld teams with Props for selling NFT virtual real estate
SuperWorld is a the virtual world in augmented reality that enables users to buy and sell virtual real estate, using nonfungible tokens, or NFTs...
The DeanBeat: Chasing away the cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone
Nobody likes cheaters. I was playing Call of Duty: Warzone recently with my friend Anthony Palma, and he took down another player. That player...
Blizzard leaders J. Allen Brack and Allen Adham on leaks, Reforged lessons, mobile, and more
Love it or hate it, Blizzard Entertainment is almost always one of the most discussed companies in gaming. It shepherds some of the biggest...
Clubhouse grows to 8 million downloads for people starved for audio conversations
Clubhouse has exceeded 8 million downloads worldwide since launch, according to mobile insights and analytics firm App Annie. The audio social chat app is...
IMVU launches VCoin transferable digital currency
Social avatar platform IMVU is launching its VCoin transferable digital currency that will allow users to buy, gift, hold, earn, and convert earnings to...
Twitch sets new engagement record with 1.7 billion hours watched in November
A huge audience turned to Twitch to get more of their entertainment in November, according to data from Arsenal.gg — as pointed out by...
Snap launches Bitmoji Paint to let hundreds of people paint on a shared canvas
Snap is launching a new game inside of Snapchat called Bitmoji Paint, where hundreds of players can come together simultaneously to contribute to one...
Q&A with Zynga and GSN Games: Accelerating growth with app bidding
This article is part of a Gaming Insights series paid for by Facebook. Bidding is a hot topic in app monetization, and with the...