Subway Surfers celebrates 11 years with real-life ‘Hoverboard Hunt’
To celebrate the 11th anniversary of Subway Surfers, publisher Sybo has launched a Hoverboard Hunt around its home city, Copenhagen. This is the publishers’...
Beyond the Summit, The Guard shut down as esports layoffs spread
Beyond the Summit (BTS), a premier esports production company and facility, announced it was laying off all its staff. This comes shortly after traditional...
Limit Break’s Super Bowl ad will give away thousands of NFTs to gamers
Limit Break plans to give away thousands of free-to-own non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in its DigiDaigaku Dragon series. Headed by Machine Zone founders Gabe Leydon...
Courtside Ventures raises $100M fund for sports, collectibles, wellness and gaming
Courtside Ventures has closed a total of $100 million for its third early-stage venture capital fund focused on sports, collectibles, wellness and gaming. Fund...
Fortnite Champion Series changes format, keeps $10M prize pool
The Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) is returning for 2023 — alongside its $10 million prize pool to be distributed through out the year. However,...
FitXR adds Sculpt and Combat workout studios
FitXR has added two new training programs to its virtual reality fitness app. The company has added Sculpt and Combat as its latest additions....
Odyssey Interactive scores $19M for Omega Strikers launch
Odyssey Interactive — an indie game development studio founded by ex-Riot Games development leads — has raised $19 million in a series A round....
Gen.G, Guild acquire women’s Rocket League teams, big sponsors
Major esports organizations Gen.G and Guild have both announced they will be expanding their operations in Psyonix’s Rocket League. Both organizations paired their announcements...
Welcome Jordan Fragen to the GamesBeat team
GamesBeat, the gaming site where business meets passion, is welcoming a new staff member today. Jordan Fragen joins our team as our latest writer....
VR basketball app Gym Class raises $8M ahead of fall launch
Gym Class, a VR-basketball app, today announced it has closed an $8 million round of funding. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led the round, with participation...