How the concerns of gamers change depending on where they live
Gamers in North America seem to focus on the same handful of concerns. For example, they constantly ask publishers if certain upcoming games will...
Overcoming the resistance to blockchain games
Valve stirred the hornet’s nest around blockchain games when it announced a ban on games with nonfungible tokens (NFTs). We discussed the controversy around...
GamesBeat Summit Next: The revenge of the nerds
We’re kicking off our GamesBeat Summit Next event today with a speech from yours truly. This extended version of the talk introduces the ideas...
8th Wall launches Reality Engine for metaverse-like WebAR experiences
8th Wall announced the launch of its Reality Engine, which enables web-based augmented reality (WebAR) experiences to immediately work across a wide range of...
Byju’s debuts innovation hub for edtech ventures
India’s Byju’s has created a new innovation hub, dubbed Byju’s lab, where it hopes to bringing together AI and machine-learning experts with educational technology...
2K acquires Elite3D, rebrands it as 31st Union and Global Services offices
2K announced today it has acquired Platygobian, better known by its trade name Elite3D, a Valencia-based studio specializing in 2D and 3D artwork. 2K...
How Ericsson is using Omniverse to simulate 5G network reception in a city
The Omniverse is Nvidia’s “metaverse for engineers,” and Ericsson is using it to simulate reception for 5G networks in a six-block part of the...
Nvidia’s Omniverse adds AR/VR viewing, AI training, and AI avatar creation
Nvidia’s Omniverse, billed as a “metaverse for engineers,” has grown to more than 700 companies and 70,000 individual creators that are working on projects...
An expired domain caused issues launching games
On November 7, consumers of many different titles found themselves unable to launch their games. The range of affected games seemed wide, leading users...
Roblox bookings grow 28% to $637.8M for Q3 2021
Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the third quarter ended September 30 were $637.8 million, up 28% from the...