Battlefield 2042 open beta starts on October 8
Electronic Arts announced today that the Battlefield 2042 open beta will start on October 8 for all of the game’s platforms. The shooter launches...
Marvel’s Avengers is coming to Xbox Game Pass on September 30
Xbox is adding another game to its Game Pass platform: Marvel’s Avengers, along with all of its previously released content. The game will launch...
Unlock raises $4M for blockchain subscriptions for creators, devs, and online communities
Unlock has raised $4 million for blockchain subscriptions for creators, devs, and online communities. Like other blockchain companies, Unlock uses nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to...
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...
Animoca Brands and Blowfish Studios unveil Phantom Galaxies sci-fi NFT game
Animoca Brands and Blowfish Studios today announced Phantom Galaxies, an open-world sci-fi action role-playing game that monetizes through nonfungible tokens (NFTs). The mecha space...
Xbox is lowering the price of Game Pass in Chile, Hong Kong, and Israel
Microsoft is dropping the price of Game Pass — but only in certain territories. The company is responding to market conditions in Chile, Hong...
How Genvid and Intel turned a Times Square billboard into an interactive game
Genvid Technologies, Intel, Outfront Media, and Streamline Media Group turned a Times Square billboard into an interactive game. Dubbed Project Monarch, the game was...
Activision settles equal-employment civil suit with $18 million wrist slap
Activision Blizzard doesn’t want to fight the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in court, so it is settling a claim that it violated its...
Welcome Rachel Kaser to the GamesBeat team
GamesBeat, the gaming site where business meets passion, is getting an upgrade today. The team is happy to announce that Rachel Kaser is joining...
Roblox settles NMPA lawsuit, paving path to music in the metaverse
Roblox announced today that it has settled a lawsuit filed by the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The lawsuit from the NMPA has been...