Gaming and lifestyle brand XSET secures $15M in Series A funding
XSET is announcing it has closed a $15 million funding round for its gaming and lifestyle brand. The organization will use the capital to...
InnoGames shares salary for game workers in bid for transparency
InnoGames announced it is ending guesswork about salaries for most of its workers in the German game business in a bid to be more...
FBI: Japheth Dillman allegedly scammed friends and investors in a crypto fraud scheme
Japheth Dillman established a reputation in the game industry as a financial leader, serving as a cofounder of the game accelerator YetiZen. But lately,...
Xbox Game Pass adds Watch Dogs 2 and new title As Dusk Falls in July
Xbox has revealed which games are coming to Game Pass during the second wave of July. It’s not a huge offering, at least compared...
AMGI Studios raises money to make a metaverse game that bridges Web3 and Hollywood
AMGI Studios has raised funding to make a non-fungible token (NFT) game and a metaverse that bridges Web3 and Hollywood. The money comes from...
Riot Games and AWS are teaming up to deliver fresh esports content
Riot Games and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are teaming up to transform Riot’s esports content. Riot is the first company to use AWS’ data...
Warframe studio is making a fantasy MMO, Soulframe
During its annual TennoCon event, Warframe creator Digital Extremes announced that it is creating a second MMO, the fantasy-based Soulframe. Warframe is a free-to-play,...
Games for Change unveils 2022 video game and XR award winners
Dot’s Home won Game of the Year and Best Narrative winner at the 2022 Games for Change Awards. With thousands of votes, BeatNic Boulevard...
June 2022 NPD: Overwatch and Final Fantasy VII return to the top 20
Consumer spending in games continues to trend downwards compared with last year, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. While subscription spending is showing...
The DeanBeat: RP1 simulates putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza
RP1 is a metaverse startup that has simulated putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza, or shard. In metaverse circles, that’s a...