The DeanBeat: Why Web3 companies created the Open Metaverse Alliance
I think the blockchain people really like getting together for parties. Their latest excuse is The Open Metaverse Alliance, which came into being last...
A Little to the Left puts your house in order
A Little to the Left makes you find order in everyday household items. You solve puzzles to restore order, and yet you have to...
The DeanBeat: Stanley Pierre-Louis on why games are getting respect
The recent Games for Change Festival in New York presented refreshing looks about the positive impact of games, particularly during the pandemic. Unlock premium...
Stray review: Kitty caper compels, keeps campaign cursory
When Annapurna first announced Stray in 2020, it caught everyone’s eye thanks to its simple elevator pitch: In a grimy cyberpunk city inhabited by...
Matthew Ball explains the significance of the metaverse in new book
Over the past four years, Matthew Ball, CEO of investment firm Epyllion and the former global head of strategy for Amazon Studios, has been...
As Dusk Falls review: The line between drama and soap opera
As Dusk Falls is a new motion-graphics game from Interior/Night that walks the line between high-quality storytelling and a soap opera. I haven’t quite...
How South Korea’s Wemade aims to become the Steam of blockchain games
Most Western gamers haven’t heard about South Korea’s Wemade, so you can forgive them for not knowing about the game company’s big ambitions. Unlock...
Chip Morningstar interview: How the metaverse started with Habitat
The metaverse is all the rage today, and its lineage goes way back in gaming. The universe of connected virtual worlds might well become...
Arianna Simpson talks the future of Web3 gaming and the metaverse
Arianna Simpson is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, one of the top venture capital firms investing in tech, games, and crypto. Unlock premium...
The DeanBeat: The wonderful tropes of horror in The Quarry
Supermassive Games‘ The Quarry is another one of those wonderful interactive movie horror games that drive you mad with choices as you try to...