The DeanBeat: A Big Bang week for the metaverse
The metaverse had a couple of Big Bangs this week that should put it on everyone’s radar. First, Epic Games raised $1 billion at...
Epic Games launches early access for MetaHuman Creator tool to make realistic animated people
Epic Games is launching early access for its MetaHuman Creator tool, which enables people to create realistic animated human characters within minutes. Epic Games...
Epic Games raises $1B for long-term metaverse plans, with $200M from Sony
Epic Games said today it has raised $1 billion in a new round of funding in its bid to build the metaverse, the universe...
Manticore Games raises $100M for user-generated games in the ‘multiverse’
Manticore Games has raised $100 million for user-generated games in the “multiverse,” which is the company’s preferred term for what a lot o of...
Rocket League: Sideswipe is a new mobile spinoff of the car-soccer hit
Rocket League developer Psyonix is lofting its car-soccer game onto mobile with Rocket League: Sideswipe. The studio is promising that this new spinoff will...
Omeda raises $2.2M to relaunch Epic’s dead Paragon as Predecessor
Omeda Studios has raised $2.2 million to create a cross-platform third-person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game called Predecessor. The game is based on...
Why Smash Ventures bet part of its $75 million fund on Epic Games
Two years after it put some money into Epic Games in 2018, Smash Ventures finally came out of hiding with its $75 million fund...
Fortnite developer Epic buys Fall Guys studio Mediatonic
One of the most popular live-service multiplayer hits of 2020 is joining forces with Fortnite developer Epic Games. Epic announced today that it has...
Epic Games files antitrust suit against Apple in European Union
Epic Games widened its legal battle with Apple by filing an antitrust complaint against it in the European Union. Fortnite maker Epic said it...
Unity CFO Kim Jabal interview: Understanding the tradeoff between market share and profits
Unity Technologies recently reported better than expected earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31. It reported revenues rose 39% to $220.3 million, but...