Solana Ventures, Forte, and Griffin Gaming will invest $150M in blockchain games
Solana Ventures, Forte, and Griffin Gaming Partners announced they will invest $150 million in blockchain games. The aim is to invest in Web 3...
Josh Williams interview — How Forte raised $725M for a platform for blockchain gaming
Forte raised $725 million on the expectation that it will provide the building blocks for triple-A game companies to make NFT games. The San...
Forte raises $725M for compliant blockchain gaming platform
Forte has raised $725 million for its behind-the-scenes blockchain game platform, which will enable game companies to create blockchain games that are both compliant...
The DeanBeat: Why NFT game startups will win while big publishers wait for regulation
Just like the metaverse has captivated the imagination of the game industry, so to have nonfungible tokens (NFTs). But while the metaverse has been...
Why Chris Akhavan left EA to join blockchain gaming platform Forte
Yesterday, I wrote about my rule of game journalism: follow the money. That was all about the flow of money into blockchain games. And...
Forte raises $185M at $1B valuation for blockchain game platform
Forte has raised $185 million at a $1 billion valuation for its behind-the-scenes blockchain game platform. Griffin Gaming Partners led the investment in the...
Why Andreessen Horowitz is investing in games
Andreessen Horowitz is one of Silicon Valley’s biggest venture capital firms, investing in both early-stage startups and established growth companies. Its investments run the...
Forte recruits 5 more high-end game studios to make blockchain-based games
Forte has established partnerships with five more game studios to make blockchain-based games that are integrated with Forte’s technology. These companies will also benefit...
Rally unveils Taki video platform that lets creators keep most of fan transactions
Rally, a startup headed by gaming entrepreneur Kevin Chou, is unveiling its Taki platform for creators athletes, and celebrities to interact with their fans....
The DeanBeat: Why the smart kids are moving into blockchain games
We dove deeper into blockchain, cryptocurrency, and games at our GamesBeat Summit 2019 in Los Angeles. We had a panel on it last year,...