The DeanBeat: The problem of the sniper and the metaverse
I’ve been talking with our speakers for our upcoming metaverse event to get a preview of their views on challenges in building the metaverse....
The line between online gaming and gambling is fading
Historically, gaming and gambling were considered completely separate activities. Gaming was a mostly free, skill-based activity while gambling was a chance-determined activity for which...
Fortnite rolls out Naruto collaboration with cosmetics and Creative Hub
Fortnite launched its first anime collaboration today, featuring the characters of Naruto: Shippuden. The patch featuring the characters recently went live, and all associated...
Fortnite is shutting down in China
After more than two years of testing, Fortnite is shutting down in China on November 15. The game never officially launched in that territory...
Fortnite champion Bugha is Hollister’s chief gaming scout
Abercrombie & Fitch today announced it’s appointed Fortnite extraordinaire Bugha to the role of Hollister’s chief gaming scout. Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf will head a...
‘Gaming enthusiasts’ are the engine behind entertainment
Global gaming quickly evolved and exploded in 2020, driven in part by the pandemic that kept people in their homes and is continuing to...
Epic Games seeks to restore Fortnite on iOS in South Korea
Epic Games has asked Apple to restore its Fortnite developer account and re-release its Fortnite game on iOS in South Korea following the adoption...
Infinite Canvas raises $2.8M for creator content on Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft
Infinite Canvas has raised $2.8 million to help usher in the metaverse and enable influential creators to build their virtual experiences on Roblox, Fortnite,...
The metaverse’s appeal hinges on its designers and hosts
For decades, science fiction predicted we would be cruising around in hovercrafts and experiencing the bulk of our lives through virtual reality by the...
The DeanBeat: Epic pulls out its real case against Google in antitrust lawsuit (update)
On Thursday, Epic Games revealed its fully unredacted antitrust lawsuit against Google, and the nature of the allegations and the evidence to back them...