Volley raises $55M voice-enabled AI games
Volley has raised $55 million in a new round of funding for its voice-enabled AI games like games for Amazon Alexa. Lightspeed co-led the...
Inworld AI raises $50M round at $500M valuation for AI game characters
Inworld AI has raised $50 million funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing the valuation of the maker of an AI-based character engine for games...
Gardens raises $31.3M for fantasy action role-playing game
Gardens, a new independent game studio, has raised $31.3 million in funding so it can make a fantasy action role-playing game. That’s a lot...
Ex-Riot employees raise $55M for new studio The Believer Company
The Believer Company, founded by game veterans from Riot Games and other companies, has raised $55 million to create a new game studio in...
Gaming’s renewal of vows with Hollywood and more on UGC/generative AI | The DeanBeat
I worked a couple of days in Santa Monica, California, this week to get a fresh perspective on games. It was my third visit...
Methodical Games raises $15M to create multiplayer action-adventure game
Methodical Games has assembled a team of veterans and raised $15 million to create a multiplayer action-adventure game. The team of nine people consists...
Soba raises $13.5M for no-code game tools for creators
Soba has raised $13.5 million for its platform where anyone can create games for any device using no-code tools. The Web3 platform is aimed...
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...
What to make of the game investment boom
Game industries deals surpassed an unparalleled $71 billion in the first nine months of 2021, according to a report by investment bank Drake Star Partners. More...
How play-to-earn gaming brings rewards to players
Play-to-earn is a new phrase that has a lot of people excited about a new opportunity in gaming. And in this case, the biggest...