Liminal Experiences raises $5.8M for UGC and AI gaming
Liminal Experiences, a new user-generated content gaming startup dedicated to using AI to assist human creativity, has raised $5.8 million in funding. Liminal transforms creation into...
Riot Games lays off 530 people as it focuses on high-impact projects
Riot Games cofounder/chief product officer Marc Merrill and CEO Dylan Jadeja announced in a post they have laid off 530 people at the company,...
Riot Games cofounder Marc Merrill named Chief Product Officer
Riot Games cofounder and former co-CEO Marc Merrill is stepping into the newly established role of Riot’s Chief Product Officer. As CPO, Merrill will...
Riot Games acquires Wargaming Sydney for live service resources
League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games has acquired Wargaming’s Sydney studio. The newly rebranded Riot Sydney will leverage the development team’s expertise...
Anzu closes its latest funding round with $20M raised
It’s been a bit of a banger month for Anzu.io, the world’s most advanced in-game advertising platform. The very end of February had Anzu...
OpenBCI raises funds for brain-computer interfaces for gaming and more
OpenBCI has raised a round of funding to build neurotechnology that could be used for brain-computer interfaces for games, health, and more. Brooklyn, N.Y.-based...
The DeanBeat: The game industry rolls with the punches of the coronavirus
Another week has gone by, and the game industry has rolled with the punches of the coronavirus. It demonstrates how resilient game companies are...
Rally Cry raises $1.2 million to bring competitive multiplayer games to everyone
Rally Cry has raised $1.2 million to bring organized competitive multiplayer gaming programs to players of all ages and skill levels across the nation....
Marc Merrill interview: Why Riot Games took a decade to come up with new games
League of Legends is a hard act to follow. At 10 years old, it’s a cultural phenomenon, and it still has 8 million concurrent...
The DeanBeat: Riot Games sheds its image as a single-game company
League of Legends is a decade old, and it has become a cultural phenomenon, a rare achievement for any video game. It is an...