Unio aims bigger in Web3 gaming with new CEO Mark Long
Unio has made some big moves in Web3 recently, hiring former Shrapnel boss Mark Long as its CEO. Unio is a Web3 gaming platform that...
Neon Machine raises $20M to make Shrapnel extraction shooter
Neon Machine, the developer and publisher of the highly anticipated extraction shooter game Shrapnel, has raised $20 million in funding. Polychain Capital led the...
Shrapnel raises $7M in private token sale and reveals plans for shooter title
Shrapnel has raised $7 million in a private token sale for its planned triple-A shooter game that takes advantage of blockchain technology. The company,...
Neon raises $10.5M for blockchain-based shooter game Shrapnel
Neon has raised $10.5 million to build a blockchain-based first-person shooter game dubbed Shrapnel that the company says will be a triple-A production. Seattle-based...
How the metaverse can shake up storytelling with transmedia characters
The metaverse isn’t just an opportunity for a new kind of social world. It can give players a chance to create stories over multiple...
4D Factory acquires majority stake in HBO game publishing spinoff Neon Media
Media technology holding company 4D Factory has acquired a majority stake in early-stage game and transmedia startup Neon Media. That Seattle-based company, whose CEO...
HBO spins out Neon Media narrative-driven interactive media startup
HBO has spun Neon Media from HBO’s Interactive and Immersive Group in Seattle. Neon Media will focus on narrative-driven interactive media including games. The...
The DeanBeat: Digital gaming events aren’t easy, but they may be the future
Next week marks our first-ever digital game conference, GamesBeat Summit Digital. We pivoted about eight weeks ago from our physical event in Los Angeles...
GamesBeat Summit Digital storytelling speakers: Adam Foshko, Derek Kolstad, and Mark Long
This year GamesBeat Summit 2020 is going all-digital, April 28 and April 29. Today we’re bringing you another look at the event speakers we’re proud to...
Meteor Entertainment taps Live Gamer to power virtual economy and payments for Hawken (exclusive)
LiveGamer helps Meteor get ready for a major free-to-play worldwide launch of Hawken.