Portals raises $5 million to build its city in the metaverse
Portals today announced it has raised $5 million in a round of funding. It will put that money towards building its planned visions of...
Ethernal Labs raises $20M for its metaverse gaming studio
Ethernity today announced it has raised $20 million towards its new studio, Ethernal Labs. This new venture is a technology studio and incubator dedicated...
Bunch 2.0 pivots to a social gaming metaverse
Bunch has pivoted from a social layer for games to a more expansive metaverse that aims to keep players coming back for longer times...
Ubisoft brings the Rabbids to The Sandbox metaverse
The Sandbox announced today it is partnering with Ubisoft to bring the Rabbids (and others) to its gaming metaverse. Ubisoft is creating its Land...
The DeanBeat: Metaverses that aren’t really metaverses
Another week, another round of crazy acquisitions and metaverse hype in the game industry. While I’m very proud of the 30 or so sessions...
Epic Games joins Spire Animation’s $20M round for animated metaverse films
Spire Animation Studios has raised $20 million from Epic Games and others as it aims to produce animated films for the metaverse. Los Angeles-based...
Ader, NRG Esports, and Levi’s are teaming up for the NRG Winter Games
Ader, NRG Esports, and Levi’s are teaming up to deliver an event called the NRG Levi’s Winter Games featuring Fortnite. It’s a competitive event...
Meta updates avatars for cross-platform and inclusivity
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, is serious about the metaverse and you can see that in its more expressive cross-platform avatars. The...
The DeanBeat: Great moments at our metaverse event
Thank you all for coming to our second annual GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit and our GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 online event...
The metaverse will bring new forms of toxicity and will require new tools
As the adoption of the metaverse approaches, one factor that seems like an inevitability is toxic behavior. Such behavior is unfortunately prolific in online...