Beamable raises $5M for live operations platform for game devs
Beamable has raised over $5 million in a new round of funding to expand its platform for live operations. The Boston-based company has more...
Metaverse social app Flickplay raises $5M
Metaverse-ready wallet app Flickplay announced that it raised $5 million from investors to fund a social platform that will allow metaverse users to flex...
GamesBeat Summit Next’s agenda is full of ways to level up gaming
We packed a lot of inspiring speakers and sessions into our GamesBeat Summit Next event coming on November 9-10. This post gives you a...
The DeanBeat: Facebook’s ambitions to be the metaverse
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s decision to change his corporation’s name to Meta yesterday at the Facebook Connect online event was a historic moment. The...
Facebook stops just short of rebranding to ‘The Web’
Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta today. Facebook.com is still Facebook.com, though. This is a move to embrace the metaverse, which is a...
Facebook unveils Horizon Home social VR, Messenger VR calls, and fitness VR on road to metaverse
Facebook has turned its social media battleship toward the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow...
Roblox unveils electronic music festival in the metaverse
Roblox has partneed with music event promoter Insomniac to create electronic music festivals for its platform. The companies plan to create the “world’s largest...
Metaverse studio Melon announces its first original game in Roblox
Roblox-centric developer Melon today announced it was releasing its first original game within the metaverse. It’s called Jump Kingdoms. In Jump Kingdoms, gamers play...
Party Space raises $1M for metaverse-style virtual events
Party.Space has raised $1 million to scale up its metaverse-themed virtual events business. The company will use the money to scale its sales, explore...
Manticore Games will host music and games metaverse talks in Core
How’s this for meta? Manticore is hosting a couple of metapanels on the metaverse inside the gaming world of Core. San Mateo, California-based Manticore...