Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on the metaverse: ‘I’m always allergic to buzzwords’
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in an earnings call today that he is allergic to buzzwords like the metaverse, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs),...
Dean Takahashi’s GamesBeat Summit 2021 speech: Growing the next generation
I hope that you are well and that a weight is lifting from your shoulders. I feel like I’m ready for some long overdue...
The DeanBeat: A Big Bang week for the metaverse
The metaverse had a couple of Big Bangs this week that should put it on everyone’s radar. First, Epic Games raised $1 billion at...
Epic Games raises $1B for long-term metaverse plans, with $200M from Sony
Epic Games said today it has raised $1 billion in a new round of funding in its bid to build the metaverse, the universe...
Aglet unveils NFT collections for sneakerheads
Aglet has taken a step further toward its “sneakerverse” — a metaverse for sneaker superfans. Aglet said today it is using blockchain-based nonfungible tokens...
The metaverse needs responsible stewardship
Like many, I spent more and more time in the metaverse this past year. I built a drag racer, (hyper) casually explored city management,...
Community, connection, and vulnerability in the metaverse
Community — central to the success of games, whether they’re online, console, or mobile — is going to be a major factor in how...
Eve Online experienced its own GameStop-like short squeeze
All the excitement around GameStop’s stock has bled into GamesBeat’s discussions around the metaverse. And it turns out that stock market manipulation isn’t exclusive to...
The ethics of the metaverse
Richard Bartle hopes the metaverse will be a place where we can be our best selves, and where the operators of the virtual universe...
ESA CEO: Why diversity matters for the metaverse
When it comes to diversity, the metaverse will represent a huge opportunity to amplify diverse voices and creators. That’s the view of Stanley Pierre-Louis,...