The DeanBeat: Predictions for gaming in 2021
This past year was one of the most unpredictable in all of human history. The pandemic threw off our ability to predict what will...
IMVU: Making the coin of the realm for the metaverse
IMVU has been a relatively quiet and unnoticed company in the online gaming and social media worlds. But the company did something recently that...
Roblox partners with Ernest Cline on Ready Player Two event
Ready Player Two, the highly anticipated sequel to Ernest Cline’s worldwide best-selling book Ready Player One, debuts in the U.S. and U.K. on November...
The DeanBeat — Here’s my Thanksgiving DeanBits
This is my last column before Thanksgiving and before the Black Friday frenzy, and so I thought it would be better to write a...
Upland lets players trade virtual property for real money using Tilia Pay
Upland is launching virtual asset trading using Second Life’s payment network, dubbed Tilia Pay. That means that you’ll be able to acquire real-world properties...
Tencent leads $25 million round for Avakin Life maker Lockwood Publishing
Tencent has led a $25 million investment in Lockwood Publishing, the maker of the 3D virtual world Avakin Life. It’s a bet that makers...
The DeanBeat: Our next game event focuses on growth and the metaverse
The game industry is so full of surprises, like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drawing more than 4.5 million views for her hilarious get-out-the-vote Twitch livestream...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang compares the Omniverse and the metaverse
Nvidia announced yesterday it was launching an open beta for the Omniverse, a virtual environment the company describes as a “metaverse” for engineers. CEO...
The DeanBeat — The Walking Dead: Onslaught creator Survios raises $16.7 million for VR games
Survios has raised $16.7 million to continue building gripping virtual reality games such as the just-launched The Walking Dead: Onslaught. This is the company’s...
Roblox will stage a virtual concert with Ava Max on its path to the metaverse
Step this way to the metaverse. Roblox has a virtual launch party coming with pop star Ava Max, who will sing songs from her...