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...
The Game Awards arrives December 10 with new accessibility honor
The Game Awards show is returning December 10 as an all-digital event with awards presentations, musical performances, and game premieres — this time in...
Epic Games invests $15 million in DIY game startup Manticore Games
Manticore Games has raised $15 million in a round of funding led by Epic Games as the two companies further pursue their mission of...
Will Facebook Horizon be the first step toward the metaverse?
The excitement around a metaverse is growing, as it’s not just an idea from science fiction anymore. Facebook Horizon, a user-generated virtual reality world...
The DeanBeat: Apple v. Epic — a briefing on the antitrust arguments and interesting facts
We’re at a huge moment in tech and antitrust history with the litigation initiated by Fortnite maker Epic Games against Apple and Google. While...
Hour One wants synthetic AI characters to be your digital avatars
If you ever wondered how we’ll populate the metaverse, look no further than Hour One, an Israeli startup that is making replicas of people...