Galaxy Interactive raises $325M to invest in games, finance, and tech
Galaxy Interactive has raised a whopping $325 million second fund to invest in games and related technology. A division of Galaxy Digital Holdings, the...
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...
Playable Worlds: First comes the game, then comes the Metaverse
Raph Koster has been a guru of online games for decades, and he would love to build Metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are...
The DeanBeat: It’s time to hurry up and build the Metaverse
During this pandemic, I can’t think of anything more exciting for us to do from the comfort of our own homes than to explore...
The DeanBeat: Can you trust someone that you’ve never met in person?
Here’s one of the things that surprised me about the GamesBeat Summit 2020 online-only event that we held last week: Our audience loved messaging...
The DeanBeat: Digital gaming events aren’t easy, but they may be the future
Next week marks our first-ever digital game conference, GamesBeat Summit Digital. We pivoted about eight weeks ago from our physical event in Los Angeles...
GamesBeat Summit Digital speakers: The Metaverse is coming
We’re taking GamesBeat Summit 2020 into a digital online-only format. And now we’re happy to welcome our next round of speakers. Register now for...
Lightheart Entertainment raises $1.4 million for ‘hyper core’ mobile gaming
Lightheart Entertainment has raised $1.4 million in seed funding for what it calls “hyper core” mobile games, which it says are deep enough to...
Big Run Studios raises $1.4 million for casual mobile games
Big Run Studios has raised $1.4 million in seed round funding, led by game and tech investor Galaxy Interactive via its Galaxy EOS VC...