Why more developers should start supporting user-generated content
User-generated content (UGC) has been around for decades. But what started as fan-made levels and story campaigns is quickly growing into a profession of...
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...
Infinite Canvas raises $2.8M for creator content on Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft
Infinite Canvas has raised $2.8 million to help usher in the metaverse and enable influential creators to build their virtual experiences on Roblox, Fortnite,...
Playerstate forms creation platform that lets players make money
Playerstate is launching a platform for communities of gamers to produce user-generated content for their favorite video games. The London-based company is the latest...
Overwolf will pay out $29M to mod and app creators in 2021
Overwolf rebranded itself this week as a guild of in-game creators. And it is announcing today that it expects to pay out $29 million...
Social gaming platform Rec Room raises $100M at $1.25B valuation
Social gaming platform Rec Room has raised $100 million at a $1.25 billion valuation. The funding is another vote of confidence for user-generated content....
Overwolf raises $52.5M to expand third-party modding platform
Overwolf raised $52.5 million to expand its modding platform for game developers and publishers. The Tel Aviv-based company is also launching its CurseForge Core...
Roblox files for IPO, a first for user-generated game platforms
User-generated game platform Roblox publicly disclosed its filing to go public on the U.S. stock market today. The company did not say how much it...
Hiber raises $2.25 million for user-generated web game platform
Hiber has raised $2.25 million in a second round of seed funding for its web platform that makes it easy to create user-generated games....
User-generated content platforms like Roblox and Minecraft are in ‘good position’ during pandemic
Game studios have been in a unique position since the beginning of the pandemic. Many other industries have faced huge hardship, with local governments...