With the metaverse opportunity topping $1 trillion, it’s time for brands to make the leap
JP Morgan is betting on the metaverse, calling it a $1 trillion yearly opportunity in a recent report — and it’s putting its money...
Azra Games raises $15M to take Web3 games to mainstream gamers
Azra Games, a blockchain games company aimed at building mainstream collectible and combat RPGs for the Web3 era, has raised $15 million in funding....
Dennis Fong and Ryan Wyatt join Bitkraft Ventures as venture partners
Bitkraft Ventures said Dennis Fong and Ryan Wyatt are joining as venture partners. Bitkraft Ventures is an investment platform focused on gaming and interactive...
Decrypt raises $10M for publication covering the crypto economy
Decrypt, a media company demystifying crypto and the decentralized web, has raised $10 million in funding as it spins out from blockchain accelerator ConsenSys...
Red Door Digital raises $5M to build high-end blockchain games
Red Door Digital has raised $5 million in seed funding to build high-quality blockchain games. Singapore-based Red Door Digital has developers from Electronic Arts...
Ryan Wyatt interview: Why YouTube’s gaming chief moved to blockchain games at Polygon
Polygon raised $450 million for its blockchain protocol and hired YouTube Gaming chief Ryan Wyatt to build its blockchain gaming platform. That’s a bold...
Why play-to-earn games are the key to the marketing and monetization challenge
The current game market is in a mode of intense consolidation, with new privacy issues clamping down on user acquisition — but also exploding...
Why traditional advertising needs to be kicked to the curb in Web3
It seems pretty clear that traditional advertising isn’t going to work in whatever the metaverse will turn out to be — after all, what...
The DeanBeat: Get ready for an awesome GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 event
I’m getting very excited about our awesome GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 event coming in just six weeks. And it feels like the...
Twitch cofounder Justin Kan is back with NFT gaming marketplace Fractal
Twitch cofounder Justin Kan has a new startup called Fractal that will create a marketplace for gaming nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Kan said in an...