Unioverse is a Web3 gaming world.
Unioverse is a Web3 gaming world.
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Unio aims bigger in Web3 gaming with new CEO Mark Long

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 4 min

Unio has made some big moves in Web3 recently, hiring former Shrapnel boss Mark Long as its CEO.

Unio is a Web3 gaming platform that enables players to create, own, and share digital assets within the “Unioverse”, a community-owned sci-fi franchise. Its game, Vortex: Hoverdrome, is slated for October 2025. It’s a fast-paced, futuristic combat arena where players control hoverbikes.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.