Business Of Esports – Weekly News 431
In this week’s esports business news: thousands laid off at Meta, Google begins issuing Stadia refunds, the most stressful video gamesContinue Reading
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Meta Forced To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees
According to a November 9th letter from Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is laying off over 11,000 employees. ThisContinue Reading
Phil Spencer Is Not Sold On The Metaverse
The CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, is the latest technology big-whig to take a shot at the metaverse. DuringContinue Reading
Konami Has Its Eyes On The Metaverse
On October 13th, Konami Digital Entertainment announced plans to begin recruiting people to work on its Web3 and metaverse developmentContinue Reading
Microsoft And Meta Team Up For VR-Focused Partnership
Microsoft and Meta recently announced that they had agreed to a partnership that will see Xbox Cloud Gaming made availableContinue Reading
A New Patent From Meta Could Lead To VR And Video Game Improvements
According to Game Rant, Meta recently filed a new patent that showcases technologies that could lead to more realistic facialContinue Reading
Is Amazon Trying To Buy EA?
The Swedish media group GLHF recently published an article claiming that Amazon was looking to buy Electronic Arts. This comesContinue Reading
VR Gaming Exploded In July
It sounds like Virtual Reality adoption is flourishing right now. This comes after a recent survey found that VR gamingContinue Reading
Facebook’s Metaverse Endeavors Taking A Hit
Recently the company now known as Meta unveiled its second quarter financial results for the 2022 fiscal year. If we’reContinue Reading
Quest 2 VR Headsets Receive $100 Price Hike
Meta (the company formally known as Facebook) has made an interesting decision with its virtual reality headsets. Apparently, starting inContinue Reading
Weekly News Show #259: Quest 2 VR Price Hike, Valorant Struggles, Misfits Ditch LEC, TSM FTX GMC, Russian Games, Awful Logitech Accessories, Mall of America Esports Hub
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Meta raising the price of Quest 2 VR headsets,Continue Reading
Esports And What The Future Holds
Meta: Esports Has Taken The World By Storm; Find Out What Its Future Holds To say that esports has skyrocketedContinue Reading
Tech Giants Aim To Bring More Organization To The Metaverse
Several major technology companies are trying to bring some order to the metaverse. Microsoft, Huawei, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Sony Interactive Entertainment,Continue Reading
User-Generated Games Coming To Facebook
Crayta, a platform that allows people to create, share, and play their own games, will be coming to Facebook Gaming’sContinue Reading
Clemson University And Meta Planning $17.5M Virtual Training Facility
The Clemson University Board of Trustees Finance and Facilities Committee recently agreed to a partnership with Meta (formerly Facebook). AsContinue Reading
Facebook’s Metaverse Vision Questioned By Former Nintendo COO
The metaverse is still taking shape, causing many companies to make a serious effort to take advantage of the growingContinue Reading
The DICE Summit Discussions: Gaming Has Led The Metaverse, But NFTs Pose New Ethical Challenges
The possibilities — and the responsibilities — of an all-encompassing digital world such as the metaverse dominated talk at thisContinue Reading
Meta Invested $40M In Playco
According to a recent report, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, recently invested $40 million in the mobile gaming organizationContinue Reading
Meta’s Rick Kelley Discusses Gaming Outlook For 2022
Rick Kelley has a unique window on gaming trends as vice president of global gaming at Meta/Facebook. So when asked whatContinue Reading
Speakers Announced For GamesBeat And Facebook Gaming Summit
We now know who will be the keynote speakers for the 2nd Annual GamesBeat And Facebook Gaming Summit. Rick Kelley,Continue Reading
VR And AR Projects Unveiled Following Facebook’s “Meta” Rebrand
Facebook has been making a ton of headlines recently following the company’s recent rebrand to Meta. As part of theContinue Reading
The Sandbox Founder Says Big Tech Threatens Open, Blockchain-Based Metaverse
Big Tech firms could threaten an open metaverse, as their business models go against a decentralized internet where users ownContinue Reading
Nike Joins Forces With Roblox
On November 18th, Nike Inc. announced it was teaming up with Roblox in an attempt to enter the metaverse. AsContinue Reading
Roblox Corp Beats Market Expectations For Quarterly Bookings
On November 8th, Roblox Corp. announced the organization had exceeded market estimates for quarterly bookings. This financial success was driven,Continue Reading