PortalOne Secures $60M In Series A Funding Round
On January 27th, PortalOne announced it had raised $60 million through an oversubscribed Series A funding round. This money willContinue Reading
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The New York Times Purchases Wordle
On January 31st, The New York Times announced it had purchased Wordle for a price “in the low seven figures.”Continue Reading
Warner Music Group Strikes Deal To Create The First Music-Themed World In The Sandbox Gaming Metaverse
Decentralized gaming virtual world The Sandbox has partnered with WMG to create what it describes as “the first music-themed world”Continue Reading
Gui Barbosa Joins BAYZ To Oversee Business Operations
On February 9th, BAYZ announced that it had appointed Gui Barbosa as the company’s managing director. In this role, BarbosaContinue Reading
CropBytes Staying Strong Four Years Later
The metaverse has become quite popular in the last year. However, many outfits, like the CropBytes Protocol, have been pioneeringContinue 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
Eastern Michigan, PNC Foundation, And CODE313 Teaming Up To Create All-Girl High School Esports Teams
The Digital Divas Program at Eastern Michigan University has joined forces with CODE313 and the PNC Foundation to create twoContinue Reading
Microsoft Announces Acquisition Of Activision-Blizzard
Microsoft made history on January 18th when the company announced plans to acquire the major video game publisher Activision-Blizzard. ThisContinue 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
Meta Reportedly Halts Efforts To Build AR/VR Headset OS
While Apple’s AR/VR headset is all set to be released this year, Meta has reportedly hit a roadblock in itsContinue Reading
Apple And Meta Competing For Talent And Fitness Tech
Apple and Meta have been competing with each other while both companies continue to make significant investments within the wellnessContinue Reading
Episode #178 (Video): Jonathan Pan, Amazon Games, Facebook Gaming, Riot Esports
In this episode with special guest Jonathan Pan (Head of Strategy & Operations at Facebook Gaming), we discuss behind the scenesContinue Reading
Episode #178: Jonathan Pan, Amazon Games, Facebook Gaming, Riot Esports
In this episode with special guest Jonathan Pan (Head of Strategy & Operations at Facebook Gaming), we discuss behind the scenesContinue Reading
Metaverse Real Estate Is Now Being Sold For Cryptocurrency
If you’re interested and have the money, you can now buy up digital tracts of land in the metaverse. ThereContinue 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
Meta Adds New Interactive Elements To Facebook Gaming In Effort To Help Build Community Engagement
As Facebook Gaming grows, Meta is adding new interactive additions designed to help gaming streamers and fans get even moreContinue Reading
Meta Kicks-Off First Gaming Community Challenge In India
Meta recently announced it had launched the first-ever Gaming Community Challenge in India. The Game Of Tribes challenge aims toContinue Reading
DFC: Cloud Gaming To Grow By $13.5B Over The Next Five Years
At this moment in time, cloud gaming only makes up 1% of the video game industry. However, according to aContinue Reading
Facebook Gaming Unveils Partnership With “Pac-Man”
Meta announced the launch of Pac-Man Community on December 6th, which aims to offer a suite of options for players,Continue Reading
Disguised Toast Leaves Facebook Gaming
After two years with Facebook Gaming, popular streamer Disguised Toast announced on Twitter that he would be leaving for greenerContinue 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
Microsoft Is The Latest Company To Enter The Metaverse Race
Microsoft is the latest company to enter the metaverse race after the organization recently announced plans to launch a metaverseContinue Reading
Apocalpyse Studios Unveils Partnership With Tafi
On June 10th, Apocalypse Studios unveiled a partnership with Tafi, a leading provider of 3D avatar solutions. As a result,Continue Reading