Sony Stocks Slide Following Activision Blizzard Sale
Shares in Japan’s Sony Group fell 9% on January 19th after gaming rival Microsoft said it will buy developer Activision Blizzard inContinue Reading
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Animoca Brands Raises $360M To Build Open Metaverse
Animoca Brands has raised nearly $360 million in a new funding round that values the Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming businessContinue Reading
$5.5M Raised By Infinity Force In Seed Funding Round
On January 19th, Infinity Force announced it had secured $5.5 million from a recently held seed funding round. These fundsContinue Reading
Alpha Esports Tech Inc. Undergoes Name Change
On January 11th, Alpha Esports Tech Inc. announced plans to change the companies name to Alpha Metaverse Technologies Inc. OnceContinue Reading
Zen Fighters Is The Newest Esports Metaverse Gaming Experience On Blockchain
Zen Fighters is the newest game to utilize NFTs, the metaverse, blockchain, and virtual reality to create a dynamic ecosystemContinue Reading
Gamers Rally Behind More Than Gamers NFT Project
More Than Gamers (MTG) is generating a lot of buzz after selling out its 10,000-item NFT collection in under oneContinue Reading
Decentraland And UNXD To Host Metaverse Fashion Week
Luxury marketplace UNXD, built on the Polygon network, and the virtual-reality platform built on the Ethereum blockchain, Decentraland, are partneringContinue Reading
Paris Hilton Invites Cardi B To Join Her Roblox Venture
Back in October, a collaboration was unveiled between the children’s gaming program Roblox and Paris Hilton. This partnership saw theContinue Reading
Net Savings Link Announces The Nirvana Meta Native Token
Cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital asset technology company, Net Savings Link Inc. (NSAV), announced their Nirvana Meta Native Token (MNU) hasContinue Reading
LiveOne To Launch Subsidiary GamifyOne
Digital media company LiveOne announced that it will be launching GamifyOne, a live social music gaming platform featuring a slateContinue Reading
NetEase To Set Up Headquarters And Metaverse Industrial Base In Sanya
On December 25th, NetEase announced that it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Sanya Municipal Government. As a resultContinue Reading
Wolf3D Secures $13M In Funding For Ready Player Me
Wolf3D recently announced that it closed a $13 million funding round for Ready Player Me, the company’s metaverse avatar platform.Continue Reading
Wasder To Launch Social Gaming Microverse On Solana
Wasder, a global gamified social microverse for gamers, announced its plans to launch on Solana, a market-leading blockchain solution, as WasderContinue Reading
Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia To Launch Token For Sub-Network
Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia (YGG SEA), an autonomous subsidiary of Philippine blockchain gaming startup Yield Guild Games (YGG), isContinue Reading
Satoshi’s Games Launches Monstropoly, Blockchain-Based Play To Earn Game
Satoshi’s Games newest title, Monstropoly, is a MOBA, play-to-earn game, set in an immersive realm filled with monsters and radicalContinue Reading
Katana Inu Is The New Play-To-Earn Metaverse NFT Game Which Promises To Encourage Gaming And Crypto Innovation
Katana Inu announced the launch of their new platform last month which combines decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, and high-quality graphicalContinue Reading
Ertha To Launch Initial Dex Offering On Top Gaming Launchpads Seedify, GameFi, And Red Kite
Ertha recently launched its initial decentralized exchange offering on three different gaming launchpads, Seedify, GameFi, and Red Kite, as itContinue Reading
Alpha Esports Tech Announces Executive Management Change
Alpha Esports Tech announced that the current Chief Operating Officer, Brian Wilneff, has been promoted to the position of ChiefContinue Reading
NFTs Are Just The Beginning, According To Ubisoft CEO
In a Q&A session this month, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot made the surprising statement that “these NFTs are just theContinue Reading
Global Esports Federation Partners With Flare To Launch Into The Metaverse
The Global Esports Federation (GEF) recently commissioned acclaimed American digital artist Chad Knight to design the Global Esports Cup, aContinue Reading
NFT Band Debuts Its First Song And Music Video
On December 22nd, Allies, the metaverse’s first NFT band, debuted their hit single WAGMI. The song was broadcast within theContinue Reading
$145M Funding Round Gives Rec Room A $3.5B Valuation
On December 20th, Rec Room announced it closed a $145 million funding round. As a result, the company’s total valuationContinue Reading
Former Riot Games Executive Launches Tabletop Gaming Studio
Jane Chung Hoffacker, who is one of the key people behind the Arcane television series, recently launched a tabletop gamingContinue Reading
Dubit Secures $8M For Metaverse Esports League
The video game studio Dubit recently announced that it had secured $8 million in a recent funding round. This moneyContinue Reading
Mark Gurman: Apple’s Rumored AR & VR Headsets Will Focus On Gaming
According to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Apple’s augmented reality and virtual reality headsets will reportedly focus on gaming, media consumption, andContinue 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
Business of Esports – Weekly News #383
In this week’s esports business news: Oddin.gg joins forces with Betby, Pinnacle announces the third edition of a CS:GO tournament,Continue Reading
AppSwarm And Touchpoint Group Announce Collaboration
On December 9th, AppSwarm Corp unveiled a collaboration with Touchpoint Group Holdings Inc. This agreement will see the two entitiesContinue Reading