Despite Fan Backlash, Ubisoft To Experiment With Gaming NFTs In The Sandbox Metaverse
Ubisoft has teamed up with The Sandbox platform, allowing the former to receive its own land in the metaverse andContinue Reading
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Animoca Brands Partners With Brinc, Announce Guild Accelerator Program
Hong Kong-based game software and venture capital company Animoca Brands has announced a partnership with venture capital and accelerator firm Brinc to launch theContinue Reading
NERD ETF Benefiting From Strong Demand For Esports
The Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports and Digital Entertainment ETF, which tracks the esports market and listed companies in the video gaming industry,Continue Reading
Atlanta Braves Join Metaverse With Digital Truist Park
The Atlanta Braves may be locked out of Major League Baseball with the rest of the league, but it seemsContinue Reading
Gaming Rights For Lord Of The Rings And The Hobbit Going Up For Sale
It appears that the movie, merchandising, live event, and gaming rights for Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and otherContinue Reading
Vodafone Idea Users Will Soon Be Getting New Gaming, Esports, and Metaverse Services
In a regulatory filing with the London Stock Exchange, Mobile Streams Plc, a United Kingdom-based tech company, said it isContinue Reading
Gaming Start-Up Atirath Raises Money In Seed Fund From Kalaari
Atirath, a game development company from India, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Kalaari Capital for strengtheningContinue Reading
Prime Real Estate: Someone Just Paid $450,000 To Be Snoop Dogg’s Neighbor In The Metaverse
The metaverse market is growing, and people are finding new ways to get involved. In December, someone paid $450,000 toContinue Reading
ASRock Joins The Metaverse, Releases First NFT
ASRock officially joined the metaverse with the issuing of its first NFT, Phantom Gaming EVO, on OpenSea. Phantom Gaming EVOContinue Reading
Metaverse Mortgages Are Being Issued To Buy Virtual Land
TerraZero Technologies has facilitated one of the first-ever “metaverse mortgages” for a client buying virtual property in the Ethereum-based metaverseContinue Reading
Microsoft CEO Compares The Metaverse To Games
In a recent interview with The Financial Times, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella went on the record to discuss how theContinue Reading
Mythical Games Expanding Overseas
Maker of Blankos Block Party, Mythical Games, has acquired tech and staff from Shortround Games, a game studio based in Brighton,Continue Reading
MSI Launches Line Of “Metaverse-Ready” Laptops
MSI recently launched a brand new line of laptops in India. This comes after the company’s Stealth, Vector, Katana, Crosshair,Continue Reading
GameStop Partners With Immutable X For NFT Marketplace, Launches $100M Gaming Fund
GameStop announced a partnership with Immutable X for the launching of its NFT marketplace, whom they picked because of Immutable’sContinue Reading
Weekly News #189: CoD Vanguard Sales, TSM Decline, GTA 6, Gamer Nut Butter, Sony Bungie Retention Plan, Console Casualties, Metaverse Laptops, xQc On NFTs
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss studies showing almost half of all parents wantContinue Reading
Korean-Based Netmarble To Launch Metaverse And NFT Games
South Korean online gaming giant Netmarble announced plans to launch several new games that use blockchain and metaverse technologies. TheContinue Reading
Meta Earnings Miss Expectations Amid Apple Privacy Changes, Resulting In Stock Plummet
Facebook parent company Meta reported its Q4 earnings on February 2nd, falling short of analysts’ expectations on earnings per share, and missingContinue Reading
Will Microsoft And Sony’s Truce Last In The Metaverse?
With Microsoft and Sony’s recent purchases of Activision Blizzard and Bungie, many gamers were wondering how this would impact theirContinue Reading
Malaysian Peanut Butter Company And Zotac Gaming Release A Snack For Gamers
Zotac Gaming Malaysia recently joined forces with the nut butter producer Jobbie to launch a special line of food productsContinue Reading
NRG Esports Ader, And Levi’s Join Forces For NRG Levi’s Winter Games
NRG Esports recently teamed up with Ader and clothing-maker Levi’s to launch a Fortnite event called NRG Levi’s Winter Games.Continue Reading
Entain Wants To Invest $133M Into Metaverse-Focused Start-Up Companies
The betting company Entain recently announced it would be investing roughly $133 million into Ennovate, a program that funds start-upContinue Reading
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out Forms Partnership With Super League Gaming
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out announced a 3-week partnership with Super League Gaming that will see a live metaverseContinue Reading
Epic Games takes Part In $20M Spire Animation Investment Round
On February 1st, Spire Animation Studios announced the company raised $20 million in a recent funding round. Epic Games contributedContinue Reading
UniX Joins Forces With The Sandbox
On January 31st, UniX announced it had agreed to a partnership with The Sandbox. This deal aims to establish UniXContinue Reading
LegionFarm Is Aiming To Revolutionize Pay-To-Earn Esports In The NFT Space
LegionFarm is a new community of 5000 active guild masters and pro players of AAA video games, NFT games, andContinue Reading
Former Tencent Executive Debuts Metaverse For Music And Games
A former executive at Tencent Games and industry vet, Steve Gray’s new company, Meta Music Studios, launched The Apollo ProjectContinue Reading
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
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