Gambling Platform Midnite Raises $16M
The betting platform Midnite recently announced it raised $16 million in a Series A funding round. This money will reportedlyContinue Reading
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Drake Star: Gaming Market On Pace For $150B In Deals This Year
According to the major investment banking firm Drake Star Partners, the video game industry is on pace to break aContinue Reading
Nexters Acquires Three Mobile Gaming Companies
On January 27th, Nexters announced a series of acquisitions as part of its large-scale investment into mobile gaming. The companyContinue 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
Report Says 56% Of Gamers Aware Of NFTs Prefer Earning Them In Games
A study from market research firm, Interpret, polled 1,500 console and PC gamers found that 56% of them are interestedContinue Reading
Spyke Games Secures $55M
Spyke Games recently announced the company raised $55 million in a seed funding round. This money will reportedly be usedContinue Reading
Shiro Games Reveals Details And Features Of Dune Spice Wars
Shiro Games’ Dune Spice Wars will be a real-time strategy game with 4X elements based on Frank Herbert’s Dune universe.Continue Reading
N3twork Platform Acquired By Blockchain Giant Forte
The blockchain gaming company Forte recently announced it had acquired the N3twork platform in order to accelerate the growth ofContinue Reading
Mythical Games Acquires Polystream
Mythical Games recently announced it had acquired Polystream for an undisclosed amount of money. This acquisition will aid in theContinue Reading
NPD Group Reveals Top 20 Selling Games In The US In 2021
Industry-tracking firm, NPD Group, revealed the top 20 best-selling games in the United States for 2021, and the most notableContinue Reading
PlayStation 5 DualSense Controllers Were The Best-Selling Accessory Of 2021
According to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella, PS5 DualSense White Wireless Controllers were the best-selling video game accessories of 2021. DespiteContinue Reading
Gaming Had A Major Impact On Twitter In 2021
On January 10th, Twitter released data that showed the massive impact gaming had on the social media platform last year.Continue Reading
Major Middle Eastern Countries Will Be Comprised Of 85M Gamers By 2025
According to research from Niko Partners, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt (the MENA-3 Region) will have aContinue 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
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
Are NFTs Gaming’s Biggest Existential Threat of 2022?
NFTs have made their way into the video game ecosystem, for better or worse. Now, we’re seemingly stuck with them.Continue Reading
Dynasty Studios Raises $5M To Build Blockchain Games
Denmark-based Dynasty Studios raised $5 million in funding to build blockchain games that will appeal to mainstream gamers. While NFTContinue Reading
Report: Mobile Gaming Makes Up More Than Half The Global Video Game Market
According to a report from Newzoo, mobile gaming has continued to flourish this year, making it one of the mostContinue Reading
NFT Games Generated Over $2B In Revenues During Q3 2021
According to an annual report from the Blockchain Game Alliance, non-fungible token (NFT) games generated $2.32 billion in revenue duringContinue Reading
OpenBCI Raises Funds For Brain-Computer Gaming Interfaces
OpenBCI recently completed a round of funding that will be used to build the neurotechnology needed for brain-computer interfaces inContinue 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
Anzu Tasked With Creating In-Game Advertisements For Roblox
Anzu recently announced it was teaming up with Roblox to bring advertisements to the gaming platform. Now, Anzu’s dynamic in-gameContinue Reading
Forte, Solana Ventures, And Griffin Gaming Partners Wants To Invest $150M Into Blockchain Gaming
Solana Ventures, Forte, and Griffin Gaming Partners recently announced that they plan to invest $150 million into the blockchain gamingContinue Reading
Newzoo Report Says Mobile Gaming Will Grow To $90.7B This Year
A new report was recently released by Newzoo and the company’s research partner Apptopia. In this survey, it was revealedContinue Reading
Patron Unveils $90M Investment Fund For Gaming
Two Riot Games veterans have come together to create an early-stage venture capital firm called Patron. As a result, theContinue Reading
NZXT Raises $100M In First Funding Round Since 2004
The PC Gaming brand NZXT recently announced it had raised $100 million in a financing round. This marks the organization’sContinue 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
Twitch’s Co-Founder Creates New Start-Up Company
Justin Kan, the co-founder of Twitch, is starting a new project. The 38-year-old entrepreneur recently announced he was launching aContinue Reading