Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Shift Up recently launched a demo for its upcoming action-adventure game Stellar Blade on the PlayStation 5. Ever since gamers had the chance to play it, there’s been a bit of a […]
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At a loss: The fallout of Embracer’s months-long restructuring
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Last week, the Embracer Group announced that it was finished with its internal restructuring program. These cost-cutting measures resulted in the loss of about 1,400 jobs, the closure of at least three […]
Read MoreJackbox Games creates successes by creating memories
Jackbox Games has found success creating its own niche in the gaming world. Its Jackbox Party Pack series includes multiple party games that people can play by using their smartphones. They perfect for parties and easy to play while encouraging friends and family to goof around. This year, the company is celebrating its 10th anniversary […]
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Helldivers 2 launch on par with big games like Modern Warfare II and Apex Legends | The DeanBeat
Helldivers 2‘s initial daily active users (DAUs) on Steam have been on par with major releases including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Apex Legends, according to a report by IDG Consulting. Christina Kei, vice president and head of syndicated research at IDG Consulting said that Helldiver 2’s numbers are pretty strong considering launch […]
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Scopely co-CEOs will address Monopoly Go’s success at GamesBeat Summit 2024
We’re pleased to announced that the top leaders of Scopely will talk at the GamesBeat Summit 2024 event about the enormous success of Monopoly Go, a hit mobile game that generated $2 billion in revenue just 10 months after launch. Walter Driver and Javier Ferreira, co-CEOs of Scopely, and chief revenue officer Tim O’Brien will […]
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Ordz Games unveils blockchain-based gaming handheld BitBoy
Ordz Games unveiled BitBoy, a handheld retro gaming device reminiscent of a Game Boy. But this one will let players earn Bitcoin while playing on a blockchain network. The Hong Kong-based company will launch the first Gamefi + DEPIN Device (with DEPIN meaning a decentralized physical infrastructure network) sometime this year, the founder said. Ordz […]
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Today, Web3 social sim with Gen AI NPCs, raises $5M seed round
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Today, a web3 social simulation game, has raised a $5 million seed funding round to further develop its generative AI-powered intelligent NPCs and no-code creator tools. Sfermion and Big Brain led the […]
Read MoreToday, Web3 social sim with Gen AI NPCs, raises $5M seed round
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Today, a web3 social simulation game, has raised a $5 million seed funding round to further develop its generative AI-powered intelligent NPCs and no-code creator tools. Sfermion and Big Brain led the […]
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Epic Games faces complaints of UEFN DMCA takedown manipulation and ‘like cheating’
Epic Games is facing some pressure from popular creators to do more about bad behavior among map creators in the community-focused version of Fortnite. Dubbed UEFN (Unreal Editor for Fortnite), the version of Fortnite for amateur and pro creators alike has generated $320 million in payouts last year. But the competition for that money among […]
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Relic Entertainment joins layoff list after splitting from Sega
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Relic Entertainment last week revealed that it was going independent from Sega with help from an “external investor.” Relic insisted to gamers that this would not affect its output with regards to […]
Read MoreRavel announces Orchestrate GenAI simple interface software
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Ravel, Inc, the software company formerly known as Stratus Core, today announced its latest product: Ravel Orchestrate GenAI, a simple interface for management and deployment of generative AI. The company is also […]
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Razer Blade 18 debuts with fast graphics and 4K 200Hz display
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Razer unveiled the latest Razer Blade 18 laptop with faster graphics and a 4K 200 Hz display for high-performance gaming. Coming after the debut of the Razer Blade 16 and Blade 14 […]
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Yuga Labs’ Dookey Dash: Unclogged hits soft launch with creator mode and a $1M esports tournament
Think Web3 games are crappy? Yuga Labs is leaning into that with Dookey Dash: Unclogged, a Bored Ape universe game with a lot of toilets. The “dookey” here refers to stuff that goes in a toilet with green liquid. Led by Yuga Labs chief gaming officer Spencer Tucker and Alex Paley, cofounder of Faraway, the […]
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LightLink $6.2M for faster and gasless Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Layer 2 blockchain LightLink announced it has raised $6.2 million in funding in an extended seed round. LightLink extended its seed round investment due to high demand from institutional and individual investors […]
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Pixelynx marries Korus with Vipe’s avatar market to make game-like metaverse music apps
Pixelynx, maker of the Korus immersive and gamified music platform, said Korus will be integrated with the Vipe avatar VTuber marketplace for metaverse-like music applications. Korus has teamed with Vipe, a Virtual Reality Model (VRM) avatar marketplace with a catalog of 261,000 avatars and a community of 80,000 users geared up for the metaverse, VR, […]
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Lara Croft crowned the most iconic video game character of all time | BAFTA
Lara Croft of Tomb Raider has been crowned the most iconic video game character of all time, according to a poll by BAFTA. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has revealed the results of its players’ poll to establish the top characters from video game history. Launched to celebrate the 20th BAFTA Games […]
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Homeworld: Vast Reaches is series’ first VR title, launches this year
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. FarBridge Inc announced today that it’s partnering with Gearbox Entertainment to make Homeworld: Vast Reaches, the first virtual reality-based entry in the Homeworld series. Vast Reaches reimagines Homeworld’s strategic space battles in […]
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Coachella and Avalanche create Web3 loyalty game for Coachella Quests
Coachella and Avalanche have partnered to launch Coachella Quests, a new blockchain-based loyalty game to drive engagement and loyalty. It’s another form of gamification, this time powered by Web3 technology. Fans who complete Quests will earn non-fungible token (NFT) Stamps and Points that grant access to exclusive festival benefits and experiences. As fans progress through […]
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Apple Vision Pro receives Niantic 8th Wall Metaversal Deployment support
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Niantic announced today that it’s rolling out support for its 8th Wall Metaversal Deployment to the Apple Vision Pro headset. This means that creators who build apps for other mixed reality headsets […]
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Voldex acquires Roblox sports game Ultimate Football
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Voldex, the game studio behind user-generated content-based games in Roblox, Fortnite Creative and Minecraft, announced today that it has acquired Roblox’s Ultimate Football. The multi-million dollar deal (the exact terms of the […]
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The impressive progress of Omniverse and digital twins | Nvidia GTC 24 panel
Driving back and forth between San Francisco and San Jose is never fun. But I’m glad I made the trek from the Game Developers Conference in SF to the Nvidia GTC 24 conference in SJ so I could moderate an interesting panel about the industrial metaverse. Our panelists included Rev Lebaredian, vice president of Omniverse […]
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Gravity Jack unveils Investobot as a chatbot to help raise its next funding round
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Machine learning company Gravity Jack announced the Investobot Chatbot for potential investors who are considering investing in Gravity Jack. Spokane, Washington-based Gravity Jack is the longest-running augmented reality (AR) and computer vision […]
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Bitkraft Ventures launches third gaming fund with $275M to invest
Bitkraft Ventures has raised $275 million for a third fund for early-stage investments in gaming and interactive media companies. Bitkraft Venture Fund 3 succeeds the company’s two prior early stage equity venture funds. Bitkraft Venture Fund 3 will continue to invest in studios, platforms, and technology globally within the gaming and interactive media space at […]
Read MoreDofus Touch mobile MMORPG relaunches with international focus
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Ankama is relaunching its free-to-play mobile MMORPG, Dofus Touch, with more features that will help expand its international reach. Starting today, independent Roubaix, France-based developer has added a new English language server […]
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Grin unveils activation benchmarking tool for scalable influencer marketing
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Grin has unveiled its Activation Benchmarking tool, empowering brands to launch measurable and scalable influencer marketing programs. Sacramento, California-based Grin has built a creator management platform. And today it announced the launch […]
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Alsym Energy raises $78M to make batteries that don’t use lithium
Alsym Energy has raised $78 million to make batteries that don’t use lithium or other materials that result in supply problems or high costs. Based in Woburn, Massachusetts, Alsym Energy is developing next-generation non-flammable rechargeable batteries for stationary storage, marine and mobility applications. New York-based Thrive Capital and Toronto-based Thomvest also joined in the round, […]
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U.S. Q1 2024 venture capital investments fall 29% to $36.6B | NVCA
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. In the first quarter, deal value for U.S. VC investments hit $36.6 billion across 2,882 deals, down from $51.6 billion across 4,026 deals a year earlier, according to a new report. The […]
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Chipotle’s Burrito Vault digital game offers $1M sweepstakes
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Chipotle Mexican Grill announced today a new interactive game, Burrito Vault, that will give away 100,000 Buy-One-Get-One free entrée codes redeemable exclusively on National Burrito Day, April 4. Starting at 12 p.m. […]
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 has sold 2.5M units despite launch controversy
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Capcom announced today that its recently launched RPG, Dragon’s Dogma 2, has sold 2.5 million copies within two weeks of launch. It also added that cumulative sales of the series, including the […]
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Playable ads make the biggest splash in gaming apps | Liftoff
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Mobile growth acceleration platform Liftoff published its latest Mobile Ad Creative Index recently, in which it revealed its findings about the effectiveness of ads on various mobile platforms — games included. According […]
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PC and console market grew 2.6% in 2023, but playtime hours fell | Newzoo
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. The PC and console market grew 2.6% in 2023, but playtime hours fell during the year, according to the second annual report on the market by market researcher Newzoo. The comprehensive report […]
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