Lil Snack has raised $3.1 million for snackable games on a platform that entices players to come back every day. That’s a pretty hefty funding amount for a company that until recently had just two people: cofounders Eric Berman and Travis Chen. Fortunately for Lil Snack, the company has already gotten a lot of traction […]
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Laton Ventures, a new gaming venture capital fund, is launching today with $35 million in money to invest in game companies. The creation of this Turkiye-based fund during the current weak state of the gaming industry may be a comfort those who are worried about all the layoffs in the industry. This shows that at […]
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Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Hiroki Totoki is taking over today as interim chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment, filling a role left open by the retirement of Jim Ryan. Ryan decided in September to retire after 30 […]
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Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. A16z opened applications for the latest Speedrun tech and games accelerator class — the third such class for the $75 million accelerator. The A16z Games Speedrun accelerator will also move its location […]
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Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Baldur’s Gate 3 was the figurative belle of the ball at this year’s Game Developers Conference — in the sense that it drew the admiration and approbation of most of the attendees, […]
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The #1ReasonToBe panel has had a strong legacy at the Game Developers Conference. It has been dormant for a while, but the session returned at this year’s GDC. This year, it featured six women from different parts of the gaming world. They talked about why they’re game developers and how that came to pass at […]
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Skich started out as a discovery and recommendation app for mobile games and it has traction for that. But with new regulations in effect for the app stores, it’s now creating its own alternative app store. The app is made for the age of swiping left or right, and it lets you express your interest […]
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Joost Van Dreunen has made a career out of helping people understand the game industry. In his day job, he teaches gaming strategy at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Van Dreunen has been a big fan of using data to analyze gaming. And we’ve had a lot of it lately. Microsoft completed its […]
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Larry Hryb made a name for himself during a long career at Xbox. Players best knew him as Major Nelson, and he would serve as a bridge between the company and its fans via podcasts and videos. Last year, he announced his departure from Xbox. Now he’s been active in new ways to contribute to […]
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In this new age of generative AI and user-generated content, Story Protocol cofounder SY (Seung Yoon) Lee said in an interview with GamesBeat that he believes that intellectual property is trapped in a medieval age. And with Magma, which has 2.5 million artists seeking new ways to make money, he hopes to set everybody free. […]
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Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Omeda Studios launched its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Predecessor into open beta today on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox Series X|S. This beta represents the […]
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Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Pocket Worlds has launched Highrise Studio and Highrise 4.0 to empower creators to easily build and monetize virtual experiences. With Over 40 million users already, Highrise enables players to create their own […]
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Wargaming cofounder Nick Katselapov has launched Mika Games, a gaming investment сompany that aims to invest $50 million in mobile game studios. So far, Mika Games has raised $10 million in an initial funding round led by Boston-based venture capital firm Flint Capital. Nicosia, Cyprus-based Mika Games wants to provide capital and comprehensive growth support […]
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Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Shifty Eye Games has raised $580,500 in funding from Canadian government groups and recruited a trio of game industry veterans as advisers. The Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based independent game studio has appointed game […]
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