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Thanks To Hits Like Wordle, The New York Times Is Now A Gaming Company
1.4.2024
The New York Times might be best known for its long-running newspaper. But new data shows that thanks to popular games like Wordle, Strands, Connections, and more, the Times has quietly become a video game company that just so happens to have a newspaper subscription, too. Read more
Web3 Gaming Company Saltwater Raises $5.5M Seed Funding
1.2.2024
Saltwater closed its seed round on the heels of acquiring gaming developers Maze Theory, Nexus Labs and Quantum Interactive
New Deus Ex Game Reportedly Canceled By *That* Gaming Company
29.1.2024
Embattled gaming company Embracer Group has cancelled an in-development Deus Ex game that Eidos Montreal was working on, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The untitled and unannounced RPG was reportedly in pre-production for two years and was set to “enter production later this year,”...
Key Price Drivers for Bitcoin This Month + More Crypto News
9.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Vitor Miranda Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Key Price Drivers for Bitcoin This Month CoinTracking Crypto News Today: Crypto Tax Tool for UK Investors Launched...
Web3 Gaming Company Immutable Debuts Passport With Google and Apple Integration
20.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Immutable, a Web3 game publisher, has introduced its “Immutable Passport,” a new wallet infrastructure enabling users to generate and restore their wallets using a Google or Apple account or through an email address. In a press release issued on Tuesday, Immutable highlighted that...
Hong Kong Gaming Company Boyaa Interactive Seeks Approval to Buy $100M in Crypto to Boost Web3 Strategy
15.11.2023
Boyaa Interactive unveiled plans this week to potentially buy up to $100 million worth of cryptocurrencies, mostly bitcoin [BTC] and ether [ETH] within a year
Roblox to End Remote Work Policies; Metaverse and Digital Workspaces ‘Still Not There’
21.10.2023
Roblox, a metaverse gaming company, has recently announced the end of its remote work policies, calling all but a few workers to work from its headquarters in San Mateo, California. Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki stated that the metaverse and digital workspaces were still not...
Square Enix to Use Polygon’s Network in Symbiogenesis, Its Upcoming Web3 Experience
17.2.2023
Japanese gaming company Square Enix has announced that it will be using Polygon, an Ethereum sidechain, as a base for Symbiogenesis, its upcoming Web3 experience. Naoyuki Tamate, producer of the game, cited the high transaction speeds and low transaction gas costs as the reasons for making this...
Gaming Company Square Enix Partners With Polygon for NFT Art Project
15.2.2023
The publisher behind the Final Fantasy video games is continuing its push into Web3 gaming through a new NFT project called Symbiogenesis
Neon Link Announces Limited Presale Of The $NEON Token That Will Power A Thousand Blockchain Games
2.2.2023
Press Release. LONDON, ENGLAND – February 2nd, 2023 – Neon Link, a blockchain gaming company building a technologically robust and scalable environment, announced its opening of the presale of the $NEON token, taking place on the 15th February at 5PM UTC, which is set to fuel the next generation...
Japanese Gaming Company Gumi Partners With Square Enix and SBI Holdings to Strengthen Metaverse Pivot
28.12.2022
Gumi, a Japanese mobile gaming company, has partnered with Square Enix and SBI Holdings to build new business opportunities around the metaverse. The deal, which also includes the issuance of new stock valued at $52.7 million dollars, will allow the company to acquire financial and content creation...
Web3 Blockchain Gaming Project Oasys Closes Strategic Funding Round With Participation of Galaxy Interactive and Nexon
6.12.2022
Oasys, a Gamefi-oriented Web3 blockchain project, has announced it has closed a strategic funding round led by Galaxy Interactive, a VC firm, and Nexon, a gaming company. The round, whose numbers were not disclosed, will allow the company to enhance its ecosystem by expanding its pool of partners...
Tetris Owner Playstudios to Launch Blockchain Gaming Division and Web3 Fund
5.8.2022
Playstudios, a mobile gaming company, has recently announced it is diving into the world of Web3 gaming. The company is launching a blockchain gaming division that will introduce the concept of “rewarded play” to its users, who already enjoy real-world rewards for playing its games....
Blockchain Gaming Publisher Animoca Brands Secures $75M — Firm’s Pre-Money Valuation Rises to $5.9B
12.7.2022
The non-fungible token and blockchain gaming company Animoca Brands has announced the firm has raised $75 million from investors such as Kingsway Capital, Liberty City Ventures, and others. The capital injection of $75 million brings Animoca’s overall pre-money valuation to $5.9 billion....
Former Tiktok Gaming Boss Launches Metao, a ‘Blockchain Agnostic’ Gaming Company
8.7.2022
Jason Fung, former head of gaming at Tiktok, the video-based social media, is launching a blockchain-based gaming startup. The company, called Metao, will focus on providing “blockchain-agnostic” solutions that will allow Web3 game creators to expand their reach and not be limited...
Web3 Gaming Company Metatheory Raises $24 Million With Backing From A16z, Pantera, and FTX
18.5.2022
Metatheory, a Web3 gaming company founded in 2021, has announced it has raised $24 million in a Series A funding round. The investment round, which was led by big VC names in the crypto space like a16z, also had the participation of Pantera Capital and FTX Ventures. Kevin Lin, CEO of the company...
GAIMIN Goes From Strength to Strength in Readiness for Its GMRX Listing
29.4.2022
In readiness for the imminent listing of our crypto currency, GMRX, we want to explain our philosophy and strategy and answer a number of questions and address some misconceptions about GAIMIN. Why has GAIMIN established a successful esports company – GAIMIN Gladiators? GAIMIN.IO...
MetaGods NFT Land Sale’s Resounding Success Attracts Traditional Investors
21.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. MetaGods is showing tremendous strength after their highly successful, sold-out NFT land sale attracted large new investors from traditional finance. MetaGods recently concluded an NFT land sale that received overwhelming investor support from traditional finance as the new gaming...
Square Enix Insists on Integrating Blockchain Elements Into Its Games
21.4.2022
Square Enix, the Japanese gaming company, is pressing on with its vision of integrating blockchain elements into its games. In a recent interview, president Yosuke Matsuda talked about the importance of user-generated content and the advantages that allowing this kind of development, as well...
First Mover Asia: Singapore-Based Gaming Company Razer Struggles to Pivot; Bitcoin Declines After a Positive Week
20.3.2022
The one-time, would-be "Apple of the Gaming World" failed in its attempt to secure a digital banking license and to reinvent itself into a lifestyle brand; bitcoin falls slightly but holds over $41,000