Thirdverse raised $20 million and named Gumi founder Hironao Kunimitsu as CEO as he focuses on virtual reality and the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
NY mayoral candidate Andrew Yang joins the metaverse with a Zepeto avatar
New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang dressed up as a metaverse avatar at one of his events to reach tech-savvy voters. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on the metaverse: ‘I’m always allergic to buzzwords’
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in an earnings call that he is allergic to buzzwords like the metaverse, SPACs, and cryptocurrency. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The metaverse needs responsible stewardship
The metaverse will thrive … as long as platforms, publishers, players, and developers don’t prey on one another. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Michael Silberberg
Russian mobile game publisher Nexters will go public via a SPAC at $1.9 billion value
Mobile game developer Nexters announced it will go public, raising money at a $1.9 billion enterprise value via a SPAC deal. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
What will it take to make good on the promise of the metaverse?
The “How to Build the Metaverse” panel brings together speakers who tackling the technical challenges in bringing the metaverse to life. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
How pandemic socialization trends have accelerated the move into virtual spaces
In „Breaking the Fourth Wall,“ panelists talk about how pandemic socialization trends are leading the charge into the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
Crucible is creating agents to keep the metaverse open
Crucible is creating agents that can navigate the metaverse for you. And it wants this tech to be open and widely used. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith, Geoff Keighley, Siobhan Reddy to light up GamesBeat metaverse event
VB EVENT: We have a multiverse of speakers coming to our metaverse event, GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse. A couple of our latest speakers include Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith, CEO of R. Talsorian Games; Geoff Keighley, creator of The Game Awards; Siobhan Reddy, head of Dreams creator Media Molecule; and Richard Bartle, a pioneering researcher on AI […]
Tilt Five raises $7.5 million for AR goggles for tabletop board games
Tilt Five has raised $7.5 million in funding to build its augmented reality glasses so that fans can play tabletop board games in AR. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi