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Pioneers of Gaming Launched InfiniGods to Redefine Web3 Gaming
26.9.2022
As experienced mobile and social video game developers, Owen O’Donoghue and Damon Gura have co-founded and launched InfiniGods. This cutting-edge cryptocurrency game studio creates Web3 games with all NFTs, awards, and gaming assets being player-owned but accessible throughout titles. This...
Web3 Metaverse Company Hadean Raises $30 Million in Series A Funding Round Backed by Epic Games and Tencent
26.9.2022
Hadean, a company using computing to scale virtual and metaverse worlds, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising $30 million. Among the companies that invested were gaming giant Epic Games and Chinese entertainment behemoth Tencent. Hadean aims to keep developing...
South African Financial Services Giant Nedbank Secures a ‘Village’ in the Metaverse
26.9.2022
The South African financial services giant, Nedbank, is reported to have acquired a village in the metaverse. The village will be used to showcase African creativity and to create experiences that “go beyond banking.” By securing a virtual property in Ubuntuland, Nedbank became one...
JPMorgan: Demand for Crypto as Payment Method Has Drastically Declined
25.9.2022
Global investment bank JPMorgan is seeing little demand for crypto as a payment method. However, the bank noted that cryptocurrencies are becoming “larger and larger” in the gaming sector, including in the metaverse. JPMorgan Sees Little Demand for Crypto as a Payment Tool The global...
NFTs bring in-game ownership to a new level, says Blokhaus founder
24.9.2022
NFTs improve interactivity by allowing users to unlock fully modular, community-driven in-game experiences to which they own the pieces, explains Mark Soares, the founder of Blokhaus Inc
Report: 17-Year-Old Arrested On Suspicion Of Being Hacker Behind GTA VI Leak
24.9.2022
Today, London City Police announced they had arrested a 17-year-old from Oxfordshire Thursday evening. While the police have yet to confirm why, it’s been reported that the teen was arrested in connection with the recent Uber and Grand Theft Auto VI leaks. The suspect remains in City Police custody...
TikTok’s Ugly ‘NPC In Real Life’ Trend Reflects The Worst Side Of Growing Up Online
23.9.2022
I’ve been seeing these videos for at least a year, what I’d call the “NPC in real life” trend on TikTok, which involve harassing, embarrassing, or frightening people in public. Harassment is a staple of online life, something I placidly accept from YouTube “prank” channels, niche celebrity drama...
Xbox Launches 'Project Amplify' To Address Gaming’s Desperate Need For More Black Developers
23.9.2022
To cap off National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, Xbox announced “Project Amplify,” an outreach program to help the next generation of Black game developers begin charting their career paths within the industry.Read more
Apex Legends Devs Are Sick Of Players Harassing Them
23.9.2022
Respawn Entertainment took to Twitter this week with a statement condemning the “increased harassment” its employees have faced over the variety of issues plaguing the popular battle royale shooter Apex Legends.Read more
Crypto gaming sucks — but devs can fix it
23.9.2022
Crypto gaming isn’t working. Developers need to focus more on more on fundamentals and less on cosmetics in order to fix it
Nifty News: Zilliqa teases Web3 gaming console, Funko teams up with Warner Bros. and more…
23.9.2022
Specifications on Zilliqa’s "user-friendly" console are yet to be revealed, but a prototype design resembling an Xbox console has been released
Metaverse graphics aim for community and accessibility — Not realism
22.9.2022
Metaverse graphics have been questioned in terms of quality, but industry experts explain that images appear certain ways for a reason
$300 For A Cloud-Only Gaming Handheld Sure Is Optimistic, Logitech
22.9.2022
Having a (relatively) small device that can play basically any big game on it is a cool idea, and that’s what I love about Valve’s Steam Deck. But the Deck can be a bit bulky, and its battery just doesn’t last sometimes. Plus it doesn’t work easily with Xbox Game Pass. So the idea of a new, smaller...
Bandai Namco, SEGA eyeing blockchain gaming: Nifty Newsletter, Sept. 14-20
21.9.2022
Ryo Matsubara, representative director of Oasys, told Cointelegraph that Japanese gaming giants have a long-term vision for blockchain gaming
Play-to-Earn Gaming Platform Vulcan Forged Raises $8M in Series A Funding
21.9.2022
The funding round was led by investment firm Skybridge Capital
Top Twitch Streamer Mizkif Suspended From Pro Gaming Org For Alleged Sexual Assault 'Cover Up'
21.9.2022
As if Twitch wasn’t in the news enough already, the platform is again making new headlines, following yesterday’s successful campaign by top broadcasters to ban gambling from the livestreaming service. However, instead of money problems, we’re dealing with issues of sexual assault and harassment...
STYNGR Teams Up With Armada Music and Blockchain Ecosystem onXRP
21.9.2022
Styngr, the first music integration platform for games and the multiverse, is excited to announce its partnership with blockchain pioneer onXRP and blockchain partner Ripple for the possible free battle royal running game Maladroids on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The collaboration will feature...
YouTuber Confesses To Secretly Being Gaming Industry Leaker After Getting Caught
20.9.2022
It turns out a Twitter account called TheRealInsider, the latest in a crop of leakers posing as gaming industry insiders, was actually run by YouTuber Dan Allen Gaming. The account had convinced many in the scene that it was the real deal after accurately teasing which new Assassin’s Creed games...
Yield Guild Games: Web3 gaming adoption needs a local touch
20.9.2022
YGG’s head of ecosystem development described subDAOs as “sort of its own economy, that has its own treasury and its own token” with its own characteristics depending on the country it's located in
Rockstar Responds To 'Illegal' GTA 6 Leak As The Messy Aftermath Continues
19.9.2022
The effects of this weekend’s GTA VI leaks are going to be long-lasting, but the immediate aftermath is already bemusing enough to chronicle. As you might expect, Take-Two is launching into a full-on Streisand manoeuvre and trying to DMCA any and all footage from the leak. At the same time,...