Gaming

Quell completes $10M Series A round led by Tencent

Quell, the United Kingdom-based fitness gaming developer and publisher pioneering the future of fitness gaming technology, has on Monday announced the completion of a $10 million Series A funding round led by Tencent.

The Sandbox announces partnership with Cut the Rope creator ZeptoLab to build new Web3 experiences

The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has on Tuesday announced a partnership with ZeptoLab, the global gaming company behind the highly popular games Cut the Rope, CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars, King of Thieves, and Bullet Echo.

Making the digital realm more inclusive

As representation and inclusion come to the forefront, we all have a pivotal role in defining who we are as an entity, and in shaping it.

Singapore’s Digital Entertainment Asset secures $10M from LDA Capital to accelerate expansion

Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA), a Singapore-based operator of the PlayMining non-fungible token (NFT) gaming platform, announced Wednesday it has raised a $10 million investment from United States-based LDA Capital, a global alternative investment group.

Animoca Brands and TinyTap to disrupt education with auction of second set of Publisher NFTs

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced Tuesday that the second series of teacher-authored Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will be auctioned on OpenSea starting at 19:00 (EST) on 15 December.

Darewise Entertainment partners Skinvaders to launch SWEAR London’s first NFT collection in “Life Beyond” metaverse

Darewise Entertainment, the international game studio and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and Skinvaders, a new-age tech platform bringing digital fashion to the metaverse, announced Monday an official partnership with the luxury, made-to-order footwear brand SWEAR London to launch the first SWEAR non-fungible token (NFT) collection in the Life Beyond…

MetaDOS’ Quang Nguyen on the challenges and opportunities in Web3 gaming and development [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

MetaDOS is a top game studio in Vietnam focusing on Esport game development on Web3. MetaDOS aims to become the next generation of Esport by offering an innovative Free to Play Battle Royale game combined with blockchain technology to satisfy both traditional and blockchain gamers.

South Korea’s Wemade secures $46M investments from Shinhan, Kiwoom and Microsoft

South Korean gaming firm Wemade, has secured KRW 66 billion ($46 million) investments from Shinhan Asset Management, Kiwoom Securities and Microsoft Corporation on Wednesday.

Nissan partners with Grease Monkey Games’ Torque Drift 2 by dropping first ever Nissan utility NFTs

Grease Monkey Games, an Australia-based multi-platform video game studio and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced Wednesday a historic industry partnership and collaboration with Nissan Motor Company (Japan).

Play and Own will overtake Play to Earn in 2023

The answer is prioritizing fun, entertaining gameplay. It’s that simple, although it’s easier said than done. Landmark games like Axie Infinity have forged ahead as early innovators for the next era of gaming. But now the real work starts on how to build Web3 gaming into an industry with staying power.