Gaming

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.

Grease Monkey Games announces exclusive licensed NFT deal with Liberty Walk for Torque Drift 2

Grease Monkey Games, an Australia-based multi-platform video game studio and subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced Thursday that it has secured the exclusive rights to release licensed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for Torque Drift 2 from aftermarket auto part brand Liberty Walk.

How the rise of mobile gaming is unlocking new opportunities for marketers 

The popularity of mobile gaming creates an opportunity for users, developers and marketers all alike with in-app advertising.

True Global Ventures invests a total of $38M in Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands

The True Global Ventures (TGV) 4 Plus Fund and Follow On Fund have invested in total $38 million including $16 million of secondaries into Hong Kong-based Web 3 firm Animoca Brands during the second quarter and third quarter of 2022.