Search Results for: video game

January 5, 2024 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The most notable crypto narratives in 2023 were focused on initiatives around artificial intelligence (AI), GameFi, and meme coins, which captured “one-third of investor interest,” according to an update shared by CoinGecko. CoinGecko noted in its report that the Solana ecosystem, BRC-20 tokens, and real-world… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 6:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global payment solution provider, announced today a partnership with NetEase Games, the online games division of NetEase, Inc. and a leading global developer and publisher of video game IP “for their international payment operations.” Leveraging Checkout.com’s extensive experience in cross-border payments and global… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Video is a popular and engaging form of media that creators leverage to connect with their communities and share content across platforms. And as such, it has played a crucial role in the development of the online creator economy. However, there have been some limitations… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, has released enhanced identity verification capabilities tailored specifically for the video gaming industry. The offering “streamlines the identity verification (IDV) process for gamers, while helping gaming platforms safeguard their users by ensuring that players are only able to access… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZEBEDEE, a Fintech and “next-generation” payment processor for the gaming industry, announced the results of a study “surveying over 1,000 U.S. respondents who play a minimum of one hour of video games per week to gauge their feelings toward blockchain technologies, NFTs and cryptocurrencies being… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

‍The National Football League (NFL), the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), and Dapper Labs Inc. recently announced that NFL ALL DAY – the “exclusive” digital video highlight NFT platform – “is officially open and available to fans worldwide, just ahead of the 2022 NFL season.” Joe… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 1:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The launch of Grit, the “first-ever” blockchain game from the partnership between Epic Games and Gala Games, is seen as a “watershed” event for the mass onboarding of gamers from Web2 to Web3, according to an update from Huobi. However, blockchain games have “not reached… Read More

June 10, 2022 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

“Renowned” by credit unions for its digital communications capabilities, Eltropy recently  announced the acquisition of video banking service provider POPi/o. The acquisition strengthens Eltropy’s digital communications platform, and represents one of the fastest Fintech expansions in the industry, the company claims. Eltropy now empowers more… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CellPoint Digital, which claims to be a leading international provider of digital commerce and payment solutions, recently announced a partnership with global e-commerce platform for video gamers, MTC Game. An international retailer, MTC Game provides “an online platform for digital codes and services to gamers.”… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rainmaker Games recently announced the launch of a Discovery Platform for blockchain games “soon after a $6.5 million raise in December backed by CoinFund.” Each game on the platform “is rated and reviewed by a team of 50 players and analysts, providing much-needed gaming data… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain gaming firm Cross The Ages (CTA) has announced a successful $12 million seed round, with investors including Animoca Brands, Ubisoft, Polygon and Sebastien Borget, Co-Founder and COO of The Sandbox. Covering the virtual and physical worlds, Cross The Ages Universe claims that it is… Read More

March 7, 2022 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the VC division and innovation incubator of Binance, has reportedly invested $1.1 million in AlwaysGeeky Games, which is the creator of an NFT project called Voxies and game called Voxies Tactics. Binance Labs and AlwaysGeeky Games will “maintain a long-term partnership to further… Read More

March 3, 2022 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperhuman is reportedly raising a €0.7M round being led by Sparking Capital, along with contributions from Early Game Ventures and SeedBlink investors. The offering on SeedBlink is raising equity capital from retail investors at a pre-money valuation of €6.2 million. The offering is scheduled to… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gala Games, the blockchain gaming firm that’s focused on the play-to-earn space, has announced a partnership with Huobi Global in order to help with better serving the distributed ledger tech (DLT) gaming sector, as Gala continues to expand its developer ecosystem. Chosen as the “preferred”… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Play-and-Earn game MonkeyBall is confirming that they have beefed up their list of backers. MonkeyBall, a Solana-based gaming platform, stated that it’s pleased their partners wanted to join the MonkeyBall journey and were able to hand-pick backers with a solid reputation and… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockade Games, the blockchain video game studio, has announced that it has finalized its $5 million seed extension at a $23 million valuation that is being co-led by Animoca Brands and Digital. Other investors reportedly include Drew Austin from Redbeard Ventures, Flamingo DAO, Galaxy Interactive,… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

MetaSoccer, an earn-to-play football metaverse developed primarily on the blockchain, says it has raised  €2 million to launch the first football game in the metaverse. In a release, Barcelona-based MetaSoccer said that investors include Play Ventures, Defiance Capital, Parafi Capital, DAO Maker, Kyros Ventures, Metrix… Read More

September 27, 2021 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Derek Lau, Game Director at Guild of Guardians, which is one of the partner games of Yield Guild Games (YGG). Guild of Guardians is a blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-based mobile role-playing game (RPG) that has been published by… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Miami-based art collector Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile had reportedly spent nearly $67,000 in October 2020 on a 10-second video artwork that he may have watched for completely free online. Pablo has now sold the digital artwork video for $6.6 million. The video has been created by digital… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumers have reportedly spent over $230 million purchasing and trading digital collectibles of NBA game highlights. The NBA’s Top Shot product is a blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-powered digital trading card system that has managed to generate more than $230m worth of gross sales,… Read More