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ESA Foundation raises $1.25M for kids with Nite to Unite fundraiser
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 17:00
The ESA Foundation celebrated its 23rd annual Nite to Unite fundraiser for children on March 18, raising $1.25 million.
Tencent invests $1.25B in Ubisoft's new core games operating division
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 22:36
Tencent has invested $1.25 billion in a new Ubisoft operating division that includes the core games Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands. Ubisoft, the French video game giant that has struggl...
PlayStation stalwarts Hot Shots and Patapon are coming to Switch
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 19:02
Two games in today's Nintendo Direct were Patapon 1+2 Replay and Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots, two series previously exclusive to PlayStation.
Amazon Luna signs multi-year deal with EA to bring big games to cloud gaming
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 18:00
Amazon Luna unveiled a multi-year deal with big game publisher Electronic Arts to bring many of its top games to the cloud gaming service.
Nintendo is releasing another weird phone app
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 17:12
Nintendo had an interesting surprise at the end of today's Direct.
Nintendo unveils Virtual Game Cards for the Switch for family sharing
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 16:37
Nintendo unveiled its Virtual Game Cards for the Nintendo Switch, a new way to share games coming in late April.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond adds psychic powers, confirms 2025 launch
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 16:26
Nintendo revealed more details about the upcoming and long-awaited Metroid Prime 4, including the launch and Samus's psychic abilities.
Xsolla's 2025 Gaming State of Play report reveals optimistic trends
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 16:10
Mobile gaming is thriving, the Asia-Pacific market is experiencing a surge -- and so are new opportunities and new markets.
How Unity plans to bring AI and other updates into its Unity 6 game engine | Matt Bromberg interview
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 15:30
Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg wants to bring stability and trust back to the company's relations with game developers.
INCYMO launches AI-powered mobile gaming creative ad platform
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 14:45
INCYMO.AI launched its human-powered, AI-aided creative platform for crafting mobile gaming advertisements.
Sony's Soneium blockchain teams up with Animoca Brands
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 14:00
Animoca Brands partnered with Sony's Soneium blockchain to develop Moca Network's identity layer and launch San FranTokyo's anime initiatives on Soneium.
The watchful AI that never sleeps: Hakimo's $10.5M bet on autonomous security
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 14:00
AI security startup Hakimo raises $10.5M to transform physical security with autonomous agents that monitor existing cameras 24/7, detecting threats and saving businesses $125,000 annually compared to traditional guards.
The open source Model Context Protocol was just updated -- here's why it's a big deal
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 03:51
An updated version of the MCP spec introduced key upgrades to make AI agents more secure, capable and interoperable.
GDC draws nearly 30K attendees and returns to SF in early March 2026
Venture Beat - 27 Mar 2025 00:22
The 2025 Game Developers Conference (GDC) drew nearly 30,000 registered attendees to San Francisco last week, about the same as last year.