Roblox announced that it will head to the PlayStation at last in October. On top of that, Roblox is launching fully on the Meta Quest in September.
Those are some big events which should help the company grow beyond its current 65.5 million daily active users. They are online an average of 2.3 hours a day. In 2022, more than 15 million people visited learnin experiences, said Dave Baszucki, CEO…
Spaceport launches Threadless digital apparel on Roblox Marketplace
September 7, 2023
Spaceport, the universal intellectual property licensing platform, has launched Threadless t-shirts and apparel on the Roblox Marketplace.
This launch opens new opportunities for both Threadless and Roblox users – enhancing immersive 3D experience with physical…
ExoDexa Holdings has teamed up with Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell to create a startup focused on education games.
The aim is to use games to shape the future of education and create a comprehensive video game platform that incorporates K-12 curricula, providing students…
Planetarium Labs unveils two Web3 RPGs at Korea Blockchain Week
September 6, 2023
Planetarium Labs, a community-driven Web3 gaming company, unveiled two new role-playing games at the Korean Blockchain Week in South Korea.
The new RPGs included Verse8, an opensource decentralized roguelike RPG protocol, and Immortal Rising 2, a Web3 competitive idle RPG game. Jake Song, CEO of XLGames and creator of the smash hit Lineage franchise, is collaborating on Verse8.
Building on the…
Call of Duty Endowment unveils C.O.D.E. Bowl IV esports event
September 6, 2023
The Call of Duty Endowment, which raises money to create jobs for veterans, announced the C.O.D.E. Bowl IV is coming on October 5.
The esports event will feature military esports teams from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, competing alongside renowned Call of…
Super Mario Bros. Wonder hands-on — 2D Mario is exciting again
September 6, 2023
I got to attend Nintendo Live in Seattle this past weekend, and my hands-on time with Super Mario Bros. Wonder (coming out on October 20 for Switch) definitely stood out as the highlight.
This is the first new 2D Mario platformer (not counting the more creation-based Mario…
Baldur’s Gate 3 vs Starfield: 2023’s varied RPGs | Kaser Focus
September 2, 2023
I’ve said it once before, but 2023 is an absolutely wonderful year to be a gamer. There have been so many well-made and enjoyable games, and even the relative flops (like Forspoken and Gollum) have at least been interesting. Now, in the second half of the year, we’ve gotten several excellent RPGs in quick succession. In the last few months, we’ve had Diablo IV, Final Fantasy XVI, Baldur’s…
Xbox Series S is now available in Carbon Black with 1TB of storage
September 2, 2023
There’s a new Xbox console available. Microsoft just launched a new version of the digital-only Xbox Series S in a bold “Carbon Black” color with twice the available storage, 1TB compared to the standard 512GB that ships with other SKUs. It costs $350, features the…
Call of Duty has long had problems with toxic chat on its voice channels, and Activision announced it is doing something about in a collaboration with Modulate.
Activision said it considered this to be a significant step forward in its ongoing battle against toxic and…
Gaming spend stagnates per Data.ai and IDC H1 2023 report
August 30, 2023
While the games industry isn’t growing according to Data.ai and IDC’s latest report, spending declines are leveling off faster than expected.
The firms project that consumer spending on mobile games will reach $108 billion in 2023. This represents about 55% of the global total. Home consoles and PC/Mac will bring in similar totals of $43 billion and $40 billion respectively. Handheld…
