This past weekend Yuga Labs, the owner of popular NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club, hosted the ‘Second Trip’ to its Otherside metaverse, with thousands of users taking part. The maiden journey to the Otherside metaverse took place last July
Tim Sweeney, the CEO of video game and software developer Epic Games, is a big believer in the metaverse – but thinks Apple will try to either crush it or “extract all the profit from it.” Sweeney made the comments during
Kids’ favorites Lego and Thunderbirds are set to join the metaverse, having recently signed partnership deals with Epic Games and Sandbox respectively. At the same time, collectibles game Pokémon is seeking an expert in blockchain, NFTs, and the metaverse to
The metaverse is currently experiencing solid growth and is searching for fresh talent to power its forward momentum. MetaNews compiled a list of some of the top metaverse companies currently hiring and we’re taking a look at some bright signs
MetaNews picks through another week of Metaverse hype with equal amounts of hope and skepticism as we chart a path through difficult waters to our brave new virtual world. Here are the stories that made landfall this week on the
The metaverse is a shared virtual landscape, an immersive internet in three dimensions. Or, as the new AI YouChat puts it: “The metaverse is a hypothetical evolution of the internet in which all aspects of online life are integrated into a
Spain’s Ministry of Culture and Sports will direct EU grant money to invest €8 million ($8.5 million) in developing video games and the metaverse. Spain’s “Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan” is a program of investments designed to incubate and accelerate
When Microsoft boldly announced its $69bn takeover bid, the biggest deal in the history of the business, for games publisher Activision Blizzard last week, the world of gaming was shaken to the core. Also read: Restaurants Engaging Customers in the
Metaverse music concerts are taking off. “Your Song” is one of Sir Elton John’s classic compositions. Released in 1970, the song carries the musician’s musings in which he wished he were a sculptor. That imagination did not end when he
Epic Games says it will add a new feature called “cabined accounts” for the safety of children on its platforms. Also read: Jobs In The Metaverse, Now and Tomorrow The feature, which comes into effect this coming week on Fortnite,
The National Football League is making big strides into the metaverse with partners including Roblox and Fortnite Creative. The NFL Zone is the headline endeavor of the league, a metaverse environment built in Fortnite Creative. Fortnite Creative allows users to
Hollywood special effects teams are increasingly using metaverse-related technologies to bring fantasy worlds to life. Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), the special effects firm founded by George Lucas in 1975, is among a host of firms pioneering ‘StageCraft’ technology to
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