M2 Week in Review - March 18, 2022
Finest Raises $10m in Monaco Esports deal is just for expansion
Google launches Google Play Partner Program for large game devs
Joyride Raises $14M Ahead of Launch of Web 3 Game Development Platform
Pantera, Animoca Brands Co-Lead $10M Investment in Metaverse Game Studios
Riot Games Alum Raises Millions for Web3 Studio Battlebound
The Growth of Esports and Gaming in Saudi Arabia
Tilting Point enters educational games market with Budge Studios acquisition
Xbox Cloud Gaming now supports Steam Deck through Microsoft Edge
Adobe stakes its claim in the metaverse with AR/VR tools
Allseated Raises $15 Million to Deliver Corporate Metaverses
How Polygon Studios helps fill the metaverse with real-life luxury goods
Mark Cuban, Charlie Sheen, and the creators of ‘Entourage’ are teaming up to sell you an NFT
Metaverse fashion marketplace RSTLSS raises $3.5m
NFTs coming to Instagram soon, says Mark Zuckerberg
Oorbit raises $5M from Mark Cuban, Deadmau5 and more for metaverse platform
SIKI is Using NFTs to Build a Better Streaming Economy for Artists
Unity partners with Insomniac Events on immersive concerts
Voltaku Acquires VTubing App to Help Anime Fans Interact with ‘Killtopia’ NFTs
A new AR-based eCommerce tool by Adobe to help consumers try products virtually
Aegis Rider Will Use Augmented Reality In Helmets To Save Lives
Ally Financial, DC Comics, WarnerMedia Team Up on Snapchat AR Activation at SXSW
Army to use augmented reality to improve efficiency
Augmented Reality Shakes Up Retail with Digital Makeup and Fashion
Best VR headsets 2022: Enter virtual reality to unwind, learn, or play
Google Acquires MicroLED Startup Raxium for Future AR and MR Tech
Holoride Virtual Reality To Be Available In Audi Vehicles This Year
Konami updates Silent Hill trademark to include virtual reality component
Meta to fund Africa’s next-gen of extended reality creators
Meta Unveils New Parental Controls for Instagram, Virtual Reality
MediView XR Raises $9.9m for TeleHealth Solution
Perfect Corp. Presents Pioneering NFT Solution with AR Virtual Try-on Capability
RealityBLU Portal Builder Lets Marketers Use WebAR and QR Codes to Take Viewers Anywhere
Snap to port its India localisation playbook elsewhere, says CEO Evan Spiegel
Taqtile Earns US Army Contract for ARMORS AR Tool
Tobii partners with LIV and Ready Player Me to create realistic avatars for the Metaverse
TUGA Brings Digital Vision for Automotive Success
Verizon announces ‘Augmented Reality Adventure Thriller’ game for 5G
XVERSE raises US$120 million from Sequoia Capital China and Temasek in Series A funding round.
Google Unveils Its B2B Cloud Gaming Platform Built With Stadia Tech
Microsoft releases DirectStorage: ‘a new era of fast load times and detailed worlds in PC games’
Xbox Cloud Gaming on iPhone and iPad gains major performance improvements
Ubisoft Scalar is a cloud-based game production tool for massive worlds
INVESTMENT INDEX FOR THE WEEK OF: Mar 18, 2022
Total Investment and Acquistions for the week of March 18, 2022 = $742.1 million