M2 Week in Review - March 25, 2022
Amazon launches AWS for Games, dedicated products and services for the gaming industry
CD Projekt Red Announce New Witcher Game Built On Unreal Engine 5
G2 Esports sues NFT organisation for $5.25 million
Gamefam raises $25M to build games for Roblox
Microsoft debuts new cloud-based tools targeting indie game developers
Netflix to Release 3 More Mobile Games in March
Netflix buys Boss Fight Entertainment studio as it builds out its gaming business
Netmarble partners with Klaytn to accelerate blockchain ecosystem maturity
PUBG Mobile esports unveils Sony’s Xperia as its smartphone partner for global tournaments in 2022
Red Door Digital Raises $5M to Build AAA-Games for Web 3
Riot Games and Coca-Cola bring Wild Rift Esports to the world
Xbox Cloud Gaming for Steam Deck makes Game Pass games portable, but needs work
Auki Labs raises $13 million in seed funding to bring the metaverse to life
Bored Ape Yacht Club’s New Metaverse Shows NFTs Are Evolving
Fashion takes center-stage in the Metaverse at Decentraland’s Metaverse Fashion Week
FOV Ventures Raises $18 Million to Fund European Metaverse Startups
Izumi World AR Game Plans to Bring Augmented Reality and NFTs Together in Play-to-Earn Experience
KVA launch the KVA Mediverse, leading the way in VR healthcare comms
Meta inks partnership for 3D ads in step toward the metaverse
NVIDIA Announces Omniverse Cloud to Connect Tens of Millions of Designers and Creators
Qualcomm bets on the metaverse with a new $100 million investment fund
Rokid, China’s AR company closes $160M Series C to expand globally
Activ Surgical scores Hikma-led funding round to bring series B total to $60M
Audi to implement in-car virtual reality systems from June 2022
Chesapeake police begin using virtual reality system for use of force training
China’s AR company Rokid closes $160M Series C to expand globally
Datagen raises $50 million Series B to empower computer vision teams
Gen Z moves metaverse to the fore
Google Acquires Raxium as Company Pushes for Its Own Augmented Reality Space
How Jones Soda’s New Augmented Reality Labels Work
NFL Sets Deal for Its First Virtual-Reality Video Game
Snap Acquires Mind-Controller Startup to Integrate With Future AR Glasses
Verizon 5G, Augmented Reality Underlie Cirque du Soleil Snapchat Lens
Virtual reality for bus drivers rolls across Ontario to test skills
Indian VFX sector grew by 103 per cent to reach Rs 38.2 billion
The impact of virtual production on the role of location managers
Vicon virtual productions are making the Unreal a reality, bringing the Mandalorian to life
Mo-Sys to Set Up Major Virtual Production Tech Studio, Research, Training Hub in London
Autodesk acquires XR firm The Wild
Epic Games is collaborating with Collective and the IPA to educate brands about Unreal Engine
Imagination launches next-gen mobile gaming
Inspur Information launches NVIDIA-certified MetaEngine solution for digital twins
OPPO Unveils World’s First Ray Tracing 3D Wallpaper for Mobile
VNTANA Integrates With Meta AR Publishing API for Creation of 3D Ads on Facebook, Instagram
USD could be the HTML for the metaverse, digital twins and more
INVESTMENT INDEX FOR THE WEEK OF: Mar 25, 2022
Total Investment and Acquistions for the week of March 25, 2022 = $340.6 million
