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Tech Veteran-Backed Web3 Social Platform Plai Labs Raises $32M in Seed Round

The company, founded by former executives of gaming company Jam City and social platform Myspace, aims to combine Web3 and AI to create a unique digital social experience.

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Davos 2023: Future of the Metaverse

While corporations have gone risk-off with crypto, there is growing comfort with the metaverse, gaming, and Web3. Data from CoinDesk's Market Index shows that the Culture and Entertainment sector, which contains media, content, and gaming projects, is up roughly 46% in 2023. Saro Mckenna, Alien Worlds Co-Founder, shares her outlook on the metaverse and gaming industry during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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The Next Level of the Metaverse: What Is Haptic Technology?

"Haptic" was one of the buzzwords at the 2023 Consumer Electronic Show (CES). It's the technology that allows you to touch and feel the metaverse through clothing, gloves, goggles and other devices. CoinDesk's Doreen Wang reports from Las Vegas.

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Web3

Audi-Backed Startup Holoride Is Bringing VR to the Car

Will the “Motorverse” change the face of backseat entertainment?

The Holoride system uses an HTC Vive Flow to bring a VR experience to cars, minus the motion sickness. (Pete Pachal/CoinDesk)

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THNDR CEO on Gaming Industry Outlook

THNDR CEO and co-founder Desiree Dickerson joins CoinDesk TV live from CES 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center to discuss the future of the play-to-earn business model powered by crypto and the gaming industry at large.

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Final Fantasy Parent Square Enix Is Bullish on Blockchain Gaming in 2023

The Tokyo-based video game giant is already developing multiple blockchain games, highlighting an area of growth amid a brutal crypto winter.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker Patch 6.3 screenshot. (Square Enix)

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See You on the Otherside: How Yuga Labs Is Bringing Its Billion-Dollar Business Into the Metaverse

Greg Solano and Wylie Aronow certainly didn't set out to create a $4 billion empire when they launched their Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection less than two years ago. Now, with the support of their community and a brand new CEO, they're setting their sights on the metaverse.

Yuga Labs co-founders Greg Solano (left) and Wylie Aronow (right)

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Yuga Labs Names Former Activision Blizzard President as New CEO

Yuga Labs, the Web3 startup behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club, said that former Activision Blizzard President and COO Daniel Alegre is joining the company as CEO. "The Hash" panel discusses what Alegre's gaming expertise will bring to Yuga Labs' Web3 world.

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Gaming Platform Forte Partners With Venture Studio SuperLayer to Expand Beyond Web3 Gaming

The blockchain platform also invested $5 million in the venture studio, which will go towards backing incubated companies.

The SuperLayer team (SuperLayer)

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NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Pushes Further Into Gaming With New Hire

Chris Akhavan will take on the new role of chief gaming officer to build the marketplace’s Web3 gaming strategy following its expansion to the Polygon network.

Chris Akhavan (Magic Eden)