Browsing: Metaverse & Virtual Worlds

Fortnite launched in 2017, and it’s still going strong nearly a decade later, thanks to a never-ending stream of fresh collaborations with gaming, TV, film and music icons.

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A couple of months ago, Microsoft launched Game Pass Starter Edition, an even cheaper version of the Game Pass service intended to be bundled with other subscription services. Game Pass Starter Edition first became a free add-on for Discord Nitro subscribers but now, it is also being made available to Meta Quest VR players too. 

SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new stake in shares of Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 128,324 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,258,000.

“Fortnite” could be preparing for another major gaming crossover. A new rumor suggests that “Persona 5” content may arrive in Chapter 7 Season 4. If you have been a long-time fan of this iconic JRPG franchise, you will immediately know the tension and action that await inside the game.

Get ready for epic crossovers in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 “Runners”, featuring Spider-Man, DC Hot Bat Summer, and John Wick.

If you enjoy “Roblox” games that turn simple grinding into an addictive progression loop, “Get Fat to Break Tape” offers an entertaining challenge. The objective is simple: eat food, grow larger, and use your increasing size to break through progressively stronger tape barriers.

The easy move here is to file the cluster under the VR winter narrative and move on. That reading misses what makes this particular group worth studying. These were not four bad games from four inexperienced teams. One of them is among the highest grossing VR titles ever made. Another ran for eight years and…

Roblox (RBLX) ended the recent trading session at $52.50, demonstrating a -1.41% change from the preceding day’s closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500’s daily gain of 0.89%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.74%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 1.29%.

I will be honest. When the delay hit, I was annoyed. I had already talked myself into a weekend of co-op runs. But I have spent the two months since then thinking about why the studio slipped the date, and somewhere along the way my annoyance turned into respect. Standalone VR ports live and die…