GB Daily Roundup: Wizards Unite gone | November 2, 2021

Niantic's Pokémon Go successor, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, is closing down. When it was in developm

Presented by    Niantic's Pokémon Go successor, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, is closing down. When it was in development, this game seemed to have unlimited potential. But it just didn't connect with players anywhere near as much as Pokémon Go did. I wonder what went wrong here. It may have just been bad timing for the Harry Potter IP, as J.K. Rowling has become a controversial figure and the Fantastic Beasts movies haven't had the same box office success as the proper Potter films. Maybe Wizards Unite just wasn't fun enough. This does make Pokémon Go look more like an anomaly and less like a blueprint for future games. I'm sure we'll see some other location-based AR hits, maybe even Niantic's new Pikmin game, but this isn't some emerging genre with room for multiple blockbusters. –Mike Minotti, GamesBeat reviews editor

Pokémon Go studio is closing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite | VentureBeat Developer Niantic's first major effort to replicate the success of Pokémon Go is coming to an end. Harry Potter: Wizard's Unite is done.

Netflix launches five games to Android users everywhere | VentureBeat Netflix announces the launch of its gaming experience, with five games rolling out to Android users globally.

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Mythical Games announces partners for blockchain game economy tech | VentureBeat Mythical Games has announced its first partnerships with game developers to integrate its blockchain-based game economy tech into games.

Game creation startup OCP raises $4.3M to develop its first product | VentureBeat Former Epic Games employees Nick and Mike Atamas have raised millions for their new game creation platform, OCP.

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Beamable raises $5M for live operations platform for game devs | VentureBeat Beamable has raised nearly $5 million in a new round of funding to expand its platform for live operations.

Aim Lab developer Statespace acquires ProGuides training platform | VentureBeat Two major gamer training platforms combine as Statespace, creator of Aim Lab, has acquire esports training platform ProGuides.

World of Warcraft cross-faction raiding is on Blizzard's radar | VentureBeat Cross-faction raiding has been an often requested feature from the World of Warcraft community, and it may be coming.

Upland raises $18M at $300M valuation for NFT-based virtual real estate game | VentureBeat Upland has raised $18 million at a $300 million valuation for its NFT virtual real estate game, which is akin to Monopoly in the real world.

SoftBank invests $93M in The Sandbox's 'metaverse' game | VentureBeat The Sandbox has raised $93 million in a funding round led by SoftBank to help grow its virtual world based on nonfungible tokens.

Fortnite is shutting down in China | VentureBeat Epic Games' battle royale Fortnite is shutting down services in China in November, after a two year long test phase.

Metaverse social app Flickplay raises $5M | VentureBeat Flickplay, an app designed to help users flex their metaverse collectibles, raised $5 million from investors.

Loud man yells until Bugsnax studio adds trophies to its DLC | VentureBeat Loud and large industry person, Greg Miller, continued his campaign of terror against Bugsnax for not adding trophies.

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