GB Daily Roundup: Hard times | June 30, 2022

Unity and Niantic have announced layoffs. I hope this isn't a sign of tough times to come for the who

Presented by    Unity and Niantic have announced layoffs. I hope this isn't a sign of tough times to come for the whole industry. After the big growth that gaming got from the pandemic, the industry can see still see itself fall victim to the same economic woes impacting much of the world. Best of wishes to everyone impacted by these layoffs. –Mike Minotti, GamesBeat managing editor

Unity lays off hundreds to prepare for ad weakness | VentureBeat Unity Technologies laid off hundreds of employees at its offices around the globe. The layoffs affected at least 150 employees.

Prime Gaming offers Maniac Mansion and Mega Man 11 in July | VentureBeat Prime Gaming subscribers have access to several free games in July, including Mega Man 11 via Luna, and Maniac Mansion.

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Deepwell DTx announces winners for inaugural Mental Health Game Jam | VentureBeat Deepwell DTx and Global Game Jam have named the winners of the first Mental Health Game Jam, for games about coping with mental health.

GeForce Now jumps to Samsung Gaming Hub, adds 13 games in July | VentureBeat GeForce Now has announced the games that are coming to the cloud gaming service in July, as it also joins the Samsung Gaming Hub.

Twitch's new Guest Star feature turns livestreams into game shows | VentureBeat Twitch is rolling out its newest feature, called Guest Star, which lets Just Chatting streamers turn their streams into community events.

Atmos Labs is building a virtual world for sci-fi sports | VentureBeat Atmos Labs recently raised $11 million in seed funding for Atmos, a competition-based virtual world set in a sci-fi universe.

Samsung Gaming Hub is bringing Amazon Luna to 2022 Smart devices | VentureBeat Samsung is bringing the Amazon Luna cloud gaming service under the growing umbrella of the Samsung Gaming Hub.

Axie Infinity and Polygon leaders tackle the bear market in crypto, NFTs, and blockchain games | VentureBeat Jeff Zirlin of Sky Mavis and Ryan Wyatt of Polygon Studios talked with Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat about blockchain games.

Games for Change gives Vanguard Award to Take This leader Eve Crevoshay | VentureBeat Eve Crevoshay, executive director for mental health nonprofit Take This, is receiving the Vanguard Award from Games for Change.

Omeda Studios receives new round of funding led by Haveli Investments | VentureBeat Omeda Studios, a new London based developer, has received a new round of funding for it's third-person MOBA named Predecessor.

Mona raises $14.6M for metaverse platform for creators | VentureBeat Mona has raised $14.6 million to build a metaverse platform for 3D creators so they can participate in a shared digital universe.

Cocos game engine finally supports Nintendo Switch | VentureBeat Cocos announced that its Cocos game engine can now be used to make games that run on the Nintendo Switch.

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