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How will gaming change in the year ahead?
As part of @a16z's Big Ideas in Tech push, members of the A16Z GAMES team are sharing 14 big ideas for how interactive entertainment could evolve in 2025.
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- We’re excited to announce our investment in @PlaiLabs alongside @a16zcrypto. Founded by @Chris_DeWolfe & @AberWhitcomb, @Myspace & @JamCityHQ cofounders, PLAI is focused on building the next generation of social gaming platforms leveraging AI and web3. a16z.com/2023/01/19/inv…
- Playing games is hard. Starting a gaming company is harder. Introducing: SPEEDRUN, a 6-week startup school by a16z Games. Learn from the best game developers in the world. APPLY NOW: a16zgames.typeform.com/SPEEDRUN?typef…
𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 @a16zGames SPEEDRUN application is here! Apply Now to gaming startup school (<12 questions): a16zgames.typeform.com/SPEEDRUN deadline April 21 More 👇- Important dates, who should apply, topics, speakers, & how to WIN a limited edition @a16zGames keyboard - Replying to @a16zGamesIn this first episode, @Tocelot & @JackSoslow join @Chen for a deep conversation about how generative AI can both disrupt and move the games industry forward, and how companies like @midjourney, @Scenario_gg & @huggingface are already shaping the future.
- When it comes to speed of mainstream adoption, AI has clear advantages over other recent tech like mobile, VR, or even web3. As @Tocelot explains in our new video series, there’s no hardware requirement, no financial component, and there are already obvious consumer use cases.
00:00 - We asked 65 games industry luminaries—including indie stars, promising founders, and leaders of the world's biggest games—for their "games industry resolutions" for 2025. We asked: "What will you do differently next year, compared to this year?" Their answers in 🧵
- Exciting announcement: @readyplayerme and @farawaygg, creator of @MiniNations, are teaming up to turn the vision of the open metaverse into reality. Read more in thread 👇🎉 For the first time EVER we are enabling a two-way integration between major gaming platforms. You can now bring your Ready Player Me avatar to @MiniNations as well as import your Mini Royale: Nations hero to Ready Player Me! 🤯 #readyplayerme #Interoperability #gaming
- a16z Games is proud to support @mainfrme’s ambitious new player-driven, medieval sandbox MMO: Pax Dei. Be among the first to test the game. Sign up for the Alpha here:Welcome to the world of #PaxDei. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is not questioned. What world will you make? Sign-up today: playpaxdei.com
00:00 - Believer has an ambitious goal: to build a next generation open-world game, with an original IP, innovative gameplay, and metagame systems that bring players together. Today, we are thrilled to announce our investment in @Believer_Co. a16z.com/2023/03/07/inv…
- We appreciate your patience since submitting your applications to SPEEDRUN. We're excited to share that we have now reviewed all submissions and will be reaching out with updates shortly. Your interest and patience have greatly enriched this process for our entire team 🙏
- We are thrilled to announce that @a16zGames has led the Series Seed investment in @SnapserEngine 🔥 This games backend technology company is poised to become the de facto platform for games studios. a16z.com/2023/02/08/inv…
00:00 - We’re proud to lead the Series A in Voldex, a game studio that acquires, improves, and builds games on the massive UGC platforms, Roblox and Minecraft. @andrewchen & @jacksoslow share more about @VoldexGames and founder & CEO @alexfsinger 👇
- The Generative AI Revolution in Games is progressing, completely reshaping User Generated Content. We're entering a world where anyone can build games, expanding the games market beyond what many thought was possible.
