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| Jun 19, 2019 | Eight Gaming Startups Leveling Up the Industry in Boston | No longer the realm of the "gamer" subgroup, video games have become part of everyday culture.
Most people can name at least one video game that has impacted them, whether it be a free-to-play mobile game or a big-name console hit... |
| Feb 7, 2019 | Star Stable CMO Taina Malen talks game communities for girls at GamesBeat Summit 2019 | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GamesBeat Summit 2019 is a can’t-miss event. On April 23 + April 24, you’ll have the chance to connect with the biggest, brightest, and... |
| Feb 7, 2019 | Star Stable CMO Taina Malen talks game communities for girls at GamesBeat Summit 2019 | GamesBeat Summit 2019 is a can’t-miss event. On April 23 + April 24, you’ll have the chance to connect with the biggest, brightest, and most interesting folks in the industry at Two Bit Circus, a “micro-amusement park” that’s like an arcade... |
| Jan 30, 2019 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, January 30 | WHEN A STARTUP GOES BUST
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That’s exactly what happened when we reported last week that Munchery had officially ceased operations. The San Franci... |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Unity acquires Vivox, which powers voice chat in Fortnite and League of Legends | Game engine maker Unity believes voice communications are going to grow to become a critical part of gaming across platforms, and it’s buying one of the top companies in the space to bolster what its customers can build on its platform.
Uni... |
| Sep 6, 2018 | Indie devs can now use the same voice-comms tool as Fortnite for free | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The quality of in-game voice and text chat could soon improve in smaller games. Vivox, the company that provides the communications tec... |
| Sep 6, 2018 | Indie devs can now use the same voice-comms tool as Fortnite for free | The quality of in-game voice and text chat could soon improve in smaller games. Vivox, the company that provides the communications technology in massive blockbusters like Fortnite, Rainbow Six: Siege, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, has... |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Fortnite and Rocket League show just how wrong Sony is about crossplay | Fortnite: Battle Royale is easily the biggest thing in the gaming world since … well, maybe anything. Some might say it’s so big because of the low barrier to entry or the simple and quick gameplay loop. Others might say it’s just a fad. Bu... |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Fortnite and Rocket League show just how wrong Sony is about crossplay | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Fortnite: Battle Royale is easily the biggest thing in the gaming world since … well, maybe anything. Some might say it’s so big becaus... |
| Sep 12, 2017 | PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds gets 3D voice positioning | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting a new voice technology that could help give players better positional awareness. The Battle Ro... |
| Sep 12, 2017 | PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds gets 3D voice positioning | PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting a new voice technology that could help give players better positional awareness. The Battle Royale shooter is massively successful, but many of its 10 million owners still struggle to figure out how ... |
| Jun 10, 2012 | The coolest technologies we saw at E3 2012 | The video game industry’s biggest trade show was once again like a Disneyland for tech geeks. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles last week, we saw the latest technological marvels that will be coming into games in the ... |
| Jun 10, 2012 | The coolest technologies we saw at E3 2012 | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The video game industry’s biggest trade show was once again like a Disneyland for tech geeks. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)... |
| Mar 20, 2012 | Vivox buys Droplet to deliver video chat on mobile | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Vivox, a leading provider of voice chat in games, has acquired the video chat firm Droplet.
Natick, Mass.-based Vivox plans to drop Dro... |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Vivox launches its next-generation game chat for gamers on the run | Vivox has become the voice of gamers in online communications. Today, the company has launched C3, its most comprehensive game communications platform to date for gamers who want to chat with each other in online matches.
Natick, Mass.-base... |
| Jan 13, 2012 | Five Companies Making Noise: ByteLight, HeyWire, Rapid7, Tap Lab, & Vivox | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Heading into the holiday weekend, I thought I’d pull out a few highlights from recent discussions I’ve had with some Boston-area tech companies that are generating buzz. None ... |
| Oct 10, 2011 | T-Mobile’s Bobsled brings free Facebook voice calls to iOS, Android, and the web | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Sometimes, just “liking” a friend’s Facebook update isn’t enough. That’s when a good old-fashioned voice call is in order.
Today, T-Mob... |
| Oct 10, 2011 | T-Mobile’s Bobsled brings free Facebook voice calls to iOS, Android, and the web | Sometimes, just “liking” a friend’s Facebook update isn’t enough. That’s when a good old-fashioned voice call is in order.
Today, T-Mobile is expanding its efforts to let you call your Facebook friends for free with the launch of its new Bo... |
| Apr 19, 2011 | Vivox and T-Mobile turn Facebook into a phone company | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Vivox, a voice app maker, is partnering with mobile carrier T-Mobile today to turn Facebook into a phone company. Together, they have c... |
| Apr 19, 2011 | T-Mobile’s Bobsled Is A Free, Facebook-Based, VoIP App | In a slightly puzzling move, T-Mobile has released a Facebook app that enables friend-to-friend voice chat. It’s called Bobsled (or more properly, Bobsled by T-Mobile, as it will remind you at every step in the process), and it addresses th... |
| Feb 16, 2011 | Gamers are using Vivox voice chat like crazy | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Vivox has figured out something good: gamers like to chat. The gamer voice chat company is announcing today that it had 45 million user... |
| Feb 16, 2011 | Gamers are using Vivox voice chat like crazy | Vivox has figured out something good: gamers like to chat. The gamer voice chat company is announcing today that it had 45 million users in 2010, up 150 percent from 18.5 million at the end of 2009.
While voice chat companies may seem old h... |
| Jul 14, 2010 | NBC/GE joint venture invests $2M in game voice chat firm Vivox | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Peacock Equity has invested $2 million in online game voice-chat company Vivox.
Peacock is a joint investment fund of General Electric ... |
| Jul 14, 2010 | NBC/GE joint venture invests $2M in game voice chat firm Vivox | Peacock Equity has invested $2 million in online game voice-chat company Vivox.
Peacock is a joint investment fund of General Electric Capital’s Media, Communications and Entertainment business and NBC Universal. Boston-based Vivox lets pla... |
| Jul 13, 2010 | Voice Chat Firm Vivox Lands $2M from Peacock Equity | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Vivox, the Natick, MA-based voice software startup, said today it has received a $2 million equity investment from Peacock Equity, a fund that is run jointly by GE Capital’s M... |
| Jul 13, 2010 | Vivox Receives $2M Investment from Peacock Equity | Vivox, a Natick, MA-based provider of voice chat services for social applications including online games and virtual worlds, has received a $2m equity investment from Peacock Equity.
Peacock Equity, a $250m joint investment fund of GE Capit... |
| Mar 23, 2010 | DEMO: Vivox lets you drop voice chat into any social media app | Vivox is one of 65 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2010 event taking place this week. These companies do pay a fee to present, but our coverage of them remains objective.
Vivox has made huge headway getting its ... |
| Mar 23, 2010 | DEMO: Vivox lets you drop voice chat into any social media app | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Vivox is one of 65 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2010 event taking place this week. These companies do p... |
| Mar 21, 2010 | DEMO: VenueGen lets businesses stage quick and easy virtual meetings (video) | VenueGen is one of 65 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2010 event taking place this week. These companies do pay a fee to present, but our coverage of them remains objective.
Virtual-meeting startup VenueGen is a... |
| Mar 21, 2010 | DEMO: VenueGen lets businesses stage quick and easy virtual meetings (video) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
VenueGen is one of 65 companies chosen by Venture... |
| Mar 19, 2010 | DEMO: Here are the presenting companies | DEMO, the technology launchpad conference co-produced by VentureBeat, kicks off next week in Palm Springs. Companies will be launching new products in five key areas: Mobile, social media, consumer, cloud, and enterprise.
My boss, VentureBe... |
| Feb 2, 2010 | Vivox Raises $6.8M in Third Round of Financing | Vivox, Inc., a Natick, MA-based provider of voice services for online games, has secured $6.8m in its third round of equity financing.
The round was led by IDG Ventures with follow-on investment from Benchmark Capital, Canaan Partners and G... |
| Feb 2, 2010 | Online Voice Provider Vivox Raises Another $6.8 Million to Support “Explosive Growth” | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Vivox, the Natick, MA, startup best known for voice software that allows inhabitants of virtual worlds such as Second Life, EVE Online, and EverQuest to talk with each other o... |
| Feb 1, 2010 | Vivox raises $6.8M for voice chat for online games | Video game voice-chat provider Vivox is announcing today that it has raised $6.8 million for its business of providing voice services for online games, virtual worlds and social networks.
Vivox ustomers include CCP Games, Electronic Arts, G... |
| Feb 1, 2010 | Vivox raises $6.8M for voice chat for online games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Video game voice-chat provider Vivox is announcing today that it has raised $6.8 million for its business of providing voice services f... |
| Oct 7, 2009 | AT&T okays VoIP apps, but that doesn’t mean it’s payday for Skype | AT&T announced yesterday that it will enable iPhone VoIP apps on its 3G wireless network. You’d think that’d be great news for VoiP companies, and market leader Skype in particular, and indeed, Skype CEO Josh Silverman rejoiced, asking ... |
| Oct 7, 2009 | AT&T okays VoIP apps, but that doesn’t mean it’s payday for Skype | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
AT&T announced yesterday that it will enable iPhone VoIP apps on its 3G wireless network. You’d think that’d be great news for VoiP... |
| Sep 15, 2009 | Vivox sets up voice chat system for Facebook and online games | Vivox has built a solid business as a voice chat system for 15 million PC game players. Today, it’s announcing that it’s created a voice chat system for Facebook users and that Electronic Arts plans to build the Vivox client into several of... |
| Sep 15, 2009 | Vivox sets up voice chat system for Facebook and online games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Vivox has built a solid business as a voice chat system for 15 million PC game players. Today, it’s announcing that it’s created a voic... |
| Sep 15, 2009 | Vivox, Bringer of Voice to Virtual Worlds, Strikes Major Deal with Electronic Arts | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
For a long time, Second Life was stuck in the cyber equivalent of the silent-movie era: people communicated by typing, and their words showed up in little thought bubbles abov... |
| Sep 4, 2008 | Linden Labs' Second Life adds VoIP client | At the Virtual Worlds conference in Los Angeles this week, entrepreneurs have gathered to discuss the big business that online worlds have become. Linden Labs' successful Second Life received some noteworthy "fourth wall breakers"... |
| Nov 14, 2007 | Another Flurry of Deals—BG Medicine’s IPO, EnerNOC Trims Offering, Venture Rounds, and More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Looks like maybe we should have waited a day to post yesterday morning’s roundup of recent deals, because the rest of the day brought a flurry of new deals news.
—Molecular di... |
| Nov 13, 2007 | Vivox, voice chat for virtual worlds, raises $7.8M | Vivox adds voice chat capabilities to online games and worlds like Second Life, where players otherwise must use text to communicate.
Many players prefer speaking directly to one another, but there are a number of problems that can pop up. ... |
| Feb 27, 2007 | Second Life Speaks | Second Life has had music, but has otherwise been rather mute. That’s all soon to change when Linden Lab rolls out a beta test for person-to-person speech. Like a lot of other in-game speech systems, you’ll need a headset, but Second Life w... |
