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Category: Core

  • Why Core is Spending $100 Million to Make a “Multiverse” (Not a Metaverse)

    Manticore,  the startup behind Core, a kind of Fortnite-meets-ROBLOX UGC platform, just announced $100 million in venture funding from Fortnite publisher Epic and other investors. That's not a surprise in itself, especially since ROBLOX's recent IPO made that UGC platform more valuable than top traditional game companies like Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive Software. What's…