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AI in gaming was a hot topic at our GamesBeat Summit 2025 event in May, and the hottest (in terms of the temperature of the crowded room as well as subject matter) was the conversation that Owen Mahoney moderated.
The former CEO of Nexon walked us through a talk with a trio of industry leaders. They included Bing Gordon, adviser at Kleiner Perkins (and author of poem on the golden age of gaming); Tynan Sysvester, founder of Ludeon Studios and creator of Rimworld; and Mitch Lasky, a partner at Benchmark and investor in companies such as Riot Games and Discord. (Here’s Lasky’s other talk from the summit).
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