Publishing, streaming, and standalone games: Inside Jackbox Games’ strategic shift in 2026
2026 is a year of change for Jackbox Games. Since releasing the first Jackbox Party Pack in 2014, Jackbox has made its name within...
Travel delays, investor anxiety, and remote work: How Middle East wars are affecting game makers in the region
The ongoing wars in the Middle East have disrupted all levels of the region’s gaming industry. The Middle East has been a focal point...
Roblox seeks to tame the ‘Wild West’ of creator-brand partnerships with Brand Link
Roblox is looking to bring order to its brand-creator ecosystem with the platform’s new Brand Link offering. Roblox’s Brand Link product is primarily a...
‘The next billion-dollar Roblox company is probably in this room’: Inside the first-ever UGCon
For two days last week, a Topgolf in Las Vegas was the center of the user-generated content universe. On May 21 and 22, 230...
How a ‘server slam’ helped ARC Raiders dominate Twitch ahead of its launch | GamesBeat Summit recap
To make last year’s release of ARC Raiders a success, Embark Studios teamed up with Twitch to saturate the platform with the extraction shooter...
Why aren’t UGC creators adapting more of their games across platforms? | GamesBeat Summit recap
User-generated content represents the future of gaming — and yet many of today’s most popular UGC games are locked inside walled gardens. At GamesBeat Summit...
How advertisers and game makers are aligning their interests | GamesBeat Summit 2026 recap
Advertisers are using gaming to tie together their cross-platform advertising campaigns. Last week’s GamesBeat Summit in Los Angeles featured the annual conference’s first-ever dedicated...
Minecraft creators want Roblox-style brand deals — and see Xbox’s new chief strategy officer as an opening
The Minecraft creator community is buzzing with excitement about Xbox’s new chief strategy officer Matthew Ball. Ball, who previously worked as an independent industry...
InPVP acquires Feather Client, rebrands as Dawn | exclusive
Feather Client is under new management. Today, May 21, the minecraft server operator InPVP announced its acquisition of Feather Client, a prominent third-party Minecraft...
Room 8 Group appoints Juanita Draude as new CEO | exclusive
Room 8 Group, the prominent co-development firm, has appointed Juanita Draude as its new chief executive officer. Draude is making the jump over from...