BIPOC women leaders in gaming: Be audacious, and don’t stop creating

This year’s Diversity in Gaming Lunch at GamesBeat Next 2024, presented by Xsolla, tackled game funding, and how developers from endemically overlooked groups have found success in an already competitive industry. Bridget Stacy, vice president, marketing at Xsolla welcomed Sheloman Byrd, CEO of Open Ocean Games, Jenny Xu, CEO of Talofa Games and Jessica Murrey, CEO and co-founder of Wicked Saints Studios for a candid conversation on the challenges they’ve faced and overcome to get their games made.

Right now, fundraising, getting hired, launching a game in this industry is hard no matter who you are, your background or your identity, Murrey said.