BrightLocker launches platform to connect developers with players

BrightLocker is launching a platform that enables game developers to connect with players and offer them rewards in exchange for development suggestions.

The idea is to provide a platform where game fans can go to see works in development and for developers to share their works in progress so they can get better guidance on what players want. In exchange, the developers can offer rewards to players, building loyalty before they even launch a game.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.