Unity lays off 600 staff members, prepares to close half of its offices
Unity announced today that it’s having its third round of layoffs, with this one affecting 600 staff members. It’s also reducing its number of...
Paramount and Immersive Gamebox team up on Paw Patrol game
Paramount and Immersive Gamebox (IGB) announced today that they will collaborate on a new big-room game experience. The new game would be based on...
Frantic Games raises $2.4M for action-based hybrid casual mobile games
Frantic Games said it has raised $2.4 million in a pre-seed round to make action-based hybrid casual games for mobile platforms. The funding will...
How Julie Elven carved out a career singing in video games
Julie Elven sings a lot of songs in video games without words. That’s called “vocalization,” where she uses her voice as a kind of...
How to build a visionary game company and strong culture | Dino Patti
Dino Patti has a lot of experience leading game companies. He started at the indie studio Playdead. Then he left to start Jumpship, a...
GamesBeat Summit 2023 features our 6th Women in Gaming Breakfast
We’re proud to say our diversity efforts for our GamesBeat Summit events have come a long way. Our GamesBeat Summit 2023 event on May...
Team Liquid opens 13-story Alienware Training Facility in Brazil
Team Liquid is opening its next Alienware Training Facility in São Paulo, Brazil. The 13-story, nearly 33,300 square-foot facility will serve the team’s players...
Medicinal Media highlights links between games and healing
DeepWell Digital Therapeutics (DTx) cofounder Mike Wilson has started Medicinal Media, a nonprofit group and media publication that highlights the connection between games and healing....
GamesBeat Summit 2023: The future of mobile gaming
We’re happy to announce that we’ll have a session on the future of mobile gaming at our upcoming GamesBeat Summit 2023 event on May 22-23...
Microsoft inks 10-year agreement with cloud gaming platform Nware
Microsoft announced today that it’s partnering with European cloud gaming platform Nware. The two companies just signed a 10-year deal where the console manufacturer...