Top 15 GamesBeat Stories of 2025
Whereas our top 15 interviews piece focused on articles that are focused almost entirely on a core interview conversation, these stories offer more nuanced...
Gaming industry predictions for 2026
The gaming industry is in for a big year in 2026. As gaming activity ramps up, Hollywood sinks its teeth further into gaming IP...
GamesBeat’s CEO on the unique opportunities in the games industry | BOSS Mode with Gina Joseph
When I realized my final article of 2025 was going to be a BOSS Mode, I knew exactly who I wanted to be the...
Gaming voice talent on why they launched True Indie Voice Art
A group of several voice and motion capture actors recently announced the launch of an audio play project called True Indie Voice Art (TIVA),...
Announcing GamesBeat Crossfire during GDC: The ultimate stage for live debates, networking, and strategy
The future of gaming and tech is about to heat up. GamesBeat Crossfire is here — and it’s unlike any event you’ve experienced before....
How Bandcamp became a hub of the video game music community
As video game music grows in popularity, Bandcamp has quietly become a core platform for both game composers and their fans. These days, video...
Big money, long delays, continued layoffs and the other stories that defined video games in 2025
Here it is: The last Inside the Industry newsletter of 2025. Since we only have a few days to do so, I’d like to...
Why AVVY Magazine is starting a print publication for the UGC industry
Virtual fashionistas will soon be able to flip through a print magazine dedicated to their craft. As user-generated content (UGC) platforms like Roblox and...
Game jams and documentaries are surfacing underexplored talent | GamesBeat Next
At GamesBeat Next, a panel on “Surfacing Ideas and Talent from Underexplored Places” brought together two creators taking radically different approaches to the same...
Thank you for supporting GamesBeat during its year of going independent
We have so much to be thankful for this year. In the past few years, when the game industry suffered record layoffs and studio...