Amazon lays off 14,000 staff; gaming division reportedly affected
Amazon announced today that it is making “organizational changes” that will result in a reduction of 14,000 staff members. Several of these layoffs will...
How Double Fine had the creative juice to make Keeper — and how Microsoft kept it alive | review
I finished playing Keeper this week and it reminded me of the zany and beautiful art of Flower, the breakout hit from Thatgamecompany, which...
Spatial launches design app Analogue 26 for Apple Vision Pro and iPhone
Spatial, a maker of collaborative immersive design apps, launched two major spatial products for the Apple Vision Pro and iPhone. The two Analogue 26...
Beamable Network partners with Metaplex Genesis for token launch
Beamable Network, the decentralized platform powering 100 live games and over 11 billion monthly API calls, has partnered with Solana-based Metaplex. Beamable Network is working...
GamesBeat Next 2025 Our packed of gaming agenda (Nov. 12-13)
I’m so proud of our mighty team for pulling together GamesBeat Next 2025, our next major event in San Francisco on November 12 and...
Phil Spencer and Tim Schafer on balancing game creativity and risk in the AI age
Games continue to evolve in a way that enhances storytelling capabilities and the creative ecosystem, said Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Games, in a...
Sony’s CEO on building a virtuous entertainment cycle — and using AI
Hiroki Totoki talked about Sony’s integrated entertainment vision and how it is doubling down on its investments — including live service games and AI....
How Moonlake AI will enable anyone to create games and simulated worlds | Sharon Lee interview
Moonlake AI came out of stealth this month and announced it raised $28 million in seed funding to democratize world-building. This is exclusive GB...
How Embark is making triple-A games like ARC Raiders with smaller teams | Virgil Watkins interview
ARC Raiders got a “server slam” demo over the weekend during TwitchCon San Diego, the big event for gaming creators. This is exclusive GB...
Strauss Zelnick on AI: Technology always increases employment
Strauss Zelnick moderated a fireside chat with media pioneer Bob Pittman today at the Paley International conference in Palo Alto, California. Their topic was...