GamesBeat Summit 2024: Ensuring a successful live-service game launch
“Running live services for your games these days, it’s table stakes,” said Amy Jo Kim, founder at Game Thinking. “Certainly every social game has...
GB Summit 2024: What will it take to get Web3 games to hit the mainstream?
It’s been about a decade of Web3 gaming, and the killer app that will transform the space has yet to be identified — but...
Nokia sponsors Apex Legends esports event over Wi-Fi
Nokia today announced it is working with SCUF and Oversight Esports, to host the Nokia Apex Legends Invitation Tournament. Unlock premium content and VIP...
How Scopely aimed to be a hit company, rather than just a hit game maker | co-CEOs fireside chat
Walter Driver and Javier Ferreira, co-CEOs of Scopely, spoke with me in a fireside chat at GamesBeat Summit 2024 about how they feel the...
GamesBeat Summit 2024: The power of unions
Unions have become more common in the games industry over the last five years, forming at places like Activision, ZeniMax, Sega, and more as...
GamesBeat Summit 2024: How to foster community and grow your network
The video game industry is a tough place to be in right now. But that just makes it more important than ever to connect...
Activision confirms Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 event for June 9
It’s official. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has been confirmed as this year’s big game for the franchise. Unlock premium content and VIP...
GamesBeat Summit 24: USC Games’ Jim Huntley on fledging game devs
”I care about your portfolio, not your GPA,” was the line that set the tone at Jim Huntley’s fireside chat with me at GamesBeat...
GamesBeat Summit 2024: Exploring a new era of direct-to-consumer strategies
More and more publishers are turning to web stores and other direct-to-consumer (D2C) models in today’s games. And at GamesBeat Summit 2024, Discord SVP...
GamesBeat Summit 2024: Will Wright on his new game Proxi and the future of AI
Legendary game designer and SimCity creator Will Wright believes that AI will be a transformative force in game development, and he hopes that his...