Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Take-Two CEO offers context on the GTA VI delay | interview Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2025 3 min Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, offered some context on the delay of Grand Theft Auto VI, which is moving from a May 2026... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment How Nexon is changing triple-A with games like ARC Raiders and The Finals | CEO interview Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 3, 2025 14 min Junghun Lee took over as CEO of Nexon in 2024, taking on a big role in the game industry from his predecessor Owen Mahoney,... Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin DevelopmentGameplay The rising popularity of TTRPGs, as told by Sunderfolk’s Game Master | Anjali Bhimani interview Posted byby Rachel Kaser October 31, 2025 6 min Tabletop RPGs have always been a major part of the games industry, as a source of influence and a companion art form. Much of... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessGB MAX Gary Vaynerchuk believes you need to adapt and be more creative in the AI era Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 31, 2025 6 min Gary Vaynerchuk, chairman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia, is a celebrated tech and media mogul with a great track record as an investor.... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Phil Spencer and Tim Schafer on balancing game creativity and risk in the AI age Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 26, 2025 17 min Games continue to evolve in a way that enhances storytelling capabilities and the creative ecosystem, said Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Games, in a... Continue Reading 17 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment How Moonlake AI will enable anyone to create games and simulated worlds | Sharon Lee interview Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 24, 2025 10 min 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... Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment How Embark is making triple-A games like ARC Raiders with smaller teams | Virgil Watkins interview Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 24, 2025 10 min ARC Raiders got a “server slam” demo over the weekend during TwitchCon San Diego, the big event for gaming creators. This is exclusive GB... Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment What Bing Gordon thinks of the $55B EA acquisition and the company’s past and future | exclusive interview Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 18, 2025 30 min Bing Gordon joined Electronic Arts in 1982, after Trip Hawkins founded the company to turn games into an art form. Gordon served at the... Continue Reading 30 min
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Keeper could only come from the mind of Tim Schafer or those who have taken over him | The DeanBeat Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 17, 2025 5 min When I saw Tim Schafer, the CEO and founder of Double Fine Productions, talking about Keeper at Gamescom this year, it sounded like he... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin GameplayGaming Culture The NES celebrates its 40th anniversary this week | Frank Cifaldi Interview Posted byby Rachel Kaser October 16, 2025 8 min The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was originally released to the United States on October 18, 1985, as part of a test launch in the... Continue Reading 8 min