Breaking down the talks by tracks for GamesBeat Summit 2026
We’ve created quite an agenda for GamesBeat Summit 2026 starting Monday May 18 and running through May 19. There are 158 speakers and 62...
Esports World Cup to relocate from Riyadh to Paris amid Middle East conflict
This year’s Esports World Cup is planning to move from Riyadh to Paris amid the war in the Middle East. The third edition of...
Why New York City is betting big on games with its second annual Video Game Festival
After a successful test run last year, the NYC Video Game Festival is back in an expanded form this year. The NYC Video Game...
The new math of experiential: How Xbox and Sparks achieved an 11x return at Gamescom 2025
The experiential agency Sparks believes live events are becoming a key promotional channel for gaming companies — and it’s introduced new measurement tools and metrics...
How Artificial Agency’s AI companion puts personality in the hands of the player
Artificial Agency’s in-game AI has a killer personality. I mean that literally. I’ve played the company’s demo experience, Stranded, twice. Both times, my AI...
WorldBuilder Summit launches awards for user-generated content creators
User-generated content creators now have their own dedicated awards series. Yesterday, April 23, the WorldBuilder Summit announced the WorldBuilder Awards, an awards ecosystem intended...
WorldBuilder Summit draws 260 visitors for inaugural user-generated content conference
The first-ever WorldBuilder Summit was a standing-room-only affair. The inaugural edition of the WorldBuilder Summit, a conference for user-generated content creators, went down yesterday,...
Decentraland launches on Apple App Store
Decentraland is now available across Apple devices. Decentraland head of partnerships and marketing Kim Currier shared the news during a panel at the WorldBuilder...
Webby Awards announce 2026 gaming category winners | exclusive
The results are in for the Webby Awards — and this year’s awards are celebrating some of the top video games of 2025 and 2026....
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Dispatch win at the 2026 BAFTA Game Awards
The BAFTA Game Awards with Google Play were held at today (or rather, tonight) in London, honoring the winners from the crop of 2025...