IAB PlayFronts 2026 shifts focus from gaming’s reach to its ROI
This year’s IAB Playfronts was all about the ROI of gaming. The Interactive Advertising Bureau held its fifth-annual conference dedicated to the growing crossover...
FX reveals Far Cry cast for upcoming anthology show
FX’s Far Cry is expanding its cast ranks with five new members joining the anthology series from Rob McElhenney and Noah Hawley coming to...
Computing pioneer David Patterson discusses the AI boom, the memory chip shortage and the future of chip design | Ian Cutress fireside
I attended part of the AI Infra Summit this week and heard to fireside chat between Ian Cutress, creator of More than Moore, and...
GDC expands to include more advisory board members
GDC Festival of Gaming has expanded its advisory board in the hopes of turning around its fortunes as a premier game development event in...
Ex-Epic developers launch The Drop Circuit, a studio focused on music games | exclusive
A new studio is looking to bring music-focused games into the world of user-generated content — and it’s partnering with one of the world’s leading...
Livad Technologies launches virtual product placements for livestreaming creators | exclusive
Livad Technologies has launched a new tool to help creators place three-dimensional, virtual products directly inside their livestreamed content. The advertising tech company announced...
How to build brand equity, gaming style | Ex-Nintendo Reggie Fils-Aime exclusive interview
It was great to see Reggie Fils-Aimé take the stage in classic form at our GamesBeat Insider event in New York today. Alex Lee,...
Hamilton unveils watches inspired by Modern Warfare 4
Hamilton announced that is making a set of watches inspired by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The collaboration coincides with the coming October...
Nex raises $150M in debt and equity to take Nex Playground to global market | exclusive interviews
Nex, the company behind the motion-sensing active-play game system Nex Playground, has raised $150 million in equity and debt funding. With the goal of...
Brawl Stars’ and Duolingo’s mascots face off in new collaboration
Brawl Stars and Duolingo debuted a global in-app face-off that brings the green mascots, the Duo Owl and Spike, into each other’s worlds.