Categories Posted inin GamesBeat Event Coverage The shifting balance of power in gaming | GamesBeat Crossfire recap Posted byby GamesBeat Studio April 7, 2026 3 min The biggest debates in the game industry rarely end when the panel does. They spark a bigger conversation about who actually holds influence as...
Categories Posted inin EntertainmentGaming Culture Why director Genki Kawamura threw out the video game film adaptation playbook with ‘Exit 8’ Posted byby Alexander Lee April 7, 2026 3 min “Exit 8” puts a unique spin on the growing trend of video game film adaptations. Released in Japan in August 2025, “Exit 8” is...
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Cryptic Studios brings back three veteran devs to executive team Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 7, 2026 6 min Jack Emmert, one of the founders of Cryptic Studios, returned as CEO earlier this year and now he has named a team of veterans...
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Jack Emmert reassembles a veteran team as he returns as CEO of Cryptic Studios | interview Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 7, 2026 13 min Jack Emmert returned as CEO of Cryptic Studios earlier this year. A cofounder of the studio back in 2000, Emmert helped launch its major MMORPGs,...
Categories Posted inin GamesBeat Event CoverageIndustry Event Coverage ‘Audiences love the intersection of gaming, media and sport’: The BIG Show with Peter Levin Posted byby Alexander Lee April 7, 2026 2 min Peter Levin has always been a gamer. Levin has been a leading gaming industry investor and media executive for decades, serving as a digital...
Categories Posted inin BusinessGameplay Warner Bros announces mobile strategy title Game of Thrones: Dragonfire Posted byby Rachel Kaser April 7, 2026 1 min Warner Bros. Games and HBO announced their latest game set in the Game of Thrones universe today: A free-to-play mobile strategy game called Game...
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Higgsfield launches crowdsourced AI TV pilot where influencers are AI film stars Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 7, 2026 4 min Higgsfield, a AI-native video platform for creators, today announced a series of firsts for AI-generated entertainment, where crowdsourced participants decide how the AI TV...
Categories Posted inin DevelopmentTechnology New research reveals trade-off behind AI vibe coding tools: speed vs. understanding | exclusive Posted byby Alexander Lee April 6, 2026 3 min Vibe coding is making it easier for kids to make games — but could prevent them from developing a deeper understanding of game creation. A...
Categories Posted inin BusinessDevelopment Parsing the AI and gaming future with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang | GTC Q&A Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 6, 2026 44 min Jensen Huang gave a major speech at GTC 2026 on March 16, speaking as usual for two hours without a script on more than...
Categories Posted inin BusinessTechnology AI fundings double VC deal value to $267.2B in Q1 thanks to OpenAI and others | Pitchbook/NVCA Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 6, 2026 4 min In the first quarter of 2026, the Venture Monitor First Look report revealed that $267.2 billion, thanks to AI deals, according to an initial...