Blueberry appoints Amy Madison Luo as CEO to boost digital fashion
Blueberry, one of the world’s largest digital fashion houses, has appointed Amy Madison Luo as its new CEO and chief creative director. Luo’s leadership...
Kids love games, but a new ESA survey finds they prefer playing them with their parents
Nearly three in five kids are asking for video-game gifts this holiday season, according to new research from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). However,...
HYTOPIA’s post-Minecraft pivot aims to give UGC developers more control
When Mojang banned NFT projects from the Minecraft ecosystem in 2022, many blockchain-enabled server communities died overnight. For Max Holmes and Braydon Batungbacal, co-founders...
Bringing gaming into the mainstream: How the Global Gaming League is taking cues from music and pop culture
The gaming industry has a messaging problem, and the Global Gaming League is out to fix it. During a session at GamesBeat Next 2025...
Building worlds that last: How John Hight is streamlining Wizards of the Coast’s franchise strategy
One year after stepping in as president of Wizards of the Coast, John Hight is celebrating his wins — and looking toward the future. It’s...
GDC salary survey: Average salary is $142K, but 24% have been laid off in past 2 years
The average salary for U.S.-based game professionals in 2025 was $142,000, slightly up from a year before, according to an annual salary survey by...
Analog Devices launches CodeFusion Studio 2.0 for AI-infused chip design
Analog Devices, one of the biggest embedded chip makers, has launched CodeFusion Studio 2.0, an upgrade for its open source embedded chip development platform....
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is reloaded, not dead — GamesBeat’s co-op campaign review
A lot of critics say that Call of Duty has become tired and is past its prime, especially in light of new competition from...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 vs. Battlefield 6 — GamesBeat’s multiplayer review
Battlefield 6 won over massive numbers of first-person shooter players with its launch in early October. But Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 gets...
Playing Zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | review
Activision’s Treyarch game studio is taking us back to round-based Zombies with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. I’ve played it, and fans will...