Red Bull Gaming signs deal with Fortnite star Ali ‘SypherPK’ Hassan
Red Bull Gaming has signed a deal with Fortnite star Ali “SypherPK” Hassan. With more than 26.4 million followers across platforms, SypherPK’s decade-long streaming career took...
Typical Gamer’s JOGO doubles down on UEFN maps with acquisition of RHQ Creative
JOGO, a game studio started by popular creator Typical Gamer, has doubled down on Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) games by acquiring RHQ Creative....
Esports company Blast expands to U.S. with New York office
Esports tournament company Blast announced this week that it is opening a new office in New York City, expanding into the American esports space....
Esports World Cup spells out the path to Riyadh for 200 game tournaments
The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has unveiled the full scope of the qualification system for the Esports World Cup 2025. The Esports World Cup...
Game layoffs continue to slow down through early May | Amir Satvat
Game layoffs haven’t disappeared, but they have slowed down in 2025, according to data from game job champion Amir Satvat. It prompted him to...
Henk Rogers’ real story behind Tetris, the Perfect Game | The DeanBeat
Henk Rogers, one of the grandfathers of gaming, has a new book out, The Perfect Game, and we talked about it in an interview...
Scopely appoints Shlomi Aizenberg as chief business officer
Scopely announced that Shlomi Aizenberg has been appointed chief business officer of the mobile gaming company. Scopely, which is owned by Savvy Games Group,...
Square Enix’s Symbiogenesis onchain game debuts on Sony’s Soneium blockchain
Square Enix’s Symbiogenesis Web3 game was slated to be discontinued in July 2025, but Sony said the game will now expand to Sony’s Soneium...
IGDA adds three new board members
International Game Developers Association (IGDA) welcomes three new directors to its board: Tiziano Giardini, Jennifer Estaris, and Pedro Zambon. They replace several directors who are...
GB Summit 2025’s Women in Gaming Breakfast discusses post-growth strategy
GamesBeat Summit is back once again, and once again we’re holding the Women in Gaming Breakfast — our 10th, to be exact. At GB...