Building studio culture by empowering teams
Some gaming CEOs take their company cultures very seriously. Rob Pardo, the founder of Bonfire Studios, has been around the business enough to know...
Justice for Yuji Naka | GB Decides
Xbox and Bethesda are having their E3 showcase on June 12 even though E3 is dead this year. Also, Square Enix framed Yuji Naka...
Kaser Focus: California knows how to party
In case you hadn’t heard, we at GamesBeat had a little get-together. We had a hybrid Summit this week: One day in-person in Los...
Josef Fares doesn’t think games need to be fun to succeed
Josef Fares has an interesting take on how to make a successful game. The film director turned game designer has several games under his...
Zakeke on Ubisoft partnership and how it makes merch out of screenshots
Zakeke, the ecommerce platform, announced its partnership with Ubisoft earlier this year. The two have collaborated to bring customizable merchandise to the latter’s store,...
Jenova Chen: How to foster positive human connections
Jenova Chen is a deft hand at keeping interactions civil. People engaging in toxic behaviors on the Internet is a problem as old as...
The DeanBeat: The NFT debate at GamesBeat Summit 2022
Our GamesBeat Summit 2022 event is over, and I learned so much across the three days of the event. But it struck me that...
Catalyst Black launching on May 25, says Super Evil Megacorp
Super Evil Megacorp announced its new game, Catalyst Black, will launch later this spring — May 25, specifically. The new battleground shooter from the...
Krafton believes in a tailored approach to M&A
Michael Metzger, a partner in Drake Star Partners, sat down with Damian Lee from Krafton at GamesBeat Summit 2022. They discussed the company’s IPO,...
European publishers are eyeing Turkey for its game-dev talent
Much like witnessing a sunrise from a camp site in the Big Sur or that crisp feeling of trying on a Saint Laurent suit...