Dennis Fong’s GGWP raises $12M for AI to combat game toxicity
GGWP has raised $12 million in seed funding to use AI and content moderation to reduce toxicity in online games. Dennis “Thresh” Fong is...
Robin Gray interview: How The Gayming Awards will celebrate diversity and inclusivity in person
Robin Gray launched The Gayming Awards in 2021 as an online event to celebrate LGBTQ+ video games, and this year the event will be...
Swatee Surve interview: Showing gratitude to your friends in a game
Swatee Surve has been working on games that can improve mental health for more than 10 years. She is still at it, and she...
Hogwarts, Moon Studios, and the game mess | GB Decides
We need some ground rules for the GamesBeat Decides podcast! But first, Moon Studios sounds like an insufferable place to work. Also, The Initiative...
Kaser Focus: Back to (magic) school
Considering last week’s State of Play was lackluster in the extreme, this week’s show dedicated to Hogwarts Legacy was bursting with life by comparison....
Humble Bundle announces Stand with Ukraine game bundle
Humble today announced it is launching a new bundle of games, and the proceeds from sales will benefit Ukraine. The Stand with Ukraine bundle...
Ubisoft Scalar is a cloud-based game production tool for massive worlds
French video game publisher Ubisoft unveiled its cloud-based technology Ubisoft Scalar as part of its preview for the Game Developers Conference. The technology will...
The DeanBeat: What to expect at GDC 2022
I’m very much looking forward to going in person to the Game Developers Conference 2022 event next week at the Moscone Convention Center in...
Despite its beautiful Ori games, Moon Studios is called an ‘oppressive’ place to work
Gaming fans know Moon Studios for its amazing Ori games with beautiful art and emotional stories. But a number of current and former employees...
Greg Estes interview: What to expect at Nvidia’s GTC event
Follow along with VentureBeat’s ongoing coverage from Nvidia’s GTC 2022 event. >> Nvidia wasn’t able to pull off its $80 billion acquisition of Arm,...