Angry Birds maker Rovio unveils guide for inclusive game design
Rovio has reached billions of players through games and movies based on its Angry Birds franchise. And now it is taking a stand for...
Inaugural Diversity in Gaming Breakfast shows how more voices improve the industry
At our recent GamesBeat Summit, we hosted the Diversity in Gaming Breakfast, sponsored by Facebook Gaming. This gave us a chance to start the...
StreamElements renews Creator Diversity Program for 2023
StreamElements has renewed its Creator Diversity Program (CDP) for its third year. The streaming tool platform’s accelerator program is designed to support up-and-coming Twitch...
Diversity VC reports 1.87% of venture capital allocated to women and minority-owned startups
Only about 1.87% of $31 billion held by 200 venture capital funds has been allocated to startups with diverse leaders, according to a report...
Take-Two launches inclusion videos with Gay Gaming Professionals
Take-Two Interactive has partnered with Gay Gaming Professionals to post a series of videos that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) as well as...
Beyond Inclusion builds workforce diversity for the metaverse
Beyond Inclusion is a workforce diversity training program that aims to train people in the technical skills necessary for the metaverse. The deadline for...
Intel 2021 diversity and inclusion report shows small progress amid pandemic
Intel released its 2021 diversity and inclusion report as well as 2020 pay data, and it shows it was challenging to keep diversity progress...
Starting diversity efforts for gaming during college
The games industry has a skills problem. More precisely, it has a retention problem. It’s hard for companies to hang on to talent. Crunch,...
Activision Blizzard appoints Kristen Hines as new diversity boss
Activision Blizzard announced that it has appointed Kristen Hines as its chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer. Hines joins the company on April 25....
World Economic Forum’s benchmark measures how media reflects diversity and inclusion; gaming lags
The World Economic Forum’s Power of Media Initiative has developed a first-of-its-kind Audience Representation Index, providing a benchmark for how well consumers see themselves...