Kate Edwards will head the Global Game Jam indie group
The Global Game Jam announced that the outspoken video games industry veteran Kate Edwards has joined the organization as executive director. Edwards will lead...
Riot Games will let new employees opt for lawsuits over arbitration
Under pressure from employees, Riot Games announced tonight that it will change a policy and let new employees opt to sue the company rather...
Bonnie Ross, the ‘Halo boss,’ to be inducted into game industry Hall of Fame
Bonnie Ross is the Halo boss, and for that, she is being inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Ross...
Riot Games hires former Uber exec Frances Frei as senior diversity and culture adviser
Riot Games acknowledged it has work to do addressing a sexist work culture and other diversity issues. To address that, the maker of League...
Gaming’s ‘Black Panther moment’ is coming, but it won’t be like the film
Gamergate may have cast a long shadow across the game industry, but thanks to the #metoo and #timesup movements — and a little film...
The road to game industry diversity: Building on Phil Spencer’s 5 steps from DICE
As a 25 year-plus veteran of the game industry, I’ve seen all too closely the danger that arises from a lack of women in...
The DeanBeat: Microsoft’s Phil Spencer steps up as a diversity leader
Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft, spoke from the heart about diversity and being a leader in building a better culture...
5 global groups aim to unite the world through games
Five global organizations are coming together for the U Festival in Ethiopia to honor the World Interfaith Harmony Week, and one of the ways...
MIGS 2017: Brain dump reveals the worries and hopes of game developers
It’s below freezing in Montreal now, and I’m happy I’m not still there. But for the third year in a row, I enjoyed my...
Google launches Change the Game diversity initiative for women in mobile games
Google is launching its Change the Game program, a diversity initiative for starting a dialogue about women who play and make mobile games. It...