GamesBeat Summit Next’s agenda is full of ways to level up gaming
We packed a lot of inspiring speakers and sessions into our GamesBeat Summit Next event coming on November 9-10. This post gives you a...
Jens Hilgers interview — Why Bitkraft created its $75M token fund for blockchain/crypto games
Bitkraft Ventures raised a $75 million token fund last week to invest in blockchain gaming and digital entertainment investments. The company did so even...
Fortnite champion Bugha is Hollister’s chief gaming scout
Abercrombie & Fitch today announced it’s appointed Fortnite extraordinaire Bugha to the role of Hollister’s chief gaming scout. Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf will head a...
The DeanBeat: The State Department’s gaming man wants more citizen diplomats
Josh Shen is one of the only people in the federal government whose job has a lot to do with video games. He’s a...
Esports drives user engagement — and revenue — for free-to-play games
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the video game industry experienced a critical inflection point, although it went largely overlooked. Most of the media coverage focused...
The democratization of esports: How any size developer can reap the benefits (VB Live)
Presented by Xsolla Right now, esports has a 495 million-strong global audience. In this VB Live event, you’ll learn how to leverage the opportunity...
Why any developer can — and should — join the esports boom (VB Live)
Presented by Xsolla The global esports audience is 495 million strong and growing. And it’s surprisingly easy for developers and publishers to add tournaments,...
Sony acquires fighting game tournament Evo
Sony announced today that it and a new venture called RTS have acquired Evo, the annual fighting game tournament. Evo started in 1996 and...
Activision Blizzard lays off about 50 in its esports division
Activision Blizzard has let go of about 50 employees in its esports division, as the Sports Business Journal first reported. The publisher blames the...
Newzoo: Game livestreaming should grow 10% to 728.8M viewers this year
Game livestreaming will grow 10% in 2021 to 728.8 million viewers, according to a report by game and esports data firm Newzoo. Newzoo also...