Gaming has the opportunity to re-invent itself beyond GamerGate with web3. Here’s how.
Presented by Spectrum Labs Online gaming has always suffered a bad rap in some circles. Some of the criticism is well deserved but not...
Sexual abuse allegations rock the game industry again
The game industry reached a new boiling point this week as more than 200 people made allegations of sexual assault, rape, and harassment. They took...
Content moderation in challenging times
Presented by Two Hat Security Player behavior can make or break your game and fostering positive behaviors within a gaming community is an essential...
The video game industry must stand up against the right’s bad-faith attacks
The video game industry took two hits on Wednesday, in the aftermath of the double shootings across the weekend. ESPN, which had been planning...
The DeanBeat: ArenaNet’s disaster sends shock waves into gaming
I was on vacation last week, hanging out with my extended family and playing a few games on my aging iPhone 6, my Nintendo...
Game Boss interview: Zoe Quinn’s Crash Override Network fights online abuse
As we noted in part one of our interview, Zoe Quinn endured an appalling amount of Internet hatred related to the Gamergate controversy. In response, she...
Game Boss interview: How Zoe Quinn survived Gamergate and lived to fight Internet hate
In August 2014, Zoe Quinn found herself under the Eye of Sauron. The reference to J.R.R. Tolkien’s evil character with a searing, burning eye...
The DeanBeat: Our growing piles of video game shame
My Cuphead social storm lasted about eight days. During that time, gamers near and far criticized me for playing a demo of the upcoming...
Inside one developer’s quest to make gaming a better place for women
Men dominate the video game industry, as they have for most of its history. But perhaps as a result of the perpetual spotlight that...
Esports’ future is female
The esports industry is one of the fastest growing segments in sports and entertainment, on pace to generate as much as $5 billion in...