Games for Change unveils 2022 video game and XR award winners
Dot’s Home won Game of the Year and Best Narrative winner at the 2022 Games for Change Awards. With thousands of votes, BeatNic Boulevard...
Games for Change unveils social impact G4C Award finalists
Games for Change, the nonprofit focused on the power of games as drivers of social impact, has announced the finalists for its annual G4C...
On the morning you wake (to the end of the world)
Back in 2018, during the height of Donald Trump’s tensions with North Korea, someone mistakenly woke the people of Hawaii by activating an alarm...
The tectonic shifts in player behavior and more, at the GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit
The absolute bonkers boom in the gaming industry is old news at this point, though the numbers are still stunning. The industry was worth...
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...
How Mark Barlet created a movement with AbleGamers
Mark Barlet has 25 years of hands-on experience in the tech and assistive technology field. An injured veteran who left the Air Force in...
How XR can be a vital tool for improving mental health
The power of mixed reality (XR) goes beyond just immersive games. Doctors, psychologists, and researchers are quickly finding out that XR’s greatest impact could...
ESA CEO: 64% of U.S. adults are gamers, 41% of players are women, older people are playing more
Sixty-four percent of American adults, or 214.4 million people, play video games, according to a report by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents...
Games for Change honors Gordon Bellamy of USC Games and Gay Gaming Professionals
Games For Change is honoring educator Gordon Bellamy with its prestigious Vanguard Award for his role as a game industry leader and LGBTQ+ champion....
Games for Change unveils sessions on mental health, diversity, and COVID-19
Games for Change is responding to the times and launching programming at its upcoming event that will tackle subjects such as offering mental health...