Convergence of ‘Candy Crush Moms’ and traditional players will double game industry profits
SAN FRANCISCO — That lady standing in line at the store playing Candy Crush Saga on her phone is going to be a bigger...
Glu Mobile CEO explains why celebrities are better than film brands for mobile games
SAN FRANCISCO — Mobile games love to attach themselves to film brands, but celebrities may be the better bet. Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo De...
Gambling and fantasy are the ‘biggest esports investment opportunities’
SAN FRANCISCO — Esports is a growing market that’s marching toward $1 billion in revenue, but some of the top investors in the space...
Watch the GamesBeat 2015 conference right here on Twitch [update]
Update 8:52 a.m.: Jonathan Simpson-Bint from Twitch had to drop out. Greg Vederman, Twitch’s director of custom solutions, is taking his place. We’re going live!...
The landscape of VR is complicated — with 234 companies valued at $13B
Virtual reality has drawn a huge amount of investment in the past few years, generating about $13 billion in value, according to a new...
Here’s our final roster of 116 speakers for GamesBeat 2015
It’s just about here. Our GamesBeat 2015 conference takes place on Monday and Tuesday. We’ve lined up the royalty of the game industry for...
Introducing our GamesBeat Online schedule
We’re going to keep our Twitch livestream going during break times at our GamesBeat 2015 event on Monday and Tuesday. Gordon Bellamy, visiting scholar...
GamesBeat 2015 speaker Chris Heatherly on how Disney leverages its IP with games
Chris Heatherly, Disney Mobile Games' senior vice president and general manager, recently spoke with GamesBeat on how the House of Mouse uses games to give its fans personal interactions with its IP.
Kristian Segerstrale highlights e-sports’ touch-based future at GamesBeat 2015
Kristian Segerstrale, COO and executive director at Super Evil MegaCorp, sees a mighty future for e-sports on the smallest screens.
The DeanBeat: How technology is advancing the cause of women in video games
I did something quite fun the other day that I haven’t done in decades. In fact, I have never done it. I played EA Sports...