GamesBeat 2016: Riot North America on community, uLoL and making League of Legends last forever
Sean Haran of Riot Games. League of Legends launched in 2009, but the multiplayer online battle arena game has never been more popular. SuperData...
Announcing the winners of the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest
To showcase innovation and shed a light on new and upcoming games, GamesBeat ran a Games Developer Showcase competition for GamesBeat 2016 that we kicked...
Here’s our agenda for GamesBeat 2016: The Platform Awakens — with 93 speakers
I’ve worked for months to recruit, and sometimes re-recruit, 93 speakers for GamesBeat 2016, our game conference that runs August 1-3 at the beautiful...
Exploring the brave new world of game influencers at GamesBeat 2016
Traditional media has been bypassed. A new cadre of influencers from YouTube, Twitch, and even esports teams are providing a new channels to reach...
GamesBeat 2016 explores how to make games accessible, the Blizzard way
When it comes to making mass market games, few companies succeed like Blizzard Entertainment. The division of Activision Blizzard released its Overwatch first-person shooter...
GamesBeat 2016 panel delves into balancing monetization and retention
Everybody wants to make money with free-to-play games, but they don’t want to turn up the monetization so high that it turns off loyal...
GamesBeat 2016 panel: Will the VR VCs make it rain?
I’m delighted to announce our newest panel for AR/VR Day at GamesBeat 2016. We have a panel of active investors who are looking at deals for augmented reality and virtual reality games. You can register for the event here. Check out the new agenda here.
The DeanBeat: A report from the stormy seas of gaming at Casual Connect
Every year, I enjoy going to the Casual Connect USA conference in San Francisco. It’s a place to listen to talks, roam the hallways, gossip...
GamesBeat 2016 panel to explore how to make the next Pokémon Go augmented reality game
I’m delighted to announce our newest panel for AR/VR Day at GamesBeat 2016. We have an eclectic collection of speaker who can talk about how to make...
GamesBeat 2016 will take on opportunities in esports
Esports is one of the fastest-growing segments of the gaming industry, and we’ve put together a panel of experts to talk about it at GamesBeat...