Mobile developer Nifty Games brings big sports content to small screens
With a few exceptions, sports gaming has been the playground of the giants. With companies like 2K and Electronic Arts dominating the video game...
From pro to amateur, three new paths to game monetization
Monetization in gaming is growing beyond the professional, full-time gamers and streamers who can cash in on their fast-twitch muscles and being shared with...
Game makers need to keep up with cheaters
As soon as games became competitive, cheating became a problem. It’s an issue that the industry faces in an endless battle, and rampant cheating...
Blockchain gaming’s true promise: Attracting the attention of the IRS
In the last few weeks, multiple major gaming publishers indicated that they are investigating blockchain gaming and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Companies like Ubisoft, Electronic...
Diversity in game development also means diversity of thought
Diversity in gaming is a topic that raises multiple questions, many of them without easy answers. One of those questions is: How does a...
Live action might have a greater part of the future of video game stories
As video game stories become deeper, more engaging, and more cinematic, some game developers think they’ve found a way to immerse players further into...
Creating $Meta — How the Metaverse ETF thinkers picked stocks so you can invest in the metaverse
The metaverse feels like it could be years away from reaching its full fruition, but a group of visionaries think of it as the...
How the concerns of gamers change depending on where they live
Gamers in North America seem to focus on the same handful of concerns. For example, they constantly ask publishers if certain upcoming games will...
Overcoming the resistance to blockchain games
Valve stirred the hornet’s nest around blockchain games when it announced a ban on games with nonfungible tokens (NFTs). We discussed the controversy around...
GamesBeat Summit Next: The revenge of the nerds
We’re kicking off our GamesBeat Summit Next event today with a speech from yours truly. This extended version of the talk introduces the ideas...