How Midwest Games is rewriting the publishing playbook | GamesBeat Summit 2026 recap
This session recap from the GamesBeat Summit 2026 focuses on how Midwest Games is approaching publishing differently.
How Hollywood learned to speak the language of games | GamesBeat Summit recap
The relationship between games, film, and TV has never been more important than now, becoming an increasingly important driver of growth.
How a ‘server slam’ helped ARC Raiders dominate Twitch ahead of its launch | GamesBeat Summit recap
To make last year’s release of ARC Raiders a success, Embark Studios teamed up with Twitch to saturate the platform with the extraction shooter...
From a pillar model to a cohesive approach: Why Riot Games merged publishing and esports
Riot Games views esports as its core connective tissue. Over the past two years, the company has significantly overhauled its internal structure to better align...
How 2K’s Borderlands 4 creator program was designed to build advocacy relationships
As game makers look to enlist creators to promote and market their new releases, creator programs have become an important source of value for...
GamesBeat Summit 24: USC Games’ Jim Huntley on fledging game devs
”I care about your portfolio, not your GPA,” was the line that set the tone at Jim Huntley’s fireside chat with me at GamesBeat...
Insights from Xsolla president on the latest game industry stats
Predicting game industry trends, both the macro and micro, takes more than gut instincts and guesswork. Long-time industry veteran and President of Xsolla, Chris...
Figuring out the metaverse’s purpose
Here’s an interesting question. Did the crypto bubble inadvertently strangle the metaverse in the crib? TerraZero’s Brandon F. Johnson and Ryan Kieffer took to...
It’s still a good time for investments in games
David Higley, Shan Shan, Lia Zhang and Frankie Zhu joined the GamesBeat Summit to talk about investments, mergers and acquisitions in the games industry....
Mixed reality is exploring new horizons
Beatshapers’ Alexey Menshikov took a few minutes at the GamesBeat Summit to talk about mixed reality technology, past and future. Mixed reality technology is...