Mike Pondsmith on Cyberpunk’s journey from paper to prominence
If there’s one lesson Mike Pondsmith can teach, it’s that creators need to bring authenticity to everything. The Cyberpunk creator and Incredible Dream’s Jane...
Exploring the potential of generative AI in games
Beamable’s Jon Radoff, Inworld AI’s Kylan Gibbs, Berkeley Synthetic’s Matt White and Hidden Door’s Hilary Mason sat down at the GamesBeat Summit to talk...
Xsolla in conversation at GamesBeat Summit 2023: New monetization models, direct-to-consumer and other trends
Presented by Xsolla Time might not feel real these days, but somehow it just keeps marching on: This May 22nd marks the fifteenth anniversary...
The Esports Winter is coming. Diversify to survive
The esports winter is coming. Like many ad-supported businesses, esports organizations are preparing for the worst. Our GamesBeat Summit Next 2022 panel Navigating the...
Gen Z and the democracy of design
Developing games today is a lot different than developing them 20 years ago. The sheer amount of access to your gaming audience, and the...
Starting diversity efforts for gaming during college
The games industry has a skills problem. More precisely, it has a retention problem. It’s hard for companies to hang on to talent. Crunch,...
The conflict in Ukraine: Impact on the gaming industry
“Games are a cultural force,” says Kate Edwards in her closing remarks on this panel on the geopolitical dynamics of games. In the last...
Josef Fares doesn’t think games need to be fun to succeed
Josef Fares has an interesting take on how to make a successful game. The film director turned game designer has several games under his...
Jenova Chen: How to foster positive human connections
Jenova Chen is a deft hand at keeping interactions civil. People engaging in toxic behaviors on the Internet is a problem as old as...
European publishers are eyeing Turkey for its game-dev talent
Much like witnessing a sunrise from a camp site in the Big Sur or that crisp feeling of trying on a Saint Laurent suit...