The DeanBeat: The outlook for online game events in 2021
I’m writing this on a Thursday night while participating in a panel in Clubhouse, the social audio chat platform that has grown quickly to...
GDC spreads out its events from March to July
The Game Developers Conference will spread its events out this year, with some taking place in March as expected and its larger conference taking...
GDC Summer offers 112 virtual sessions for 7,500 attendees
The Game Developers Conference got derailed as a physical event in March because of the pandemic, but the virtual version will happen over the...
GDC: Pandemic is clobbering indie game devs and freelancers
Small game development studios and freelancers are having a tough time coping with the pandemic, even though the video game industry hasn’t been hit...
GDC goes all-digital for its rescheduled August event
The Game Developers Conference has decided that GDC Summer will now be an all-digital event, getting rid of the physical side of the rescheduled...
As E3’s online event dies, others step in with digital events for gaming
The game industry’s biggest physical events have been evaporating because of the pandemic, and now it’s scrambling for solutions to fill that breach. The...
Steam Game Festival returns to highlight 40 upcoming projects
Valve is kicking off the Steam Game Festival: Spring Edition tomorrow. This event gives studios a chance to show off their in-progress projects through...
E3 2020 cancellation: Game industry reacts to physical vs. digital marketing
The Entertainment Software Association announced today that the coronavirus forced it to cancel the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the big game trade that takes place (well,...
Gamedev.world will raise money to provide relief for developers affected by GDC postponement
Gamedev.world, a nonprofit group dedicated to creating online events for game developers, has announced that it will raise money for indie game developers affected...
GDC ‘postponed’ as multiple participants pull out over coronavirus fears
Organizers are pulling the plug on the 2020 Games Developer Conference for now. Fears related to the spread of coronavirus have led multiple major...