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...
The DeanBeat: The coronavirus knocks down the dominoes of the GDC
The dominoes tipped over for the Game Developers Conference in the past week, as fears of the coronavirus (COVID-19) prompted more big game companies...
Electronic Arts pulls out of GDC over coronavirus concerns
Electronic Arts is not going to officially participate in the Games Developers Conference in San Francisco in March. The massive publisher told staff on...
The DeanBeat: Two gaming shows undergo big changes
I attended the Dice Summit this week, culminating in an awards show last night that is often compared to the Oscars of games, and...
GDC survey: Game devs favor unionization, PC, and next-gen consoles
Game developers favor the unionization of their industry. They consider the PC to be the best platform to develop games for. And they are...
Google Stadia has promise — if it can resolve these 3 questions
At the Game Developers Conference 2019 this week, Google stole the show by announcing Stadia, its on-demand streaming service for video games. Set to...