Emptyvessel expands Defect game with $11M raised to date Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 3, 2025 3 min Independent games studio Emptyvessel announced it has raised $11 million to date, including its earlier seed round and latest Series A round. The game’s debut trailer... Continue Reading 3 min
Jeonghee “JJ” Jin aims to build the Americas at NCSoft as she did at Pearl Abyss Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2025 5 min Jeonghee “JJ” Jin spent a lot of time growing the business of Pearl Abyss in the Americas, as she headed Pearl Abyss America for... Continue Reading 5 min
Black Desert publisher Pearl Abyss doubles down on Western expansion Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 3, 2021 2 min Pearl Abyss, the South Korean game company that created Black Desert, hasn’t been shy about expanding in the West. The company made a big... Continue Reading 2 min
GamesBeat Summit 2018 lightning talks: From making games in Pakistan to building communities Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 22, 2018 1 min Our recent GamesBeat Summit 2018 event featured an eclectic mix of lightning round talks, where our speakers were challenged to give a speech about... Continue Reading 1 min