The DeanBeat: President Trump — guns are the problem, not games
President Donald Trump is looking for distractions and scapegoats. Instead of taking on gun ownership, he has asked whether violent video games might be...
Former White House digital media adviser Mark DeLoura wins Ambassador Award
Mark DeLoura, the former digital media adviser at the Obama White House, won one of the game industry’s highest honors tonight: the Ambassador Award....
Game Developers Conference will honor Prince of Persia creator and ex-White House game adviser
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) will honor two game industry leaders at its 17th annual Game Developers Choice Awards: Jordan Mechner, the creator of...
Former White House games adviser joins board of Games for Change
Games for Change, a nonprofit group advocating video games for social impact, has announced three new board members, including Mark DeLoura, a former senior...
What was a game guy doing in the White House?
Mark DeLoura tried to find the intersection of games and education.
The DeanBeat: The powers that be show how Washington D.C. views the game business
The White House advisor on games and the game industry's top lobbyist view gaming in very different ways.
The president’s ‘gaming guy’ tells us that educational games fascinate Obama
You may find it hard to believe that the leader of the free world has much time for video games. But the President's senior advisor, Mark DeLoura, says Barack Obama has taken a personal interest.
GamesBeat speaker spotlight: Why the White House is interested in games
Mark DeLoura will discuss the White House's interest in everything from learning tech to violent game discussions.
Report: THQ cutting 170+ staff, including VP of technology
[Update: THQ confirmed in a filing that it is cutting 240 jobs.] Game publisher and developer THQ is set to announce their financials on...