Start your networking engines: 3 new speakers announced for GamesBeat Summit 2019
One of my favorite parts of GamesBeat Summit is the connections attendees make, and the speakers we’re announcing today are some of the best people...
Red Dead Redemption 2 could hit 20 million in sales — and turn a profit — by December
Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 sold through more than $725 million worth in its first three days of sales....
Game biz analyst Michael Pachter takes on E3, esports madness, and cloud gaming
Michael Pachter, currently at Wedbush Securities, has been an analyst on video games for decades, and he is never shy about sharing his opinions...
Overwatch League announcement brings hype and skepticism alike
The first major Overwatch League announcement since its introduction at Blizzcon last year came last week, when Blizzard finally introduced the first seven Overwatch...
The DeanBeat: The game industry reacts to Trump’s triumph
Donald Trump has many targets for change, but he hasn’t drawn his cross hairs on the video game industry yet. In fact, it’s hard...
Analyst Michael Pachter: Ubiquitous multiplayer is gaming’s future
When Michael Pachter peeked into his crystal ball, he saw that the future of the industry lies in cross-platform multiplayer. And for console players who pay...
Veteran game analyst Michael Pachter will speak at GamesBeat 2016
Our next speaker for our GamesBeat 2016 event is Michael Pachter, the managing director of equity research at Wedbush Securities. Pachter has more than 20 years of...
Analysts and investors react well to Zynga’s new CEO Frank Gibeau
Zynga’s stock price rose 4 percent to $2.25 a share in the first full day of trading on Wall Street after the company announced...
Convergence of ‘Candy Crush Moms’ and traditional players will double game industry profits
SAN FRANCISCO — That lady standing in line at the store playing Candy Crush Saga on her phone is going to be a bigger...
Analyst Michael Pachter predicts a slow death for consoles, but he’s bullish on games
Michael Pachter predicts that the consoles will die, but it will be a very slow death over the coming years. Speaking at the Cloud...