‘The next billion-dollar Roblox company is probably in this room’: Inside the first-ever UGCon
For two days last week, a Topgolf in Las Vegas was the center of the user-generated content universe. On May 21 and 22, 230...
Minecraft creators want Roblox-style brand deals — and see Xbox’s new chief strategy officer as an opening
The Minecraft creator community is buzzing with excitement about Xbox’s new chief strategy officer Matthew Ball. Ball, who previously worked as an independent industry...
InPVP acquires Feather Client, rebrands as Dawn | exclusive
Feather Client is under new management. Today, May 21, the minecraft server operator InPVP announced its acquisition of Feather Client, a prominent third-party Minecraft...
Why New York City is betting big on games with its second annual Video Game Festival
After a successful test run last year, the NYC Video Game Festival is back in an expanded form this year. The NYC Video Game...
Minecraft creators want to do more brand integrations in 2026
As brands and advertisers warm up to virtual worlds, Minecraft creators are feeling left out. In recent years, brands have become an increasingly integral...
HYTOPIA’s post-Minecraft pivot aims to give UGC developers more control
When Mojang banned NFT projects from the Minecraft ecosystem in 2022, many blockchain-enabled server communities died overnight. For Max Holmes and Braydon Batungbacal, co-founders...
GamesBeat Next 2025: Dean Takahashi’s opening speech
Gaming is like the Force from Star Wars. It’s everywhere in our culture, and it’s becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives. It’s big business,...
Minecraft Live unveils The Copper Age, Mounts of Mayhem, Friendly Fishing, and more
Mojang used its annual Minecraft Live showcase to announce a flood of new content coming soon. The stream revealed that The Copper Age update...
GuardianGamer boosts child safety in digital playgrounds like Minecraft and Roblox | The DeanBeat
GuardianGamer has a solution for worried parents who want to support their kids’ social gaming activity while ensuring safety in digital playgrounds like Minecraft...
Minecraft adds two new game drops and more movie details
Minecraft announced details for the next two game drops, Spring to Life and the next vanilla game drop, a visual upgrade called Vibrant Visuals....