Gaming luminaries explore industry’s struggles and how its best days are still ahead Posted byby GamesBeat March 17, 2025 42 min The challenging state of the game industry has triggered a lot of conversations, and on the eve of the Game Developers Conference, we assembled... Continue Reading 42 min
Web3 game startup GFAL raises $3.3M from Supercell and Mitch Lasky Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 29, 2024 8 min Web3 game startup GFAL has raised $3.2 million in a seed funding round from investors including Supercell and Mitch Lasky among others. Barcelona-based GFAL... Continue Reading 8 min
Odyssey Interactive scores $19M for Omega Strikers launch Posted byby Jordan Fragen October 21, 2022 1 min Odyssey Interactive — an indie game development studio founded by ex-Riot Games development leads — has raised $19 million in a series A round.... Continue Reading 1 min
Singularity 6 raises $30M as it readies launch of its peaceful MMO Palia Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 1, 2021 4 min Singularity 6 is making a peaceful massively multiplayer online game called Palia, and it has raised $30 million in funding to get it done.... Continue Reading 4 min
GamesBeat Summit speakers: Randy Pitchford, Shannon Loftis, and Mitch Lasky Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 7, 2020 5 min GamesBeat Summit 2020 will focus on the latest trends in the gaming ecosystem, and today we’re introducing a trio of speakers who are known... Continue Reading 5 min
Gaming has gone mainstream, but it still has room to grow Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 10, 2018 26 min The global games market is expected to grow from $137.9 billion in 2018 to more than $180.1 billion in 2021, according to market researcher Newzoo.... Continue Reading 26 min
The DeanBeat: Tearing down barriers to games and building them back up Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 26, 2014 6 min In this new era of gaming, the barriers to success have changed. Continue Reading 6 min
Introducing our first speakers for GamesBeat 2014: Total World Domination Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 14, 2014 3 min The first 50 ticket buyers will get a $400 discount. Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: Zynga’s new strategy reveals the agony and the ecstasy of mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 31, 2014 4 min Zynga's latest deals illustrate that some people make the game business look easy, and some make it look hard. Continue Reading 4 min
An interview with Jenova Chen: How Journey’s creator went bankrupt and won game of the year Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 8, 2013 15 min The game became the bestselling PlayStation Network game of all time, but the team fragmented after it was done. Continue Reading 15 min