The road to game industry diversity: Building on Phil Spencer’s 5 steps from DICE
As a 25 year-plus veteran of the game industry, I’ve seen all too closely the danger that arises from a lack of women in...
The DeanBeat: Microsoft’s Phil Spencer steps up as a diversity leader
Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft, spoke from the heart about diversity and being a leader in building a better culture...
The DeanBeat: Publisher shakeups, Overwatch League debut, and crypto madness — gaming’s crazy week
It was another momentous week for games as I traveled to Disneyland for the Casual Connect USA 2018 event, which drew 1,400 attendees to...
Why Microsoft knows it needs to beef up its Xbox leadership
Microsoft announced today that Phil Spencer has appointed a new boss of games to handle the role that the executive had previously handled as...
Minecraft boss is now in charge of all Xbox game efforts
Microsoft has promoted Matt Booty, a leader in the Minecraft games business, as corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, making him one of the...
Xbox chief Phil Spencer promoted to Microsoft leadership group
Microsoft has promoted Xbox chief Phil Spencer to executive vice president of gaming at the company, elevating him to a position on its senior...
Crackdown 3 delay means Microsoft has just one big new game this holiday
The next Crackdown will not hit PC and Xbox One until 2018. Microsoft has delayed its open-world action shooter to next year to ensure...
Sea of Thieves should go into Early Access on PC and Xbox One right now
If you’ve paid close attention to the language coming out of major gaming publishers recently, you’ve probably heard buzzwords like “games-as-a-service” (GaaS) or simply...
Why Xbox Live is the focus of Microsoft’s gaming business
If it seems like Microsoft is de-emphasizing the importance of owning an Xbox console to play its games, that’s because the company cares way...
GameStop stock price tanks after Microsoft announces new digital-gaming service
Microsoft announced today that it is introducing a new premium membership program for Xbox One that will give players instant access to scores of...