E3 picks virtual-event exhibitors Square Enix, Sega, Bandai Namco, and Gearbox
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has picked up more virtual-event exhibitors: Square Enix, Sega, Bandai Namco, and Gearbox are joining the event. E3 will...
STEAM education is critical to opening up new opportunities across the game industry
While many now understand that science, technology, engineering, art, and math education, or STEAM, is important to the success of the video game industry,...
GamesBeat Summit 2021: Growing the next generation — Our leader-packed agenda
GamesBeat Summit 2021 is a digital online-only event taking place on April 28 and April 29 as our third virtual conference in a year....
E3 will take place virtually June 12 to June 15 — for free
E3 lives on, in digital form at least. The Entertainment Software Association confirmed today that the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will take place in...
Entertainment Software Association donates $1 million to support Black Girls Code
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and its philanthropic arm, the ESA Foundation, are supporting Black Girls Code with $1 million for education and mentoring...
The DeanBeat: Our 360-degree view of the metaverse ecosystem
I’m very proud that we were able to create an original event around the metaverse this week and that it received good attention in...
ESA CEO: Why diversity matters for the metaverse
When it comes to diversity, the metaverse will represent a huge opportunity to amplify diverse voices and creators. That’s the view of Stanley Pierre-Louis,...
ESA: Games directly contributed $40.9 billion to U.S. economy and employed 143,045 people in 2019
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has released a new economic impact report today for the U.S. video game industry that says gaming directly generated...
ESA CEO: 64% of U.S. adults are gamers, 41% of players are women, older people are playing more
Sixty-four percent of American adults, or 214.4 million people, play video games, according to a report by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents...
The DeanBeat: Digital gaming events aren’t easy, but they may be the future
Next week marks our first-ever digital game conference, GamesBeat Summit Digital. We pivoted about eight weeks ago from our physical event in Los Angeles...