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GDC Luminaries AI panel answers questions from game devs | full session
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (1426+ words) The Luminaries event within the Game Developers Conference featured an AI panel at the Yerba Buena Theater in San Francisco. What was interesting about the session was that the panel of experts only answered questions submitted by the audience, which…...
Discussing the balance of power in gaming | GamesBeat Crossfire recap
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (201+ words) Alexander Lee is GamesBeat's lead news writer. Before joining GamesBeat, he spent four years as a senior reporter at Digiday, where his coverage of gaming, esports and the world of content creators resulted in a nomination for Journalist of the…...
Roblox unveils Jumpstart and incubator programs to help creators expand possibilities | exclusive
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (188+ words) Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for…...
ProbablyMonsters expands leadership team and shows off Nekome: Nazi Hunter gameplay
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (195+ words) Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for…...
Don Daglow and Rebecca Heineman to be honored at Game Developers Choice Awards
1+ week, 1+ day ago (376+ words) The 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) announced its major award winners to celebrate next week at the GDC Festival of Gaming. Don Daglow will get the Lifetime Achievement Award for designing, programming or producing more than 100 games over the…...
How ReadyM brings community-driven multiplayer to single-player games | exclusive
1+ week, 2+ day ago (200+ words) Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for…...
ThinkingData: turning game analytics, AI, and LiveOps into sustainable growth
1+ week, 4+ day ago (202+ words) This new GamesBeat webinar by ThinkingData brings together experienced practitioners from across to talk about how a unified player data foundation that connects analytics, LiveOps, and decision-making in real time are transforming the way games grow and thrive. The discussion…...
Mattel takes Uno to Fortnite and Roblox in league with creators
2+ week, 2+ day ago (193+ words) Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for…...
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree offers replayability on Switch
2+ week, 3+ day ago (193+ words) Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for…...
How stepping away from esports helped SoaR Gaming outlast the competition
2+ week, 3+ day ago (196+ words) Alexander Lee is GamesBeat's lead news writer. Before joining GamesBeat, he spent four years as a senior reporter at Digiday, where his coverage of gaming, esports and the world of content creators resulted in a nomination for Journalist of the…...