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Looking forward to speaking at another Japan Society event, this time during GDC Festival of games. Speaking with David B. Hoppe and Teppei Tsutsui on gaming. SVB Experience Center | 532 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104

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A German game dev runs for mayor -- for a second time | interview Marc Bosch is a game developer. And so we asked him why he's running for the office of mayor in his hometown of Neufahrn near Munich, Germany

A game dev moves into politics. gamesbeat.com/a-german-gam...

A few words (mostly about Uncharted 2) with lifetime achievement winner Evan Wells | interview Evan Wells avoided the limelight throughout his career, even though he was deeply involved in some of the most popular games of all time, such as the Uncharted series and The Last of Us.

A brief interview with Evan Wells. gamesbeat.com/a-few-words-...

How Disney uses 3D printing to make its theme park worlds come alive If you're going to a Disney theme park anytime soon, stop and take a look at the attention to detail in the props.

Disney is spending $60 billion on new experiences, including spending on 3D-printed custom props. gamesbeat.com/how-disney-u...

Not A Shark Company aims to deliver low-overhead marketing and comms for game companies Not A Shark Company announced it is a specialized fractional agency for the video game industry, with a focus on high-impact, low-overhead marketing and comms.

A fractional publisher with transparent margins. gamesbeat.com/not-a-shark-...

Xsolla expands to Vietnam and launches new suite of products | exclusive Xsolla, a game commerce company, announced a series of new product launches, market expansions and strategic initiatives for game devs.

Xsolla is bringing more products to developers and expanding to new markets. gamesbeat.com/xsolla-expan...

Xsolla expands to Vietnam and launches new suite of products | exclusive Xsolla, a game commerce company, announced a series of new product launches, market expansions and strategic initiatives for game devs.

Xsolla is bringing more products to developers and expanding to new markets. gamesbeat.com/xsolla-expan...

Jeff Minter documentary Heart of Neon will debut during GDC week Paul Docherty's Heart of Neon documentary film about game design wizard Jeff Minter will debut during GDC Festival of Gaming on March 11.

A film on the wonders of Jeff Minter, creator of games like Tempest 2000. gamesbeat.com/jeff-minter-...

How Brendan Greene wants you to find your way through the woods | exclusive interview There are probably a lot of metaphors for Brendan Greene's next game, where you start out lost in the woods.

My interview on emergent gameplay with Brendan Greene. gamesbeat.com/how-brendan-...

Minit Games raises $2M to build feed-based gaming discovery Minit Games, a startup focused on AI and feed-based gaming discovery, has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round.

Minit Games is using AI and feed-based discovery for games. gamesbeat.com/minit-games-...

AMD unveils Ryzen AI 400 Series processors for consumer and commercial PCs AMD announced the new Ryzen AI 400 Series and Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series processors for desktops and mobile PCs.

AMD is bringing more AI to consumer and commercial PCs. gamesbeat.com/amd-unveils-...

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Wear Elite platform and more at MWC Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Wear Elite Platform, a personal AI platform designed to unlock the next generation of wearables.

Qualcomm aims to improve AI glasses with Snapdragon Wear Elite. gamesbeat.com/qualcomm-unv...

Warzone gets Black Ops Royale free game on Avalon map on March 12 Activision is announcing Black Ops Royale, a new mode for Call of Duty: Warzone players based on the Avalon map and coming on March 12.

Call of Duty is getting back in the battle royale game. gamesbeat.com/warzone-gets...

How Brendan Greene wants you to find your way through the woods | exclusive interview There are probably a lot of metaphors for Brendan Greene's next game, where you start out lost in the woods.

My latest interview with Brendan Greene, PlayerUnknown. gamesbeat.com/how-brendan-...

How Brendan Greene wants you to find your way through the woods | exclusive interview There are probably a lot of metaphors for Brendan Greene's next game, where you start out lost in the woods.

My latest interview with Brendan Greene, PlayerUnknown. gamesbeat.com/how-brendan-...

The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored

Some of this is obvious. Too many eggs are in the Taiwan basket. But the depth of the details in this story are quite interesting. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/t...

We are podcasting now, of course about Xbox, and more. www.linkedin.com/events/74328...

Mellow launches support program for indie game studios Mellow, a contractor management platform has launched Indie Launchpad, a dedicated support program for indie game studios.

Mellow aims to help indie game studios. gamesbeat.com/mellow-launc...

Why Microsoft’s Xbox leadership choice was the logical one | Caroline Stokes op-ed The retirement of Phil Spencer at Xbox is start of a new era. We are rarely ready for these kinds of transitions.

Our op-ed post from Caroline Stokes on the Microsoft Xbox leadership transition. gamesbeat.com/why-microsof...

Roblox game maker Gamefam names Ricardo Briceno as new CEO Gamefam announced today that founding CEO Joe Ferencz is moving to a new role and exec Ricardo Briceno is the new CEO.

After seven years, Joe Ferencz turns the CEO job over to Ricardo Briceno. breceno gamesbeat.com/roblox-game-...

Mattel takes Uno to Fortnite and Roblox in league with creators Mattel Digital Studios says you can skip this. It is launching its first Uno experiences on Fortnite and Roblox, inspired by the card game.

Mattel is going to where the kids are, with digital games. gamesbeat.com/mattel-takes...

Exceptional Minds launches game arts program for neurodiverse students this fall | exclusive Exceptional Minds, a nonprofit creative arts academy and studio dedicated to preparing young adults on the autism spectrum for careers in the digital arts, is announcing the launch of its Game Arts Pr...

A new program for neurodiverse game artists. gamesbeat.com/exceptional-...

After 4 years of war, Ukraine will show up at GDC with 10 games to see | exclusive Ukraine has suffered through four years of war with Russia, but it is still making games. And the Ukrainian Games initiative will host its...

Ukraine soldiers on in gaming after 4 years of war. gamesbeat.com/after-4-year...

I am certain we are at the 'agentic AI' inflection point | Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said during Nvidia's analyst call on Wednesday that he was pretty convinced the AI industry crossed an inflection point with agentic AI.

More of Jensen's AI thoughts. on GB Max gamesbeat.com/i-am-certain...

Nvidia's comments on supplies for gaming chips: tight for a couple of quarters In an analyst call today, Nvidia chief financial officer Colette Kress answered a question about the tight supplies of graphics chips and graphics cards...

Couple of more rough quarters for gaming hardware. gamesbeat.com/nvidias-comm...

For the new Xbox CEO, listening is good | Peter Moore interview Microsoft made a much-discussed move last week to appoint a 36-year-old non-game executive, Asha Sharma, to be the new head of Xbox. It sounded...

I had a good chat with Peter Moore about the Xbox transition and his advice. gamesbeat.com/for-the-new-...

Spellcasters Chronicles 3V3 Action-Strategy, by Quantic Dream

Quantic Dream’s free-to-play 3v3 action strategy title, Spellcasters Chronicles, is now live in Early Access on Steam, kicking off an open Workshop where players can help shape the game’s development. www.spellcasterschronicles.com/en-US

Nvidia's comments on supplies for gaming chips: tight for a couple of quarters In an analyst call today, Nvidia chief financial officer Colette Kress answered a question about the tight supplies of graphics chips and graphics cards...

Nvidia's gaming graphics chip production will be tight for a couple of more quarters, CFO says. gamesbeat.com/nvidias-comm...

Why the game industry can grow but the benefits don't go to Western game developers and publishers: A last, telling slide from Matthew Ball.

Why the game industry can grow but the benefits don't go to Western game developers and publishers: A last, telling slide from Matthew Ball.