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.

Nvidia has another earnings blowout for Q4 with revenues of $68.1B, up 73% Thanks to the AI boom, Nvidia reported stellar results for its fourth fiscal quarter today, with revenues topping expectations.

Nvidia earnings are big again. gamesbeat.com/nvidia-has-a...

Game On documentary about Brenda Romero nears Kickstarter goal Filmmaker Theresa Loong has launched a Kickstarter to raise funds to finish her documentary about Brenda Romero, the visionary game designer.

This Kickstarter will push the Game On documentary about Brenda Romero forward. gamesbeat.com/game-on-docu...

Cartwheel claims AI can make 3D animation tasks as much as 100x faster Cartwheel is an AI animation platform with the mission of improving the process of making 3D animated sequences in games, movies, social media and ads.

Big changes on the horizon for 3D animation. gamesbeat.com/cartwheels-a...

Quill launches sovereign 'chief of staff agent' and raises $6.5M Quill today announced $6.5 million in seed funding and the launch of Quilliam, a sovereign Chief of AI Staff agent for modern professionals.

There's a new AI agent in town. gamesbeat.com/quill-launch...

Esports Nations Cup adds PUBG Mobile to 2026 lineup The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) announced PUBG Mobile will be part of the inaugural Esports Nations Cup 2026.

PUBG Mobile joins the Olympics-style lineup. gamesbeat.com/esports-nati...

Ex-Microsoft games leader not worried new Xbox CEO has no games experience | Ed Fries interview After Microsoft approved Xbox, it was up to Ed Fries, former head of Microsoft Game Studios, to build the games for it. We get his take on the new Xbox CEO.

Ed Fries weighs in on the new Xbox changes, saying Asha Sharma and Matt Booty are not so different from the original leadership. gamesbeat.com/ex-microsoft...

Apple Will Start Building Mac Minis In Houston Later This Year Last year the company announced a $600 million investment in the U.S. in a bid to expand local manufacturing and stave off tariff threats.

Last year the company announced a $600 million investment in the U.S. in a bid to expand local manufacturing and stave off tariff threats.

"It's so hard to do... but when it works, there's nothing else that can do that." Seamus Blackley talking to Dean Takahashi for GamesBeat

I know the "Microsoft is sunsetting Xbox" line got the headlines, but for my money the most important part of the Q+A w/ @seamus.bsky.social by @deantak.bsky.social is this, about the impossibility of videogames (and why they remain so compelling)

gamesbeat.com/what-an-xbox...

Power Protocol raises $3M for Web3 token economy Power Protocol, a blockchain infrastructure platform for gaming and digital entertainment, raised $3 million in investment.

Bitkraft is still investing in Web3 gaming. gamesbeat.com/power-protoc...

Giant raises $8M to build interactive storytelling for kids | exclusive Giant, an interactive storytelling platform built around children as creators, today announced it has raised an $8 million seed round funding.

Giant is using AI for interactive storytelling for kids. gamesbeat.com/giant-raises...

Saga and Etermax bring Trivia Crack's Willy to life as an AI character agent | exclusive Saga, the hyperscaling platform for AI, and Etermax, the studio behind Trivia Crack, the No. 1 trivia game on mobile with 150 million annual...

Trivia Crack will launch an AI agent character for its mascot Willy. gamesbeat.com/saga-and-ete...

CYGMA will represent the 300-plus game studios in Cyprus CYGMA, the Cyprus Game Developers Association, has been established to represent the country's game developer industry.

Cyprus, with more than 300 game companies, has formed its own game developers group. gamesbeat.com/cygma-will-r...

How the creators of Mexican Ninja are translating Latin American culture into video game chaos Developed by a team based in Mexico and Colombia, Amber Studios' "Mexican Ninja" is deeply infused with the vibes of Latin American culture.

New story on Mexican Ninja from Alex Lee. gamesbeat.com/how-the-crea...

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