All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Electronic Arts reported its earnings today, and the company revealed that it is very happy with the success of some of its recent releases. In particular, the updated Mass Effect: Legendary Edition was a major launch for the […]
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Sensorium demos AI-driven avatars as latest virtual beings
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Sensorium Galaxy is an upcoming virtual world that will blend human and AI characters so that humans can have unscripted conversations with virtual beings. And it’s showing off some of those AI characters now. I had a conversation […]
Activision Blizzard promises change while dodging employee demands
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. During today’s investor call, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick promised that change would come to the troubled publisher. However, he and other leaders failed to address specific demands and concerns that employees have made. The company has come […]
Take-Two spells out its diversity efforts amid Activision Blizzard problems
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, took some time during the company’s analyst call on Monday to spell out the company’s efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion. Diversity rarely comes up during Wall Street analyst calls for video […]
Take-Two boss: ‘Development cycles are not getting shorter’
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Do not expect a return to the old releaser cadence for Take-Two Interactive’s publishing labels like Rockstar Games. While a decade ago, Rockstar used to release one game a year, it has only released Grand Theft Auto V […]
Take-Two beats guidance with $711.4M in bookings, down 29%
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Take-Two Interactive reported revenue for its first fiscal quarter (second calendar quarter ended June 30) today that beat its own and Wall Street’s expectations, with net bookings of $711.4 million. This is down 29% from a year ago, […]
Nintendo and Sony are playing different games when it comes to TV advertising
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Nintendo flat-out dominated video game national TV advertising for the first half of 2021. But depending on your programming of choice, you may not have noticed. Overall, the industry drove 3.73 billion TV ad impressions, with an estimated […]
#1ReasonToBe: Tales of women game developers in emerging regions
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The #1ReasonToBe panel has had a strong legacy at the Game Developers Conference. This year, it featured seven women from different parts of the world. They talked about why they’re game developers and how that came to pass […]
What gaming can teach the movie industry about fan engagement
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Over the years, movies and gaming have developed a symbiotic relationship that permits their combined appeal to become greater than the sum of their parts. Franchises such as Star Wars, The Walking Dead, and The Lord of the […]
The DeanBeat: Activision Blizzard is losing the PR war
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The sex discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard is going to be a real nightmare for all parties involved, and my heart goes out to anyone who is suffering pain as a result of this disaster at one of […]