“When does casual gaming stop being casual?” One of my closest friends brought up this important point earlier yesterday in reference to Apple Arcade. As mobile games become more powerful, internet faster, we’re increasingly able to play complex games on mobile. …

A Carleton College graduate, Jason Hitchcock got his start in the games industry in sales at a mobile games advertiser called Aarki. He then joined the newly revamped Bebo, pivoting the platform into a Discord competitor, social network, and games streaming service. Later acquired by Twitch, this iteration of Bebo…

I’m a huge video game enthusiast. I remember one of my first exposures to gaming was watching my neighbor in the Middle East playing a modified version of World of Warcraft called Defense of the Ancients. Today, this game is commonly referred to as Dota and has entered its second…

Phillip Woytowitz (aka Mr. Thee) embraced the life of an indie game developer in Spring of 2017. Since then, he has learned the ins and outs, the hardships and also the rewards, of solo game development. I talked to Phil a couple weeks ago as he was making his…

Oh, what are you doing this weekend? You gonna go watch your friends play video games? — Roommate, mostly in jest I’m glad it isn’t in a garage anymore — long time Genesis attendee and Oakland native, Carlos When I signed up to attend a video game tournament three months…

Tell me a little about yourself? How did you get interested in developing games and how did you train to become a strong game developer (technically and artistically)? I started getting into game development in my freshman year of college. I was majoring in Computer Science. After my first 3…

There is a vast and widening dissonance between indie games and indie movies. In particular, 2018 saw the rise in popularity and profit of indie movies, but conversely a pessimistic outlook on the survivability of indie games. …

Some thoughts on how marketing and sponsorship in esports might evolve to meet viewer expectation and energy We’ve heard it many times before: esports is on the rise. And there is no doubt about it. In a recent report, NewZoo estimated that the global esports market will grow to generate…