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Heading to SXSW? You won’t want to miss the first GamesBeat Engage happening in Austin on March 11. A new series of invite-only, salon-style gatherings launching during SXSW, these events feature an evening of thought-provoking keynotes and fireside chats from leading game industry voices, followed by dinner and networking opportunities with a curated audience of up to 100 top-tier attendees. Brought to you by GamesBeat and global video game commerce solution provider Xsolla, the event

The 39th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) is coming up quick in San Francisco, March 17 to March 21, and around the corner, GamesBeat will be hosting the Crossfire Lounge on March 18 — an exclusive, invite-only verbal smackdown hosted by Dean Takahashi. It’s a night of nibbles, networking and no-holds-barred debates between game industry leaders, at a time when AI is still a question mark, direct-to-player marketing and sales are taking center stage, and

Presented by Xsolla During the latest GamesBeat Live session, Dean Takahashi, lead writer for GamesBeat, sat down with Berkley Egenes, chief marketing and growth officer at Xsolla, to dig into the latest Xsolla news. They spoke about the company’s newly launched Parental Controls solution which is now certified with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) and GDPR-K and designed to keep gaming safe for young players while ensuring regulatory compliance. They also explored the

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On July 10 VentureBeat will honor women leaders and changemakers in AI during the in-person sessions. The award categories include Responsibility and Ethics of AI, AI Entrepreneurship, AI Research, AI Mentorship and Rising Star.Read More

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